Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 505

We have discovered one means to compass
Vitthala: then what strength has he against
you? He surrenders to you himself; he cries to
you for pardon, and performs your heart’s desire.
Through the power of faith alone you will not reach
him, no, not in length of time; but if you join the
saints, He will rise up in answer to your call. Tuka
says, Bind Him to my soul with bonds of love; I will
not leave Him who gives away all he has.

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