Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2515

If Thou shouldest allot me public honour, 'twould be as painful as a burdensome jewel on my head. Where there is no inward change, says Tuka, there is nothing but fraud on either side.

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