Through the evil destiny of man, this purpose entered into Thee; now, though we purify ourselves, we cannot attain to Thee. If this diversion of thine perished, what should we miss? As it is, Thou hast set a difference between us and Thee. Show me where sin and merit exist in embodied forms; why dost Thou lead us to dream they exist? Now, says Tuka, away with this jugglery; it is a groundless torment, O Panduranga.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3428
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents