Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2167

All animals live by the help of water, but to
the fish it is death to be parted from it.
The sun is a favourite of all, but he is life itself to
the lotus. Tuka says, Such is the mother to the
babe, such is the care she takes of it.

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