Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1349

If a paik is honoured by his master, then all the world dreads him. Paiks generous of their lives are a noble sight; their leaders wear jewelled ornaments and golden bracelets. When they are coming, the frightened run away. Tuka says, He who is brave is honoured throughout the world.

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