Tukaram, Poem 1144

They form the Lord of creatures in clay, but what other name can they give to clay? The worship of Siva reaches Siva; the clay remains within the clay. Thus the saints worship us, but God receives the worship. We are the servants of the saints; we desire not the rank of saints. We have formed a Vishnu of stone, but the stone is not Vishnu; the worship of Vishnu is offered to Vishnu; the stone remains in the form of a stone. We have formed out of bronze the mother of the world; but the bronze is not the mother. She takes the worship which is offered to her; the bronze remains what it was. Tuka says, The highest bliss exists in the perfect alone; O sir, he to whom worship belongs by right, he must take it; we remain no more than stone images.