Religion
The Secret of Peace
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
Calm is life's crown; all other joy beside
Is only pain.
Hold thou it fast, thou shalt, whate'er betide,
The further shore attain.
When passions rage and we are wrung with woe
And sore distress,
Comes calm, and then — yea, Tuka knows it — lo!
The fever vanishes.
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Tukaram. “The Secret of Peace.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/51/.
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Tukaram. “The Secret of Peace.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/51/.
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