Thou shouldest feel some shame for those that have clasped Thy hand. Foul and feeble am I, but be Thou merciful to this poor wretch. If a mother has a child with a running nose, does she not love him? Tuka says, Be assured, I will quit my body for thee.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3114
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents