Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2210

He gives us life who tells us what is best for us; he murders us who bids us follow our own inclinations. We ought to restrain evildoers by force, as though they were blind men who wished to enter a forest. Give your wealth to send poor men on pilgrimage; say not to thieves, the moon will be their friend. Thus, says Tuka, the Puranas enjoin.

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