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राम बिनु तन को ताप न जाई । जल में अगन रही अधिकाई ॥ राम बिनु तन को ताप न जाई ॥
तुम जलनिधि मैं जलकर मीना । जल में रहहि जलहि बिनु जीना ॥ राम बिनु तन को ताप न जाई ॥
तुम पिंजरा मैं सुवना तोरा । दरसन देहु भाग बड़ मोरा ॥ राम बिनु तन को ताप न जाई ॥
तुम सद्गुरु मैं प्रीतम चेला । कहै कबीर राम रमूं अकेला ॥ राम बिनु तन को ताप न जाई ॥
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
Hanuman's Visit to Lanka
This exquisite folio captures a pivotal chapter from the Ramayana, specifically the Sundara Kanda, where the devoted monkey warrior Hanuman leaps across the vast ocean to reach the demon king Ravana's island fortress of Lanka. The artist portrays multiple narrative moments within a single vibrant frame, depicting Hanuman's courageous flight over the ocean teeming with aquatic life, his arrival in the golden city, his encounters with the inhabitants, and the setting ablaze of the fortress to deliver a message of divine power and righteousness. Every brushstroke resonates with deep spiritual devotion, celebrating boundless faith and the triumph of good over cosmic evil.
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