Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1928

How often must I set my grievances before
Thee? Thou knowest my heart, O Panduranga.
If Thou art angry with me thou shouldst
not cut my throat; whom has a child but his
mother? Tuka says, It will be a disgrace, if the
child of a powerful man has to beg for alms.

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