Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 713

In the world are the compassionate; their true home is Vaikuntha, but they have come here to serve mankind. They speak no false word; they are heedless of the life of the body. Tuka says, Sweet is the speech on their lips; there is room within their hearts.

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