Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1931

Thou choosest to be alone, hence these false
devices of Thine. Thou hast opened men’s
mouths against me and thrust me forth; thou
hast locked the door and shut thyself up inside.
Thou hast turned light into darkness, and set thy
doorkeeper against me. Tuka says, So long as he
had some fear left, some service to the Lord was
still possible.

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