Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2552

If a man cares not what he is guilty of in seeking pleasure, who could endure the pangs he will suffer? Why is it this principle is unknown? Why do men shut their eyes and call it night? They walk along by-paths and get their feet wounded with thorns. Tuka says, Whom can a wise man of this sort blame?

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