Shall I close the door or shall I guard the entrance, and how long? Whatever your commands may be, with bowed head I will carry them. Otherwise, I will speak as I see occasion, or else I will observe silence. Am I to keep awake, says Tuka, or to prevent any one from approaching?
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2717
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents