Karat Karat Abhyaas Jadmati Hota Sujaan| Rasari Aavata Jaata ke Sil par Padata Nishaan||
Kabir Das Ji
This is a very famous couplet said by Kabir Das Ji.
Word-wise explanation-
–Karat Karat- repeatedly
–Abhyaas- Practice
–Jadmati- The mentally weak one (Though the person who points out such qualities in others is a fool himself.)
–Hota Sujaan- becomes wise.
If we feel that we can do anything and practice keenly, we become successful in life.
The second part says,
–Rasari- rope
–Aavata Jaavata ke- rubs against the surface persistently,
–Sil- stone/pulley over the bar, traversing the circumference of a well
–par Padata Nishaan- indentations and grooves appear on the surface.
As a rope moves over the stone persistently, it carves a groove over its surface. Similarly, keen practice can bring immense success. This explanation is for gross success. Its spiritual justification is worth to be understood and practiced.
If we remain in reminiscence 24*7 and work keenly on the path, our recalcitrant mind becomes fertile, and we realize consciousness.
Once a disciple asked His Guru that he could not practice meditation keenly because of the pranks of mind. His Guru smiled and didn’t reply.
He indicated a great deal of persistent practice. When we wake up and meditate in the early dawn and the dusk, we must seal all our sense organs. Mobiles never harm us until we invite them to do so. No one disturbs us in the dawn. Ears become sealed. The nose does not gain the smell early in the morning. We must close our eyes.
After sealing the senses, we must instruct our mind to focus on the soul. We often blame the mind for its pranks but forget to redirect our senses. By persistent practice, we will be able to remember and feel the Name throughout the day as well as night.
The one who owns everything is the poorest. The one who has nothing is the happiest person. Chinta miti, Chaah miti, Man rahe beparvaah, vah hai Shahon ka Shah.…
Now, let us see a story that will make us feel the bliss of enlightenment.
One day, Narayan wished to test Kabir Das Ji to teach the world. Kabir Das Ji used to live with His parents in a hermit in Kaashi. One day, He told His mother that He had to leave the house for a day or two for some task. He left. Narayan took a form of a gypsy named Vaishnav Banjaara and appeared with five hundred bullock carts stuffed with luggage near the hermit. He knocked on the door, and His mother opened the door. He called for Kabir Das Ji. His mother said that He was not at home. Vaishnav Banjaara said that Kabir Das Ji had asked him to stack the sacks in His hermit. The mother denied and said that Kabir Das Ji could not earn that handsome quantity of grains. She said that He earned a few pennies every day that was sufficient to fill their stomachs. Vaishnav Banjaara was stubborn and did everything to convince His mother. In the end, he asked His mother to move aside and began unloading the carts on his own. He grabbed the sacks on his back and systematically stacked the sacks. As he finished the job, he disappeared. Mother was about to ask him to accept some food.
Kabir Das Ji returned and found His mother standing at the doorstep with a sad look. He asked her the reason for the sadness. She took Him in and showed Him the luggage. She narrated the entire episode. Kabir Das Ji smiled and said that Banjaara was a cunning fellow. He enunciated Vaishnav Banjaara a few times and warned him to punish him for the cause. Kabir Das Ji invited all the villagers and even the dwellers of neighboring hamlets. He asked the people to take away the grains according to their wishes. People were excited. They collected the grains, and finally, the granary became vacant. Kabir Das Ji asked His mother if she was comfortable after getting rid of excess stuff. She smiled and embraced her son. She said that she could enjoy a sound sleep.
That night, Vaishnav Banjaara knocked on the door. Kabir Das Ji opened the door, and Vaishnav Banjaara fell at His feet. Narayan said that Kabir Das Ji was the true Guru who could free and guide millions. Kabir Das Ji said to Narayan that He disturbed His mother and asked Him not to play tricks with her again. They embraced each other, and Narayan disappeared again.
The ones who are at such spiritual realms face several majestic difficulties, but they happen to teach the world. Kabir Das Ji is amongst the saints who valued a pebble equal to a philosopher’s stone.
It is said,
Guru Gobind Dao Khade Kaake Lago Paye| Balihaari Guru Aapne, Gobind diyo Bataye||