Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1591

I know not whether it be Thy purpose that I should mortify my body. Thou givest me no answer to that question, thereby my spirit is grieved. Since this is Thy purpose towards me, I feel I must go to waste places. Thou makest me to wander over hills and dales, says Tuka.

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