शान्त· Shanta
01दिवाने मन, भजन बिना दुख पैहौ
Diwane Man, Bhajan Bina Dukh Paihau
Kabir
9 verses · ~18 lines · 1 min
9 verses · ~2 min
दिवाने मन भजन बिना दुख पैहौ ॥ टेक॥
पहिला जनम भूत का पै हौ सात जनम पछिताहौ। काँटा पर का पानी पैहौ प्यासन ही मरि जैहौ॥ १॥
दूजा जनम सुवा का पैहौ बाग बसेरा लैहौ। टूटे पंख मॅंडराने अधफड प्रान गॅंवैहौ॥ २॥
बाजीगर के बानर हो हौ लकडिन नाच नचैहौ। ऊॅंच नीच से हाय पसरि हौ माँगे भीख न पैहौ॥ ३॥
तेली के घर बैला होहौ आँखिन ढाँपि ढॅंपैहौ। कोस पचास घरै माँ चलिहौ बाहर होन न पैहौ॥ ४॥
पॅंचवा जनम ऊॅंट का पैहौ बिन तोलन बोझ लदैहौ। बैठे से तो उठन न पैहौ खुरच खुरच मरि जैहौ॥ ५॥
धोबी घर गदहा होहौ कटी घास नहिं पैंहौ। लदी लादि आपु चढि बैठे लै घटे पहुँचैंहौ॥ ६॥
पंछिन माँ तो कौवा होहौ करर करर गुहरैहौ। उडि के जय बैठि मैले थल गहिरे चोंच लगैहौ॥ ७॥
सत्तनाम की हेर न करिहौ मन ही मन पछितैहौ। कहै कबीर सुनो भै साधो नरक नसेनी पैहौ॥ ८॥
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.
Paired Painting
Dattatreya
This image portrays Dattatreya, the divine manifestation of the Hindu Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, unified into a single eternal form. As a supreme teacher and sage, he stands in serene detachment against a backdrop of lush nature, representing the balance of the spiritual and material worlds. The presence of the four dogs, symbols of the four Vedas, and the sacred cow, representing the Earth and dharma, reminds us of the profound interconnectedness of all living beings within the divine consciousness. Through the masterful hand of Raja Ravi Varma, this work transcended traditional iconography, becoming a beloved focal point for devotion in countless households across the subcontinent.
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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Diwane Man carries.
