Tukaram: Thou art more kind than mother dear

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Thou art more kind than mother dear

Tukaram, Tukaram poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

by Tukaram
(1608 - 1649) Timeline

English version by
Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani

Original Language
Marathi

Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)

17th Century

Thou art more kind than mother dear,
More soothing than the rays of moon
Thy love an ever flowing tide,
Sinks deeper than a common stream
I know of none that equals Thee -
Thou best of all immortal Gods
I wave my name above Thy head,
And part it at thy holy feet.
Ah! Sweeter than sweetest things,
And mightier than all the elements,
Thou rulest O'er the Universe,
And seest that it goes all right,
In silence do I lay my head
upon thy feet , and pray "Forgive"

Themes

Eternal Life

Lover and Beloved

Moon

Silence

Water

Recommended Books

	Life of Tukaram, by Justin E. Abbot
	Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
	Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs
	Says Tuka: Selected Poetry of Tukaram, Translated by Dilip Chitre
	Tukaram, by Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade

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