Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 20

O protector of thy worshippers, O kind to the humble spirit, O Vitthala, that art our only mother! How comes it Thou hast forgotten me? There is something wanting in my lot; what shall I do? Tuka says, Burn up the history of my past, make it perfect and meet me.

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