Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 529

If the water is not pure, what will soap effect? Thus if the soul is not pure, what will advice effect? If a tree bears neither fruit nor flower, what will Spring effect? If a woman is barren, what can a husband do for her? If a man is impotent, what can a wife do for him? If the soul has vanished, how can the body stir? Tuka says, Without rain there can be no harvest.

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