RABINDRANATH TAGORE-ATHMATHRAN

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many-sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own non-sentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.

Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.

Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet. Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910) [Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath of Songs], andBalaka (1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings of his poetry, which include The Gardener (1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), and The Fugitive (1921), do not generally correspond to particular volumes in the original Bengali; and in spite of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings(1912), the most acclaimed of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore's major plays are Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark Chamber], Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office], Achalayatan (1912) [The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall], andRaktakaravi (1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several volumes of short stories and a number of novels, among them Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and the World], and Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents]. Besides these, he wrote musical dramas, dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself.

Athmathran one of the famous poem written by Rabindranath Tagore,This poem originally written in Bengali then later it was translated in to Hindi.

In This poem the poet requests to the almighty lord to give him the physical and mental power.The poet does not request or want god to help him or do good things to him rather he wants god to provide him sakthi or the power with which he would be able to face and fight all the difficult problems in his way to life.

He prays to god he does not want god to protect him from difficulties in his life.But he asks him or requests the lord that let him be able to face all the difficulties without any fear and also let him fill his heart with courage and bravery so that he would be able to fight for his life. He says oh merciful lord if you do not give me peace for my sad heart of my sadness in my life it is not a great problem but I request you to provide me power so that I would be able to win against my sadness if in life any sadness comes and none to help so that time oh lord almighty please provide me the power to retain my self confidence and strength till my life ends.He further makes a request to lord to provide him with blessing so that he would be able to sail the sea of his life.

He tells lord that if the lord can't reduce the sadness in his life then let provide him the power to bear the sufferings and problems of his life.Finally the poet says that when he is in the night of sadness let the lord give him the courage and also when the whole world betrays him he will never doubt his unshakable trust in god.He wants to remain the same earnest and polite to god even in the days of his sorrow as well as in his happy bubbling days.

He is making confirmation that what ever the condition maybe he is always going to be earnest and polite to his lord.He makes the promise that his belief in god is going to remain unshakable and he only has an earnest request to the lord to give him the blessing and power only to able to lead his life peacefully.

KAIFI AZMI-KAR CHALE HUM FIDA

Born as Akhtar Hussain Rizvi in a family of landlords of a small town of Uttar Pradesh, Kaifi Azmi was a very renowned Urdu poet of India. Though his father, Syed Fateh Hussain Rizvi was a landlord, he also worked as a Tehsildar in a small state in Uttar Pradesh. The life history of Kaifi Azmi is absolutely inspiring and a glimpse of Kaifi Azmi biography will truly give you an idea as to what genius people are made of.

Kaifi Azmi's father wanted to send him to a school that imparted English education. Despite his best efforts, he could not do so because he faced stiff opposition from the elders of the family. Others wanted him to become a theologian and Kaifi Azmi was sent to a very reputed institution of Lucknow that was called Sultan al Madaris. Kaifi Azmi was a radical thinker and this created many problems for the institution. He was instrumental in creating a Student's Union and asked every student to go on strikes to get their demands fulfilled. The College authorities were provoked and they expelled Kaifi Azmi out of the college.

Though he could not become a theologian, he got many degrees in different languages and masteredlanguages like Arabic, Urdu and Persian. He also passed various examinations from the university of Allahabad. Many great writers of Lucknow noticed him and they gave him constant encouragement and support. He started to rise up on the ladder of poetry and rapidly gained fame and recognition. He began from a very tender age of 11. His initiation into poetry has an interesting story behind it.

He managed to get himself invited to a Mushaira (poetry recital event) once. Over there, he recited a couplet, which was very much appreciated by everyone present there. When the news reached his father, he said that Kaifi must have recited his brother's ghazal. But when his brother denied it, people were very fascinated by this young protégé. With his poetry, he also joined the communist party during the Quit India movement for independence.

He left his comfortable life and worked in the textile mills of Kanpur. All this, at a young age of 24. He was required to shift to Bombay and work there for his party. At the same time, he was asked to attend Mushairas every now and then in different parts of the country. Once while attending a Mushaira in the city of Hyderabad, he met a beautiful woman named Shaukat. The two fell in love and married soon. Shaukat Kaifi went on to become a famous theater artist and also worked in films.

