Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 491

Miserable are all who turn their faces from
Narayana. They shake their hands clear of
him; but they only fit themselves for punishment.
Sin and merit may be a provision for our path, but
they require the pains of begging. Tuka says,
Behold what a stream of vanity flows here!

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents