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अवधूता युगन युगन हम योगी आवै ना जाय मिटै ना कबहूं सबद अनाहत भोगी सभी ठौर जमात हमरी सब ही ठौर पर मेला हम सब माय सब है हम माय हम है बहुरी अकेला हम ही सिद्ध समाधि हम ही हम मौनी हम बोले रूप सरूप अरूप दिखा के हम ही हम तो खेलें कहे कबीर जो सुनो भाई साधो ना हीं न कोई इच्छा अपनी मढ़ी में आप मैं डोलूं खेलूं सहज स्वेच्छा
इति
The Poet
कबीर
Kabir
1398 · 1518
To speak of Kabir within the ordinary parameters of literary biography is almost impossible. Born in the fifteenth century to a Muslim weaver's family in the sacred Hindu city of Banaras, he became a voice that refused to be domesticated by any temple, mosque, or scholarly apparatus. Kabir claimed no scripture, no caste, and no sacred language as his exclusive property. He stood at the loom of reality and wove his dohas (devastating two-line couplets) from the raw thread of direct spiritual encounter. His critique was not merely religious but civilizational. He asked with the serene ferocity of an awakened mind why human beings had chosen the architecture of division over the open sky of the divine. Centuries have passed, empires have crumbled, and languages have shifted. Yet, Kabir's couplets are still recited in village squares and debated in universities today. He requires no temple because he built one inside language itself. He is the conscience of the Indian soul.
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King Janaka of Mithila
King Janaka stands as an eternal archetype of the philosopher king, a ruler who mastered the delicate balance between the duties of a sovereign and the detachment of a sage. In this delicate portrait, we witness the monarch not merely as a worldly power, but as a man of profound inner contemplation. His posture, seated in a meditative repose, reflects his legendary association with the Yoga Vasishtha, a text that underscores the sovereignty of the mind. He wears the royal crown, yet holds the prayer beads with a gentle grip, signifying that his true dominion lies within his spiritual focus. He remains a beacon of wisdom in the tradition of Mithila, reminding all who gaze upon him that true leadership begins with self mastery.
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