How can a child petitioning endure this harsh treatment? He feels ready to die. His parents ought not to see him in distress. Through the influence of the world, hitherto I have been kept far from you; I have reached no eminent position at Your feet. Tuka says, O God, keep me as Thou wilt in any condition Thou wilt.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3091
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents