Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2527

Those who dislike to hear God preached and
rise and depart, they fall an easy prey into
Yama’s hand. He is like a cattle-louse in your
neighbourhood, shift your quarters and get away
from him. There is none better than he and
none dearer — to Yama’s messengers. Tuka says,
What can be done with him? Is he not like a
stone under water?

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