Religion
The Inward Purpose
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
To keep the Holy Order pure, —
This ever is my purpose sure.
The Vedic statutes I proclaim;
To imitate the saints my aim.
For, with no firm resolve within,
To quit the world is deadly sin.
Vile he who does so, Tuka says,—
Evil the worship that he pays.
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Tukaram. “The Inward Purpose.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/61/.
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Tukaram. “The Inward Purpose.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/61/.
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