Mat Kar Maya Ko Ahankar I Shabnam Virmani I मत कर माया को अहंकार I Rajasthan Kabir Yatra 2019/
मत कर माया को अहंकार,
मत कर काया को अभिमान
काया गार से काची।
काया गार से काची, जैसे ओस रा मोती।
Don’t take pride in your wealth, nor in your body, for this body is weaker than the mud upon the potter’s wheel. Similar to the drops of dew, the human body is bound to decay!
These words of caution were sung to his disciple Bhavani Nath by none other than the legendary Poet Kabir in the 15th century. Effortlessly melding strident socio-political commentary with transcendent spiritual experience, Kabir sang out loud and bold in the colloquial vernacular of his day, cutting across all barriers of caste, creed, religion and societal status. Kabir warns us to be aware of the illusions of the materialistic pleasures around us.
Even the royal kings who boast of their power and glory have to surrender themselves in the times of destruction. The lamp that shines and sway away the darkness is under th
