Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1228

They run a race with the river; he satisfies
them. He is so fond of the cowherds that
he runs wherever they go. He commands the
river to stand still; he says, “The current is weary;
take rest.” This is why, says Tuka, he carries the
horn, the flute and the staff.

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