Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3496

Glory, princely power, and wealth let us renounce, and beg our bread from door to door. Let us first secure our true welfare; this is what the rules of conduct enjoin on us. Pride in caste or lineage, worldly honour we should renounce.
Tuka says, Betake yourself to solitude, lay aside all hesitation, shout out your defiance of death.

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