As a ghazal writer, Kaifi Azmi used a lot of romance and love in his poetry. But as he evolved into much more serious forms of writing, he started to write on the disturbances in the society and what the common man was going through. His poetry began to make people socially aware of their surroundings. He highlighted exploitation of the poor and generated much sympathy for the downtrodden section of the society. His poetry has a powerful and intense form of emotional compassion. His poems are famous for rich imagery and his contribution in the field of Urdu poetry is immense. He has won many awards and has also tried his hand at films and acting. He expired on May 10th 2002, after a series of cardiac problems.

KAR CHALE HUM FIDA

kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon

saans thamti gayi nabz jamti gayi
fir bhi badhte kadam ko na rukhne diya
kat gaye sar hamare to kuch gham nahi
sar himalaya ka humne na jhukne diya
marte marte raha baankpan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon
kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon

zinda rehne ke mausam bahut hai magar
jaan dene ki rut roz aati nahi
husn aur ishq dono ko ruswa kare
wo jawani jo Khoon mein nahati nahi
aaj dharti bani hai dulhan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon
kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon

raah qurbaniyo ki na veeran ho
tum sajate hi rehna naye kaafile
fateh ka jashn is jashn ke baad Hai
zindagi maut se mil rahi hai gale
baandh lo apne sar se kafan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon
kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon

khench do apne khoon se zameen par lakeer
is tarah aane paaye na rawan koi
tod do haath agar haath uthne lage
chhune paaye na sita ka daaman koi
ram bhi tum tumhi lakshman sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon
kar chale hum fida jaan-o-tan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon
ab tumhare hawale watan sathiyon

VIREN DANGWAL

VIREN DANGWAL

Viren Dangwal was born in 1947, in Kirtinagar, Tehri Garhwal (now in Uttaranchal). He has the degrees of MA and D.Phil in Hindi and knows English also. Having begun writing in 1968-69, his poems and short stories have been published in major literary magazines. Some of his important works are Isi Duniya Mein, Dushchakra Mein' Srashta (both collections of poems) and Nazim Hikmat Ki Kavitayen(translation). Recipient of Raghuvir Sahay Samman, Shrikant Verma Puraskar and Shamsher Samman.

In Dushchakra Mein Srashta, a collection of 114 poems probing into the mystery of the complex and difficult realm of creation, the poet deals with the horrible, dislocated and disjointed times we are passing through. Touching on local concerns, the poet reaches to global dimensions, paying equal attention to the ills found at all levels. The poet delineates the anti-human conspiracy inherent in even a small action, and confronts it. Even while making the subtlest use of images, he makes successful use of the language of the common people. This work undoubtedly adds to the greatness of Indian poetry in Hindi.

MAHADEVI VARMA

MADHUR MADHUR MERE DIPAK JAL

She is a well known Hindi poet of the Chhayavaad generation, the times when every poet used to incorporate romanticism in their poetry. She is more often called the modern Meera. Well, we are talking about the famous Mahadevi Varma, who achieved the Jnanpith award in the year 1982. In this article, we will present you with the biography of Mahadevi Varma, so read on.

Life History
Mahadevi was born in the family of lawyers in 1907 in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. She completed her education in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. At a young age of nine in the year 1914, she was married to Dr Swarup Narain Varma. She lived with her parents till the time her husband completed his studies in Lucknow. It is during this period that, Mahadevi pursued further education at the Allahabad University. She did her masters in Sanskrit from there.

She met her husband for sometime in the princely state of Tamkoi somewhere around 1920. Thereafter, she moved to Allahabad to further her interest in poetry. Unfortunately, she and her husband mostly lived separately and were busy pursuing their individual interests. They used to meet occasionally. Her husband died in the year 1966. Then, she decided to permanently shift to Allahabad.

She was highly influenced by the values preached by the Buddhist culture. She was so much inclined towards Buddhism that, she even attempted to become a Buddhist bhikshuni. With the establishment of Allahabad (Prayag) Mahila Vidyapeeth, which was primarily set up to impart cultural values to girls, she became the first headmistress of the institute. This famous personality died in 1987.

Writings
Mahadevi Varma is one amongst the other major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of the Hindi literature. She is the epitome of child prodigy. Not only she wrote fabulous poetry, but also made sketches for her poetic works such as Deepshikha and Yatra. Deepshikha is one of the best works of Mahadevi Varma. She is also famous for her book of memoirs.

