Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1267

Why have you lost your cows? Your turn
has come to bring them in; so go. There
is something that pursues one: do you not know
what it is? You have been put to shame alto-
gether: are you not continually punished and dis-
graced? The clog is strong, and the nail is stout;
who can release you? If you try to run away,
your clog will pull you down. Run as you will,
says Tuka, till your intellect has reached the true
goal, you will not put off the sense of self.

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