Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1554

If such a cause is not thought enough by Thee,
O Murari, then I will let the time pass negli-
gently, be it hard or easy. When a son is born
with a black face, his father abandons him. If
thou relish not Tuka’s words, why should he spend
them in vain?

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