Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2560

One should lightly spurn aside the honour which is paid to a scoundrel; as one kicks aside a stone and clears the road. Consider impure the touch of him who puts many men to trouble. Tuka says, Men easily pare their nails when they grow troublesome, and throw away the paring.
If death follows a menstruating woman in Pandhari, the sinner goes to the lowest hell. If wickedness could secure liberation and a home in Vaikuntha, Panduranga would be a simple child. Should fasting at the holy place be too much for you, then, should you stay away from the preaching, you will end in sinning. Should a learned Brahmana stay away from the Kala festival, thinking it to be for others rather than himself, he takes a place among low caste men. Know her for a virtuous girl who is shy at her parents’ house; she casts a stain, a black spot on her family. Tuka says, Let Pandhari preserve your faith; the even feet and the bath in the Bhima are enough.

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