Tukaram, Poem 1690

We know the secret of Thy mind: whence comes the worshipper? Whence comes God? If there is no such thing as the seed, how can it bear fruit in the end? Thou hast played many parts; whence comes merit and whence comes guilt? We were non-existent; it is thou that hast beheld thyself. If within one house, unperceived, a theft took place, there is an end of coming and going elsewhere for the goods stolen. Tuka says, He has taken us by the hand, and thereafter he has made us distinct from Himself; in lonely and in crowded places there is a ceremony of comfort between God and his worshippers.