Staring at the tips of their noses they say
they have become gods; be assured, they
are not sincere. “We are grown learned men,
we need nothing more”—do not trust to that.
What confidence can you place in penance or
gifts? They are seeds which have yet to bear
their fruits. Duties and ritual are merely things
which your caste demands, what special merit is
there in thee? Tuka says, If you lay aside desire,
then only will you see Rama with your own eyes.
they have become gods; be assured, they
are not sincere. “We are grown learned men,
we need nothing more”—do not trust to that.
What confidence can you place in penance or
gifts? They are seeds which have yet to bear
their fruits. Duties and ritual are merely things
which your caste demands, what special merit is
there in thee? Tuka says, If you lay aside desire,
then only will you see Rama with your own eyes.