Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1629

He who made the three worlds his debtors, he
has opened in his house a mart of spiritual
attainments. He has set up a shop in the open
square of Pandhari, he has set forth choice samples.
On the eleventh of Ashadh and Kartik he has pro-
claimed a fair; the place is privileged for sale and
purchase. No one will take liberation though you
offer it gratis; men seize the delight of love.
Lucky are the saints, says Tuka; they buy up the
whole store of love for lives without end.

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