Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1204

The world is ruined for this piece of knowledge,
which is worth no more than an onion; lust
and age and evil passions break forth. He de-
mands money for worship; what does he say to his
pupil? Tuka says, Where is Brahma in his doings?
They are a carnival of lust.

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