Him we should not ignore in whose town we have come to dwell. Then only can we enjoy our acquisitions, no misfortune can overtake us. We should enhance His splendour; this is why we call ourselves Thine, O Hari! Tuka says, It is a fair condition in return that Thou shouldst not let thy servants be severed from Thee.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1983
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents