Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1726

This is no flight of speech; it is my own experi-
ence. The story of Hari is my mother; she
never entrusted me to any one else. She begot
me and nourished me to man’s estate, and found
me a place in the highest self. She overflows
with milk for the three worlds, even with the
emanence of Brahma; so strong is she, says Tuka,
that she has cast time and death into chains.

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