Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3361

If the vine be of nectar, the fruits are of nectar, and the seed afterwards will be of the same strain.
Grant me, O Narayana, to dwell with men whose words are like nourishing moisture.
The best of food is that which comforts the throat, and shows itself in the sleekness and lustre of the body.
Tuka says, We become like those we live with; the odour of sandalwood cleaves even to man’s body.

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