Madhur Madhur Mere Dipak Jal

madhur madhur mere dipak jal !

yug yug pratidin pratixan pratipal,

priyatam kaa path aalokit kar !

saurabh phailaa vipul dhup ban,

mR^idul mom saa ghul re mR^idu tan;

de prakaash kaa sindhu aparimit,

tere jivan kaa anu anu gal !

pulak pulak mere dipak jal !

saare shital komal nutan

maang rahe tujhase jvaalaa-kan

vishva-shalabh sir dhun kahataa 'mai

haay na jal paayaa tujh me mil' !

sihar sihar mere dipak jal !

jalate nabh me dekh asakhyak,

snehahin nit kitane dipak;

jalamaya saagar kaa ur jalataa,

vidyut le ghirataa hai baadal !

vihans vihans mere dipak jal !

drum ke ag harit komalatam,

jvaalaa ko karate hR^idayagam;

vasudhaa ke jad atar me bhi,

bandi hai taapo ki halachal !

bikhar bikhar mere dipak jal !

meri nishvaaso se drutatar,

subhaga na tu bujhane kaa bhay kar

mai anchal ki ot kiye hun,

apani mR^idu palako se chachal !

sahaj sahaj mere dipak jal !

simaa hi laghutaa kaa badhan,

hai anaadi tu mat ghadiyaan gin;

mai dR^ig ke axay koSho se

tujh me bharati hun aansu jal !

sajal sajal mere dipak jal !

tama asim teraa prakaash chir,

khelege nava khel niratar;

tama ke anu anu me vidyut saa

amit chitra akit karataa chal !

saral saral mere dipak jal !

tu jal jal jitanaa hotaa xaya,

vah samip aataa chhalanaamaya;

madhur milan me mit jaanaa tu

usaki ujjvala smita me ghul khil !

madir madir mere dipak jal !

priyatama kaa path aalokit kar !

SUMITRANANDAN PANT

Sumitranandan Pant (May 20, 1900 – December 28, 1977) was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature. Pant mostly wrote in Sanskritized Hindi. Pant authored twenty eight published works including poetry, verse plays and essays. Pant was born at Kausani village of Bageshwar, in the hills of Kumaon. His mother died within a few hours of his birth. He was given the name Gosain Dutt. His initial schooling took place in Almora. After matriculation he moved to Kalakankar near Prayag. He did not like his name so he gave himself a new name \"Sumitranandan Pant\". The mark of the childhood in the hills can be seen in his works and his poems resound with an echo of the beauty of nature. He was a shy and girlish child and his classmates often used to tease him calling him 'girl'. For his graduation, Pant went to Prayag University. On hearing Mahatma Gandhi's call for Satyagraha, he left college. However, he continued his education by reading English, Sanskrit and Bengali literature. After some time, he went to Sri Aurobindo's ashram at Pondicherry. Apart from Chhayavaadi poems, Pant also wrote progressive, philosophical (influenced by Sri Aurobindo), socialist and humanist poems. Pant received Jnanpith Award for collection of his most famous poems, titled Chidambara. He was awarded the Nehru Peace Prize by the Soviet Union for Lokayatan. Pant's childhood house, in Kausani, has been converted into a museum. This museum displays his daily use articles, drafts of his poems, letters, his awards etc.

Parvat Pradesh Mein Pavas

Pantji ne ees mein Prakriti varnan itna sajeev kiya hai ki Himalay ke parvat shrinkhla kavita padhnewale ke samne sahaj, saakar ho uthte !

