Who cares
who strips a tree of leaf
once the fruit is plucked?
Who cares
who lies with the woman
you have left?
Who cares
who ploughs the land
you have abandoned?
After this body has known my lord
who cares if it feeds
a dog
or soaks up water?
-- Akka Mahādēvi [Translated by A. K. Ramanujan in the book - Speaking of Siva]
