राम
Abhanga 911The Saints

Their Character

English Translation · I.P. 911

IN the village of the saints there is a full harvest of love, there is no pain or disquietude. I will live there as a beggar; they shall cast a morsel to me. In the village of the saints there is an excellent treasure Vitthala is all their wealth and store. The meal of the saint is a draught of nectar; they sing his praises continually. The business of the saints is to keep «. mart of good advice; they buy and sell the delight of loveTuka says, There is nothing to compare with this, so I have gone to them as a beggar.

Tr. J. Nelson Fraser & K.B. Marathe (1909)

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The Saints

The character and service of true saints: softer than butter, harder than diamond.

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