Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1464

The saints are going to Pandhari; I send a
message by their hand. I am ever a besom
at the great temple door. I am steps for your feet,
O Lord of Pandhari, shoes and stockings for you
to put on; when you chew betel I open my mouth
as a spittoon. In other ways, when you clean
your person, I make my body your washing place.
I am the soil beneath your feet, whereon your
sandals touch the ground. Tuka says, O Lord of
Pandhari, never treat me as not intimate with
Thee.

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