Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3427

Is it thou, O Vitthala, that art real? Why then hast Thou shown us this outward form of the world? Rein in and rule this illusion of Thine! I cry aloud to Thee; why hast Thou stricken us thus with fear? Thou hast given a name to a thing that has truly no form; Thou hast raised up empty solicitudes. Tuka says, What moved Thee to show this subtlety, when Thou wast free from all form, from all concern?

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