Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1370

Give me, O God, no issue of my loins, the snares of love will make me forget Thee. Give me not opulence or worldly fortune, these things discompose the soul. Make me a mendicant, says Tuka, night and day Hari will visit my house.

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