Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3388

Plunger goes no further than the stomach;
it is desire that makes us fill our bag and
brings shame on us; it is craving that increases
our load. For indigestion, there are known remedies—unguents and cauterization; one who shaved
Come, let us vanquish this Kali age; it is feeble
in comparison with our strength. Let us take
our fill of passion, revel, frolic, laughter, and mirth.
Twist your necks, if you will, and chatter nonsense;
Narayana loves that every one should please himself.
Dance, therefore, as ye will before each
other; here, there is neither great, nor small, nor
lowly. Tuka says, Let no one interrupt the course
of love; to distinguish God from His worshippers
would be a sin.

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