Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2739

We shall speak with a view to being useful, as opportunity arises, according to the case. We shall lay the foundations deep and build a wall that will not sink, wherein God is first, midmost, and last. What we have to do, we shall do at once; if we rely on the future, the growth of the present will be stunted. Tuka says, We shall obey His orders; we shall carry them out at a single stroke.

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