Religion
The Bhakta's Duty
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
The duty of the man of faith
Is trust and loyalty,
A purpose hid within his heart
That cannot moved be.
A steadfast faith and passionless
In Vitthal that abides,
A faith that not an instant strays
To any god besides.
Who that is such a one as that
Was ever cast away?
Never has such a tale been told,
Never, I, Tuka, say.
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Tukaram. “The Bhakta's Duty.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/32/.
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Tukaram. “The Bhakta's Duty.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/32/.
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