Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1969

Let my throat swell and my heart burst, my very ardent desire be fixed, O Vitthala, on contemplation of Thee. Let streams of tears flow from my eyes, my hair stand on end with joy.
Tuka says, This were a boon of Thy grace, this is what I desire to attain.

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