Tukaram, Poem 2592

People do not become saints by composing poetry, nor because they are relatives of saints. No dress will avail them in this matter, nor are titles of any use; what distinguishes us is the strokes of misfortune on our person. Not by carrying a gourd, nor by making their clothing of rags; not by leading services of praise, nor by reading Puranas; not by reciting the Vedas, nor performing religious duties; not by austerities and pilgrimages, nor by retiring to forests; not by wearing wreaths and signs printed on their bodies, not by smearing their bodies with ashes; not till they put their bodies from them, says Tuka, do they cease to belong to this world.