Shabd chayan, bhhav, pravah , lay aur gati chando ki matraon mein bandhi " Him Prapaat si sunder " , saral aur vegvati Kaavya - dhaara ban ker sakshat ho uthti hai --
Kavi Pant ji ki Sashakt Kalam, yehan per , humare samaksha, chal chitrose drishya prastut karne ki bhumika bana chuke hain --> Pathak utsukta se bandhe aage ke drishyon ko dekhne ke liye lalayit hai

Parbat ka pratibimb Jal -rashi mei dristigochar hai - Sunder Shabd - Chitran ban pada hai

Yehan Darpan ke sath Taal ki Upma dene se Jal ki Swachta ka aabhas mil jata hai, yehi darshata hai, Sahi Shabd - Chayan , jo bhaavon ko bhi mukhrit karne mein saksham hai

parbat per se behte hue jharne , usika gaurav - gaan , mad se uttejit hoker gate hue, Moti ki Ladiyon se [ Shubhra + Fenil ] dhaar liye beh rahe hain , ye kitna sajeev chitran hai. Upma , alankaar sabhi safal hain

Yehan Kavi hume Oonat oothe hue Vrikshon se parichit karva rahe hain, jo Maun hoker kuch chintit se , maanav - hriday ke oor ( Mann ) se oothe bhavon se pratit ho rahe hain

Ye pathak ke inner self - " Antarman ki Chetna " se juda sparsh hai jo Kavya ko Kaaljayi swaroop pradan karta hai.

yehan chitra sajeev, sapran bun utha hai, bhudhar Pare se, chamkile , per fadfadaker ud chala hai ~~~
jharnoka sangeet jari hai, aur achanak, mano sara aakash dharti per toot pada ho aise varsha , joron se girne lagti hai Yehan Shabd - Chitra mein Gati hai, aur Pakshi, jharne aur Badal barsneki 3 kriyon ka ek sath chitran hai.

Bhartiya puratan sahitya mein Indra Varsha Ritu ke Devta hain.

We ees Barsati Mausam mein mano " Jalad yaan " mane Pani se Sanchalit Viman mein ghumte hue apna Indra - Jaal ka sammohan bicha rahe hain.

Joron ki barish se der ker mano Shaal ke ped , jameen mein dhans se gaye hain.

Sarovar ki satah per kuhasa dekh Kavi use Dhuen ki upma dete hain mano Taal ,jal raha hai aur uske hriday se dhuaan ooth raha hai --

Peechle antre mein jo Varsha ka joron se girna uske baad Taal aur Shaal per uski pratikriya ko Indra ke Maya jaal ke khel ke sath joda gaya hai

MAITHILI SHARAN GUPT

Maithili Sharan Gupt is one of the most recognizable names in the world of modern Hindi poetry. Maithili Sharan Gupt not only enriched Hindi literature through his writings which consisted of poems, dramas and translations from other languages, but he was also the first person to use the Khari Boli script as against Brajbhasha that was rampantly used in Hindi writing during his times. Before Maithili Sharan Gupt, every writer in Hindi preferred the Brajbhasha or the Hindi dialect heard in Central and North India. Maithili Sharan Gupt was the first person to use the Khari Boli or the Hindi dialect of the rurals living in Western India, a style which is popular in Hindi writing till today.

Childhood
Maithili Sharan Gupt was born on August 3, 1886 in a Gahoi family in the small city of Chirgaon in the Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh. 'Gahoi' is the term that was used to describe a merchant family residing in various cities across Central India in British-ruled India. Hence, Maithili Sharan Gupt's father Seth Ramcharan Gupta was a merchant or a trader by profession. It is said that Maithili Sharan Gupt hated school and studies so much as a child that his father had no other option left in front of him other than to tutor his son at home. Seth Ramcharan Gupta invited teachers at his home in Chirgaon to teach Maithili Sharan Gupt languages such as Hindi, Sanskrit and Bengali. Maithili Sharan Gupt's deep knowledge of the Hindi language may be credited to Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, his home Hindi tutor. Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi was also one of the most important writers that modern Hindi literature has ever seen. Maithili Sharan Gupt got married very early in life, when he was a small child of nine years. The wedding took place in the year 1895.

Career
Though Maithili Sharan Gupt did not have a formal schooling, he did enjoy a flourishing career in Hindi literature, largely because of his profound knowledge of the Hindi language. Maithili Sharan Gupt's literary career started with writing poems for popular Hindi magazines like Saraswati. In the year 1910, Maithili Sharan Gupt experienced the first taste of success among masses after 'Rang Mein Bhang' was published by the Indian Press. The chief subject of his poems and the plots for most of his plays were inspired from mythological plots from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. He also liked dealing with the lives of religious leaders from across the world and stories revolving around Lord Buddha. While 'Saket' deals with the story of Urmila, Lakshmana's wife from Ramayana, his other famous work 'Yashodhara' has Yashodhara, the wife of Gautama Buddha as its central plot. 'Bharat Bharati' was one of the most popular collection of poems written by Maithili Sharan Gupt. The nationalistic spirit portrayed through 'Bharat Bharati' was widely circulated in British dominated India serving as an inspiration for freedom fighters. Apart from drama and poetry, Maithili Sharan Gupt also translated a couple of popular Sanskrit works to the Hindi language, Hindi translations of 'Rubaiyat' and 'Swapnavaasavdatta' being the most popular among them.

