Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2942

Come, lay thyself prostrate, O Narayana, to
gain a blessing on thyself. When a son is
seated on the throne and rules the country, his father
lays his commands on his own head. Tuka says,
a son claims respect; why then dost thou hesitate
now?

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