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Rachna by M.

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Saint Kabir Weaving at His Hut

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निष्काम की महिमा

Nishkaam Ki Mahima

Kabir
1 min read 4 versesनिष्कामdesirelessवैराग्य

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

Kabir

The Poet

कबीर

Kabir

Saint Kabir Weaving at His Hut

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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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Nishkaam Ki Mahima carries.