Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3531

When you wake every morning, you think of
nothing but food; you forget your true welfare.
Yet, when you were conceived in your
mother’s womb, even then He took due care of
you. The clouds never fail to pour down rain for
the chataka bird; how then will he leave you
disappointed? The birds and wild creatures that
live on the earth, Hari never forgets them. Tuka
says, Keep faith firm within your mind, then the
consort of Lakshmi will not forget you.

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