Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 522

If doctors could preserve men’s lives, then who
would think of God? How can I tell what
sort of balance is left by my store of merit? If
vows could give us sons and daughters, what need
could there be of marrying? Tuka’s generous
master knows this secret.

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