Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1012

You may burn rice and sesamum seed, but a
fierce and greedy temper will remain as villainous as ever. Why do you weary yourselves in
vain, forgetting to worship Panduranga? You
have spent your time on words and the fruit is
hypocrisy and pride; you have practised austerities
and pilgrimages and increased your own conceit.
You have distributed your wealth to others; you
have cherished your self-conceit. Tuka says, You
have missed the secret; all your conduct has been
impious.

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