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Kabir Dohe #1

 

माया मरी न मन मरा, मर मर गये शरीर।
आषा तृष्णा ना मरी, कह गये दास कबीर।।

 

Translation in Hindi

 

कबीर दास जी कहते हैं कि न माया मरती है और न ही मन मरता है । आशा और तृष्णा भी कभी नहीं मरते हैं। सिर्फ यह शरीर ही है जो बार बार मरता रहता है। 

 

Detailed Explanation in Hindi

 

माया अर्थात् सांसारिक आकर्षण और मन से यहाँ अभिप्राय है वह मनोवृत्ति जो किसी बात या वस्तु की प्राप्ति की ओर ध्यान ले जाती है। इस दोहे में कबीरदास जी कहना चाहते हैं कि मनुष्य के जीवन में उसकी इच्छाओं का कभी भी अंत नहीं होता है। मोह और माया के जाल से वो कभी मुक्त नहीं हो पाता है। और न ही इस संसार से कभी उसका मन भरता है। इस तरह मनुष्य  कभी मोह पाश के बंधनों से मुक्त नहीं हो पाता है । मनुष्य की मृत्यु के बाद उसका शरीर तो नष्ट हो जाता है परन्तु मन में उठने वाली आशा और तृष्णा कभी नष्ट नहीं होती हैं । अतएव मनुष्य को अपने जीवन में सांसारिक वस्तुओं का मोह त्याग देना चाहिए ताकि वो संसार के मोह बंधनों से मुक्त हो सके। 

 

Maya mari na mann mara, mar mar gaye sharir
Aasha trishna na mari, Keh gaye das Kabir

 

Translation in English

 

Neither dies the illusion nor the mind, only body dies. Neither hope nor greediness dies, said the Kabir das.

 

Detailed Explanation in English

 

The physical body takes birth, lives on the earth, and dies at the end. In this Doha, Kabir refers Maya as the external world, Mann as the mind, Sharir as the living body or living person. He insists on observing the inner self rather than looking outside into the external world.  If we always look outside for happiness, then we will never be satisfied in this world. It does not matter how many times we take rebirths; we will still be unhappy. On the contrary, if we try to search for happiness within ourselves, then we will be happy. The peace of the mind should not depend on the worldly affairs. However, it entirely depends on us whether we want to be completely in charge of our lives, or we want to be in control of external world by getting influence by external worldly factors.

 

Introduction about Kabir Das

 

Kabir Das was a 15th century Indian mystic poet and great saint of India, who played crucial role in India’s Bhakti Movement. He always believed that God is one and people just worship Him with different names. He had written his poems primarily in Hindi language with a mix of Avadhi, Braj, and Bhojpuri languages.

 

Kabir believed that Truth lies within a person who is on the path of righteousness and is passively detached from the affairs of the world. To find the Truth, one must drop his/her ego.

 

Sant Kabir ke dohe are full of meaning and teachings. These Dohas are two-line verses. But in just two lines, Kabir was able to reveal Love, Philosophy and his unbending love for the Supreme and that’s the beauty of these dohas.