He who set me speaking, he alone knows the
hidden meaning of my speech. I am master
of nothing but the load I carry, I must whimper
for a meal. When the labourer has finished mea-
suring the measure is left empty. My father
Panduranga has supplied my stock-in-trade; I am
like a child playing by his parents’ side; whatever
their vocation may be, he takes it into his head to
follow it. They have real cows and buffaloes, he
may play with earthen ones. Tuka says, It is
Vitthala that prompts my speech.
hidden meaning of my speech. I am master
of nothing but the load I carry, I must whimper
for a meal. When the labourer has finished mea-
suring the measure is left empty. My father
Panduranga has supplied my stock-in-trade; I am
like a child playing by his parents’ side; whatever
their vocation may be, he takes it into his head to
follow it. They have real cows and buffaloes, he
may play with earthen ones. Tuka says, It is
Vitthala that prompts my speech.