![]() ![]() I made my own mind the sole judge of truth. That I spurned all advice given by my friends. I worked hard so that my body could endure more. I was never ashamed of following the saints. I would sing the refrain with a pure heart. I would join the chorus that followed the lead singers, I had learnt some sayings of the saints by roteĪnd I reproduced them with reverence and faith. On the day of ekadashi², my untutored way. In the beginning, I used to perform keertan¹ there. ![]() I had to watch one of my wives starve to death.Īshamed of myself, I suffered great anguish ![]() I was extremely miserable as a householderįamine reduced me to penury, I lost my honour. I shall honour my pledge to answer your question. I am unable to say any more, but O saints, This deity comes to me like a sacred heirloom. So that this poem will have something to say.Įpithet of Krishna, a form of the creator god Vishnu. I am just a beginner, untutored in the art, Without any foretaste of what I must commit. Period published by Pearson Longman, New York. The Longman Anthology of World Literature Volume C The Early Modern Poems from the book Says Tuka by Dilip Chitre have been included in the The Longman Anthology of World Literature ![]()
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