I come before Thee, with my loins girt up, to urge by force my request. Send me back with the gift of Thy love, repaying the debt of thy service. Show Thyself wise; let the world know nothing about it. Tuka says, I hold Thy feet fast; what else is there for me to do?
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3066
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents