What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
“The Song of Kabir” (Translated by Tagore)
It is needless to ask of a saint the caste
To which he belongs:
For the priest, the warrior, the tradesman, and all
the thirty-six castes alike, are seeking for God.
It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint
May be;
The barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and
the carpenterEven Raidas was a seeker after God.
The rishi Swapacha was a tanner by caste.
Hindus and Muslims alike have chieved that
End, where remains no mark of distinction.
Summary:
The poet Kabir (1440-1518), one of the most intriguing and celebrated personalities in the history of Indian
mysticism, lived in the fifteenth century. He was a great religious reformer and left behind an exquisite body of
poetry of enlightenment that weaves together the philosophies of Sufism, Hinduism, and the Kabbalah. These
poems express a wide range of mystical experience, from the loftiest abstractions to the most intimate and
personal realization of God, and have become a classic Sufi text. A great religious reformer, the founder of a sect to
which nearly a million northern Hindues still belong, it is yet supremely as a mystical poet that Kabir lives for us.
His fate has been that of many revealers of Reality.B.Com. – III Year Subject- English
A medieval Muslim mystic, ‘Kabir’ is well remembered even today for his simple life and devotional fervor. He led
a simple life as an ordinary weaver. He delved deep into the mysteries of Hindu mysticism. A true worshipper of
god, he emphasized the purity of mind and selfless devotion to God. During his life time he composed many ‘Dohas’.
About the song
This is the second song of kabir in which he has expressed his own philosophy about the qualities of saint. He holds
that a saint is the real human being. He is above the notion of caste, colour and creed. He also believes in the
welfare of human beings. According to saint all are equal. Nobody is higher or lower by taking birth in particular
caste, colour and creed. All religions lead to the path of salvation. (Moksha)
What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
What was Kabir’s philosophy ?
