Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1650

Fire does not summon anyone through a
determined purpose of its own; if a man
is cold he comes and warms himself. Does water
say, Come—drink me up? A thirsty man runs
to quench his thirst. Do clothes say, Come and
put us on? Men wear them of their own ac-
cord. Does Tuka’s Lord say, “Remember me”?
You should remember Him to save yourselves.

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