Wherefore art thou tormented by endless
desires? Why dost thou not submit thyself
to God? As thou art, thou dost keep thy thoughts
fixed on men as earnestly as a heron watches fish.
Why dost thou not trust God as earnestly as thou
dost now entangle thyself in love for thy children?
Why dost thou not find God as sweet to thee as
the wife that strips thee of thy goods? Why dost
thou not show God the same gratitude thou
showest to the spirits of thy fathers, when thou
worshipest them with false and burdensome rites?
Why dost thou live in dread of the world, for-
getting Narayana? Why hast thou wasted all thy
life, says Tuka, spending it without devotion?
desires? Why dost thou not submit thyself
to God? As thou art, thou dost keep thy thoughts
fixed on men as earnestly as a heron watches fish.
Why dost thou not trust God as earnestly as thou
dost now entangle thyself in love for thy children?
Why dost thou not find God as sweet to thee as
the wife that strips thee of thy goods? Why dost
thou not show God the same gratitude thou
showest to the spirits of thy fathers, when thou
worshipest them with false and burdensome rites?
Why dost thou live in dread of the world, for-
getting Narayana? Why hast thou wasted all thy
life, says Tuka, spending it without devotion?