Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2597

Why do they worship stone and brass and the
eight metals? The wretches have no
faith. ’Tis faith that moves us and is truly called
the means of salvation. What evidence have you?
Only the figures of the stone you count on
it. What will you do with your learned tongue?
It will make you proud and conceited. What will
you do with your skill in song, as long as your
will is foul within you? If you serve God without
faith, says Tuka, how will you become fit for Him?

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