Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1930

If the body be smeared with sandal while
sharp pains gripe the bowels, what pleasure
does it give? Why hast Thou treated me thus,
O Panduranga? Thou hast spread my fame in
vain. If sweet dainties be spread before a fevered
man, how can he taste their sweetness? Tuka
says, Such is my own case, I am like a corpse
decorated without.

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