He that protects the tenants with rogues by his side is a strong paik, who is completely devoted to his master’s service. He considers his own person no more than grass, he looks on gold as a stone; nothing comes between him and his master. A paik is worth nothing if he tells lies. Tuka says, His master will suffer no loss, for the paik will take care of him.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1350
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents