Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2013

I am firmly resolved, like a blue jay; an arrow destined for the mark cannot turn back. I meditate on the name of Krishna: His dark-blue form, his four arms. Tuka says, Afford a resting place for my love, do not let my faith break down.

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