Why was evil suffered to approach me so closely? Why was sin given such predominant power over me that I have seen destruction near me? I cannot bear this angry serpent, I cannot endure the stench of its poison. All may be well, says Tuka, but I cannot endure this.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1956
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents