Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1540

Though I visit no man’s house, O generous one, why do these people come to harass me? They force themselves upon me in crowds, as though they were thorns. I eat no man’s foods and owe no man anything. Tuka says, I shall tender to God such service as I can.

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