Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 908

A mighty man may be caught in a snare and
laid in prison; such an hour may come; all
things are in the hands of time. He who gave alms
may come to ask them, may beg a beggar to protect
him. Tuka says, You know it, O Narayana! why
should I tell it you?

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