Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1605

Whatever falls into fire becomes fire and remains fire; what remains of its own nature,
its name or quality? When iron touches the
magic stone, it becomes an ornament to the world.
Rivers, rivulets, and streams when they join the
Ganges, become the Ganges. Through the perfume
of sandal, other trees when they touch it become
sandal; Tuka clings to the feet of the saints, he
cannot feel that he is other than they.

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