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01करम गति टारै
Karam Gati Tarai
Kabir
4 verses · ~7 lines · 1 min
1 verses · ~1 min
करम गति टारै नाहिं टरी ॥ मुनि वसिष्ठ से पण्डित ज्ञानी, सिधि के लगन धरि । सीता हरन मरन दसरथ को, बनमें बिपति परी ॥ १॥ कहॅं वह फन्द कहाँ वह पारधि, कहॅं वह मिरग चरी । कोटि गाय नित पुन्य करत नृग, गिरगिट-जोन परि ॥ २॥ पाण्डव जिनके आप सारथी, तिन पर बिपति परी । कहत कबीर सुनो भै साधो, होने होके रही ॥ ३॥
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
King Pandu Shooting the Mating Deer, The Tragedy of Sage Kindama
This profound painting captures a fateful turning point in the Mahabharata, depicting King Pandu in the forest where his hunting arrow mistakenly strikes down the sage Kindama and his consort, who had taken the form of deer. The multiple registers within the composition weave a complex narrative, showing the righteous king in his courtly splendor, his fateful pursuit in the rolling green hills, and the tragic consequence that would forever alter the lineage of the Kuru dynasty. The delicate brushwork and lush landscape reflect the deep emotional resonance of a tragic destiny unfolding under the gaze of the divine.
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If this held you
Four more, in the same key.
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Karam Gati Tarai Nahin Tari carries.
