4 verses · ~1 min
संसारी से प्रीतड़ी, सरै न एको काम | दुविधा में दोनों गये, माया मिली न राम ||
संसारियों से प्रेम जोड़ने से, कल्याण का एक काम भी नहीं होता| दुविधा में तुम्हारे दोनों चले जयेंगे, न माया हाथ लगेगी न स्वस्वरूप स्तिथि होगी, अतः जगत से निराश होकर अखंड वैराग्ये करो|
स्वारथ का सब कोई सगा, सारा ही जग जान | बिन स्वारथ आदर करे, सो नर चतुर सुजान ||
स्वार्थ के ही सब मित्र हैं, सरे संसार की येही दशा समझलो| बिना स्वार्थ के जो आदर करता है, वही मनुष्य विचारवान - बुद्धिमान है |
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
Saint Kabir Weaving at His Hut
This breathtaking composition invites us into the quiet, sacred world of Kabir, the legendary fifteenth century mystic poet and weaver whose verses continue to pierce the illusions of the material world. Seated beneath the sheltering branches of a leafy tree, the venerable saint calmly plies his loom, transforming simple threads into fabric with meditative grace. Around him, devoted disciples gather, one gently strumming a stringed instrument that seems to fill the cool, overcast air with silent devotion. The humble thatched hut and the soft, verdant landscape reflect a life lived in profound harmony with the divine, reminding every viewer that spiritual truth is found not in grand palaces, but in the honest labor of daily existence.
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