Religion
The Hypocrite: II
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
Possessed with devils they grow long their hair.
No saints are they, nor trace of God they bear.
They tell of omens to a gaping crowd.
Rogues are they, Tuka says; Govind's not there.
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Tukaram. “The Hypocrite: II.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/75/.
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Tukaram. “The Hypocrite: II.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/75/.
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