Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3094

Here was once a child who cried for a cake
such as he had never seen before. They
placed a sweetmeat in his hand, and put an end to
his fretting and grumbling. O Merciful One, do
not treat me so! It is a parent’s duty to do good to
their children, says Tuka.

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