In mere sport you build and demolish the accumulated store of merit and sin. Who but you can remove the sorrow of existence? Your justice is awake, for you are the compassionate King who knows the heart without being told. Pundalik threw himself down in the sands of Pandharpur on the sacred bank of the Bhima, and his gaze became unseen to all else; the Lord of love appeared and rained nectar. Then there was the child Upamanyu, small and helpless, unable to see or walk among people; he cried out Hari's name, and the Lord rushed to him with great force. And Shuka, blind within the womb, exhausted by the cycles of birth; he cried out to Gopala, and the Lord came to protect his honor. Says Tuka, that same grace has come to me; may I reach Narayana, who shows himself to those who cannot see and frees them from the bonds of pleasure, pain, and worldly attachment.

In a moment, as if in play, you build up and break down the whole store of sin and merit. Who but you can turn aside the sorrow of this world? Who else carries that worry? Your justice is awake; you are the merciful King. You know what is in the heart without being told; it is your nature. Pundalik threw himself down in the sands at Pandhari, on the holy bank of the Bhima. He saw nothing else; his sight turned inward. The Giver of love poured out, and rained nectar. And there was Upamanyu, a small child, who could not see and could not walk the road that others walk. He threw himself down crying Hari's name, and for his sake the Lord came running hard. Shuka sat folded in the womb, blind, worn out by going and coming, remembering the pain of each turn. He bore what was behind him; he cried 'do not fear,' said Gopala, and for his sake the Lord came and kept his honor. To the one who cannot see this world, you show yourself. You set him apart from pleasure and pain; you make him let go of attachment to wealth. There is no mine and yours, no kin, no good and bad. Tuka has come to that very state; let me reach Narayana. For your sake, Lord, I have died while still alive. The mind that wants nothing has stopped; it does not stir.