I am ruined by sloth; I am sorely oppressed by desire. They have stolen from my mouth the utterance of Thy name; whereas once I was near, I am now far removed from Thee. How was it that I fell into this dual-conception, that drags me farther and farther from Thee? Tuka says, Now let God take me to himself and set me free.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3014
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents