Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2589

Where now shall I set my foot? What stone shall I trust to? My spirit is at peace because I see Thee in every quarry. There is nothing that I need; Thou art all to me everywhere. What avails it if water is washed in water? What sins can that dispel? Sin and merit have their source in desire, but my desires I have wholly offered to Thee. O Janardana, in Thee the spirits of my ancestors are embodied; what avails it turning the sacred thread to right or left? Tuka says, I have given Thee my body for an offering, and I consider myself at peace.

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