Tukaram, Poem 2973

You are wasting this precious life, which your store of merit bestowed on you. After waiting for the end of countless rebirths, a human body you have received; if you employ it to profit yourself, you will serve your true interest. Fix your thoughts then on Vitthala, to ensure your happiness. As men lay up a store of hoarded treasure, so do you store up Narayana. Practise devotion to Hari; it will much avail you in the next world, it will save you from Yama. Tuka says, Set a value on your life; spend not your voice save in uttering God’s name.