Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3224

The lisping of a child, whatever it be like,
pleases the mother well. Sweet is the love
of a child; that is why she likes his words. The
child runs before and behind her; he pulls and
pushes her, but she puts up with it all. Is it not
so, Panduranga? Tuka entreats You to say.

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