Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2532

Some pride themselves on pilgrimages or
austerities; they glory in a thing unreal.
The servants of Vishnu are not so foolish; they
fall at one another’s feet. The learned masters
bitters; they desire glory and honour for them-
selves. Tuka says, They are sunk in the pit of
rules and prohibitions; God is never with them,

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