Our bauhinia and the mimosa, with forest-grass, make up a bunch that is honoured on Dasra day. So, too, respect is showed to a man for the sake of God; were it not so, who would pay any heed to him? A clay vessel is placed on the head for the sake of the water it holds. Tuka says, Observe that wooden measures are given and taken, when they have grain in them.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3483
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents