Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 817

What do we know about divorce from the world? We know but the name of Vitthoba; among the crowd of his worshippers we dance rejoicing and beat the cymbals. What do I know about peace and mercy and love?—except what I find in the name and praises of Govinda. Why should I practise neglect of the body, when I am immersed in the sea of nectar? Why should I serve Him alone in the waste, when I have this joy among men? Tuka says, Right well I know; Vitthala goes by my side.

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