Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1628

The water is sprinkled on the root, the whole tree
is moistened. Trouble not yourself about the
branches; pay heed to the root alone. If you
want to fill the water-thief with water, you must
press firmly the upper part. When we have sub-
dued a raja we have made all his subjects our own.
Tuka says, But Pandhari is our place of repose.

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