Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1840

With the help of the saints I espoused the cause of God; experience made the truth known to me.
What avails it to cling to life? Fear of death makes us fit for the womb.
In our hour of need let us go where no fear is; let us not act like a pack of whores.
We must win a treasure by sacrifice, says Tuka; who would give us a kingdom for the mere asking?

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