Show me the secret, for what do I know myself, O God? I do not wear the bright colours of other men, therefore I have come as a suppliant to Thee. If You give me courage, my mind will grow steady. Tuka says, With Your high power you should protect your loving children.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 470
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents