साधो ये मुरदों का गाँव – संत कबीर

Here is a famous composition of sant Kabir Das, a nirguni saint of 15th century, who lived in Banaras. In the present composition Kabir points out how fleeting the life is. Be it a prophet, a King, divine personalities, common people, doctor and patients, all eventually die. This is indeed a world of dead people. The ultimate truth is the all-pervasive and everlasting Parmatma and nothing else real is there in the universe. This fleeting life is well spent only in our attempts to seek unity with this Ultimate. Rajiv Krishna Saxena

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साधो ये मुरदों का गांव!

पीर मरे, पैगम्बर मरि हैं,
मरि हैं ज़िन्दा जोगी,
राजा मरि हैं, परजा मरि हैं,
मरि हैं बैद और रोगी।
साधो ये मुरदों का गांव!

चंदा मरि है, सूरज मरि है,
मरि हैं धरणी आकासा,
चौदह भुवन के चौधरी मरि हैं
इन्हूँ की का आसा।
साधो ये मुरदों का गांव!

नौहूँ मरि हैं, दसहुँ मरि हैं,
मरि हैं सहज अठ्ठासी,
तैंतीस कोटि देवता मरि हैं,
बड़ी काल की बाज़ी।
साधो ये मुरदों का गांव!

नाम अनाम अनंत रहत है,
दूजा तत्व न होइ,
कहे कबीर सुनो भाई साधो
भटक मरो मत कोई।

~ संत कबीर

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4 comments

  1. I love this poem by Kabir. Very apt description of the world that everyone is dead whether King or commoner, gods or gurus. There is only one truth and no one should die without realizing that.

  2. It explain entire universe, life and the ultimate truth. Beauty of this poem is beyond words.

  3. So true for Covid pandemic. Many died, seer and devotee; leaders and followers; doctors and patients all alike.

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