Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1325

Taking and giving, they have gone away to their homes unoccupied. They fall not into the pursuer’s hand; they have passed through the night of dense ignorance. All merit and demerit of theirs is put away; there is none left. While they acted their part in the world they showed their faith; the false illusions that surrounded them once have vanished. They have taught themselves to look on their home no more; all their treasure there they have surrendered to the king’s court. Now Tuka is safe from any man’s grasp; he enjoys perfect peace, indescribable.

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