Career in Politics
Maithili Sharan Gupt also had a brief career in the politics of India after independence. Shortly after India acquired independence in August 1947, Maithili Sharan Gupt was appointed an honorary member of the Rajya Sabha in the Indian Parliament. Even during his stint at the Rajya Sabha, Maithili Sharan Gupt did not stop writing. In fact he was known to use lines from his poetry while putting forward his opinions in the upper house of the parliament. He remained a Rajya Sabha member till his death in the year 1965.

Death
Maithili Sharan Gupt breathed his last on December 12, 1964. He was 78 years of age at the time of death.

MANUSHYATHA (Humanity)

Have not you thought that mortal never afraid of death,
Die Die but rather to remember all of that.
's Not So Good - Family dead, death, Family lived,
not the dead who do not live for you.

The animal - the Cre trend that you,
the men who killed the man.

The legend of the Saraswati Bkhanti liberal,
the liberal sense of the earth as a win.
the generous credit Kugti live forever,
and the liberal worship of the entire universe.

Boundless self-expression which filled the whole world,
the men who killed the man.

Sympathy, Mhowibhuti the same,
there is always self-Mahi Vshikrita.
Viruddhavad Buddha's mercy - the flow flush,
coy public square you are not hooked up?

Aha! He who is generous to charity,
for men who killed the man.

Infinite space infinite god in the stand,
before adding that the Swbahu large - large.
Prspravlmb get up and go all out,
just Amartya - Get scores are Apank all.

Do not keep that a non-working members of the Surrey,
for men who killed the man.

"Man is the only brother," That's great wisdom,
mythology men's self-styled father is famous.
Flanusar course of action is external differences,
but in Antraky Pramanbhut are the Vedas.

The brothers do not be evil plight of the Green brothers,
the men who killed the man.

Gladly play's intended route,
weather Vipr Dkelte them in the fall.
Helmel Yes, not reduced, not increased variation ever
Atrk cult a cult that all of the alert.

Tarta was only able to sense danger,
the men who killed the man.

BIHARI KE DOHE

BIHARI KE DOHE

Bihari was a Hindi poet, who is famous for writing the Satasai (Seven Hundred Verses) in Brajbhasha, a collection of approximately seven hundred distichs, which is perhaps the most celebrated Hindi work of poetic art, as distinguished from narrative and simpler styles. Today it is considered the most well known book of the Ritikavya Kaal or 'Riti Kaal' of Hindi literature.

The language is the form of Hindi called Brajabhasha , spoken in the country about Mathura, where the poet lived. The couplets are inspired by the Krishna side of Vishnu-worship, and the majority of them take the shape of amorous utterances of Radha, the chief of the Gopis or cowherd maidens of Braj, and her divine lover, the son of Vasudeva. Each couplet is independent and complete in itself, and is a triumph of skill in compression of language, felicity of description. and rhetorical artifice. The distichs, in their collected form, are arranged, not in any sequence of narrative or dialogue, but according to the technical classification of the sentiments which they convey as set forth in the treatises on Indian rhetoric.

MEERA BAI

MEERA KE PAD

Mirabai was a great saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. Despite facing criticism and hostility from her own family, she lived an exemplary saintly life and composed many devotional bhajans.

Kabir-Sakhi

I have immense pleasure to present before you the poetry part sparsh part two prescribed text of class x .I hope that you are going to enjoy through this blog sparsh a saga of touch. I have tried to simplify the learning process and thereby simplify education.

