I know my faults, but I cannot control my mind; O Narayana, stand before me to shield me; prove Thou art truly called a sea of mercy. I speak but I find it hard to act, I am a slave of the senses. I serve Thee as best I can, says Tuka; be not heedless of me, O Narayana!
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1369
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents