Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1122

Whether You praise Hari, or utter His praises yourself;
by visiting the temple and worshipping God; by
pilgrimages to holy places or observances of religion;
by visiting the saints or by purity of conduct.
Tuka says, Whether You have faith or not, you do
not lose anything by exerting yourself.
If You make another observe due rites, half the
merit is yours; if You deter him, both of you
go to hell together. If You and your friend are
righteous, men will honour both of you; if you
consort with a thief, no one will spare your life.
You give the weapon yourself, you cause your own
destruction; You should know the folly of this and
avoid it. Send men on pilgrimage and pay the
cost; give no imaginative sympathy to thieves.
Tuka says, Do not depart from the path of pilgrimage,
observance, sacrifice and devotion.

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