Tukaram, Poem 1775

To regain health it is well to administer the bitter neem-leaf; thus much pain is averted. This secret the mother possesses; she strikes and beats the child for its own good. While he is playing, he forgets hunger, thirst and his home; she seizes his hand and drags him off. Tuka says, She nourishes him with morsels from her mouth; she is bountiful to him every way without end.