Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 721

We should use our best endeavours for the afflicted; where fruit and consolation follow, there is good reason for our efforts. Such an one is gratified with a little, that he finds in his house at sunrise. What is gained without asking, that, says Tuk, is the best of gains.

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