Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1379

I have laid my head at Thy feet and set myself free. The purpose of this happening Thou knowest; I am a bearer of burdens. ’Tis my business to obey orders when I hear them, to eat whatever is given me. Whether the burden be great or small, says Tuka, Thou knowest.

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