Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3558

The touch of the magic stone has changed a
sickle into gold; it keeps its curved form,
but its value is not diminished thereby. When
the senda ripens, it loses the qualities it had;
will any one despise it now? Tuka says, Even surana
can be served up at the table, for cooking changes
its properties.

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