KABIR

The period of Kabir begins from 1398 to 1518.Kabir was a poet of the "bhakti kaal".He belongs to the school of "gyanasray".It is said that Ramanad was his guru.He believed in god without any form or as we say the nirakar eswar.He was against the religious and social conflicts.He opposed idol worship and external showoff and social discrimination etc.Beejak is one of his books which consist of three parts that is Tha Sakhi, The Sabad and The Ramaini.He used different languges like Avadhi, Punjabi, Rajastani and Bhojpuri etc.Thats why Kbir's language is known as "panchamel khichadi".

SAKHI

Aisee Vani Boliye, Mun Ka Aapa Khoye

Apna Tan Sheetal Kare, Auran Ko Sukh Hoye

Always speak so sweet that our heart feels the bliss and coolness and never be rude to anyone. Speaking sweet words makes others cool and blissful and so it does to the speaker.

Kasturee kunDali basai, Mrig DhunDhe ban maahi.

Aise ghaTi-ghaTi Ram hain, duniyaa bujhe naahi.
The deer has Kasturi (material of sweet fragrance) in his novel, but he doesn’t know it. He runs one jungle to another searching the source of it. The same way our Lord prevails in everyone but this world is un-aware of HIM and is running one place to another to find HIM.

Jab main tha tab hari nahi, ab hari hain main naahi.
Prem galee ati saankaree, taame do na samaahi.
Till I existed, GOD was not there, now GOD exists and I am nowhere. This path of love is so narrow, two can’t exist together. Either “I” will be there or HE. Kabir is trying to explain the state of realization. When our ego drops, only then we are able to see HIS full glory, because we are not separate, we are ONE with HIM, the moment our separation drops, only He exists and shows up………

Sukhiya sab sansaar hai, khaabe aur sobe.
Dukhiya das Kabir hai, jaage aur rowe.
(Kabir lost his home in this world, in search of his beloved.) He is still unable to meet his love and he sees that whole the world is happy eating in days and sleeping in nights. What to say about Kabir who wakes up in nights and weeps for his beloved (without whom Kabir can’t find peace and happiness).

Birah bhuvangam tan base, mantra na laage koy.
Raam-biyogee na jiwe, jiwe to bauraa hoy.
This poisonous snake of Birah(is Kabir referring Kundalini here??) entered in my body, now no mantra works on it. (It bites me from within), people say it right- who have felt this separation from Ram, will not survive anymore. Even if they survive, it is sure they will become insane. When this love truly happens to devotee, he starts being aloof from the outer world, and not being able to meet the Lord, he looks like insane. (When he meets the Lord, he becomes saturated with love and bliss, thus even then he looks like insane to the outer world).

Nindak niyre raakhiye, aangana kuTi chhawaay.
Bin pane saabun binaa, nirmal kare subhay
O Kabir, Always welcome and keep your critics near you. You should make a hut for them in your house so you will always get benefited by them. Critics are great cleansers; they make your nature neat and clean without any water and soap. Kabir is very definite about it, that we should always welcome any kind of criticism; even we should seek it from friends and enemies. Criticism makes us realize our faults and problems we need to pay attention and make them clean which otherwise we couldn’t realize. This way critic is more well wisher of us than our fans.

Pothee padhi-padhi jag mua, pundit bhayaa na koy.
Dhai aakhar prem ka, padhe so pandit hoy.
This world died reading books and scriptures, but no one could become Knower (pundit- who knows the mystery of the universe). This is love – two and half letters of Perm (it counts two and half letter in devnagari script) which is only readable thing. Who so ever reads it; shall become the Knower (Pundit). All saints have been stating that what remains at last is love – and GOD is nothing but ocean of love, try to read it, be it, let it flow through you and you will know all the mysteries of the universe and the GOD.

Ham ghar jaara aapana, liya muraDa* haath.
Ab ghar jaaro taasu ka, jo chale hamaare saath.
Kabir says he has burnt his home, and has taken burning wood in his hand. Now he will burn homes of those who are ready to go ahead with Kabir.
Home represents not only a house but all comfort, attachment and relations as well. Those who want to walk on this path should be ready to go any where, face everything and break all kind of attachment. Home again represents our own home – means stay place of the soul- the physical, astral, casual, super casual and spiritual bodies. Kabir says we need to drop all our layers of existence to see our true self and be one with GOD. He says he burnt his home and his ego-all layers of existence are dropped now and now he will do it to all who want to follow the path. Without doing this, going ahead is impossible.