The ideas of the wicked are such that he is for
ever reviling the saints. If a man remembers
Rama, he calls him a useless fool; if a man goes
on pilgrimage, he calls him a beggar. Tuka says,
A scorpion has but one sting; a wicked man has
stings all over his body.
Though you cast a net into the sea, it cannot
hold a drop of water. Even such is a sinner’s
mind; he loves not the service of God. You may
bathe an ass in Ganges water, but he goes and
rolls on a dunghill. You may feed a crow affectionately, but he will go and roll on filth. So too,
says Tuka, a hog is never fond of musk.
ever reviling the saints. If a man remembers
Rama, he calls him a useless fool; if a man goes
on pilgrimage, he calls him a beggar. Tuka says,
A scorpion has but one sting; a wicked man has
stings all over his body.
Though you cast a net into the sea, it cannot
hold a drop of water. Even such is a sinner’s
mind; he loves not the service of God. You may
bathe an ass in Ganges water, but he goes and
rolls on a dunghill. You may feed a crow affectionately, but he will go and roll on filth. So too,
says Tuka, a hog is never fond of musk.