Religion
Without and Within
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
Soon as the season of Simhasth comes in,
The barber and the priest — what wealth they win!
Thousands of sins may lurk within his heart,
If only he will shave his head and chin!
What is shaved off is gone, but what else, pray?
What sign that sin is gone? His evil way
Is still unchanged. Yea, without faith and love
All is but vanity, I, Tuka, say.
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MLA
Tukaram. “Without and Within.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/70/.
Chicago
Tukaram. “Without and Within.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/70/.
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