Religion
The Proud Advaitist
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
To such pay thou no heed: the words he saith
Are only chaff, empty of loving faith.
He praises high Advait which only brings
To speaker and to hearer pain and scaithe.
He fills his belly saying, "I am Brahm."
Waste not thy words upon him; shamed and dumb
Is he, blasphemer, when he meets the saints.
Who scorns God's love Tuka calls vilest scum.
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Tukaram. “The Proud Advaitist.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/73/.
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Tukaram. “The Proud Advaitist.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/73/.
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