Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2723

I shut the doors, or sometimes I guard the approach. Whatever orders are given me, I place them on my head; I carry out all commands. I give men the best advice I can, or sometimes I keep quiet to myself. Tuka says, I sometimes keep awake, sometimes I will not let others stir.

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