Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1599

Here our poverty is an ornament upon us,
our gourd, our blanket and our begging
sound. It is a priceless treasure we pass in,
a mind perpetually at peace. Our mansion is a
hovel full of holes, our tenantry are mice, but our
wealth is the name of God. Tuka says, In my
last hour I would fain be alone; this is why I
dwell apart from the world.

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