Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2690

I practised neither meditation nor penance, I used no violence to my mind, I laid no restraints on it. Standing where I was I cried to Thee, to rescue me in my strait. I brought and offered Thee no water; by meditation alone I served Thee; what I spent was spent alone. Says Tuka, My generous master accepted it in all sincerity.

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