Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1127

What true worship is performed with earthly
pomp? Let us light lamps, to show the
way to Vaikuntha; all treasure is stored up there.
Why should we perform an idle task with perishable
things of earth? Tuka says, Be my escort, the
people of Vishnu.

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