Imagine a wandering poet in 15th-century India, reciting verses that touched both kings and commoners alike. That was Kabir Das, a weaver who spun not just threads, but wove verses that echoed through centuries.
His dohas, two-line verses, weren’t just poetry — they were life lessons, spoken in everyday language, cutting across religious and social divides. Even today, his razor-sharp wisdom resonates — whether you’re questioning life’s purpose or simply trying to be better.
Kabir’s dohas express his vision and love for all religions. It’s impossible to label him as Brahmin, Sufi, Vedantist, or Vaishnavite. As he said, “at once a child of Allah and of Ram.” His fearless critique of both Hinduism and Islam, and his rejection of empty rituals, placed him among the most powerful voices of syncretic spirituality in India.
Kabir wrote in vernacular Hindi — Awadhi, Braj, and Bhojpuri — not in Sanskrit or Persian.
मोको कहां ढूंढे बंदे, मैं तो तेरे पास में।
ना मैं मंदिर, ना मैं मस्जिद, ना काबे कैलास में॥
ना मैं काबा, ना मैं कैलाश, ना मैं क्रिया करम में।
नहीं योग-विराग में, मैं तो हूं विश्वास में॥
— Where are you seeking Me? I am beside you. I am neither in temple nor mosque, neither in Kaba nor Kailash; not in rites, ceremonies, or renunciation.
गुरु गोविंद दोऊ खड़े, काके लागूं पाय।
बलिहारी गुरु आपने, जिन गोविंद दियो बताय॥
— When guru and God stand before you, to whom do you bow? I bow to the guru who showed me the path to God.
प्रेम गली अति सांकरी, तामें दो न समाय।
जब मैं था तब हरि नहीं, अब हरि हैं मैं नाय॥
— The lane of love is extremely narrow; two cannot walk through it together.
When ‘I’ (the ego) was present, God was not. Now that God is present, the ego is gone.
Kabir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Saint Kabir Das. Kabir Jayanti is celebrated every year on the full moon day (Purnima) in the Hindu month of Jyeshtha, which usually falls in May or June.Kabir Jayanti in 2025 was on 11th June.
His teachings reached across caste and religion, uniting people through shared truths of life, death, love, and salvation.
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