Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3280

He alone deserves the name of valiant who conquers the world; others are feeble creatures, pack-horses laden with selfish desires. But he is truly valiant who makes God his prisoner by faith. Best of all, says Tuka, is the life ever spent in his praises.

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