Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3204

A man loves one man, and in his own mind dislikes another. God has bestowed various dispositions on men; there are various grades of them,—high, medium, and low. The difference we make between them depends on the love we feel towards them; some we honour, some we censure. Only, says Tuka, if you love God, does God feel an affection for you.

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