साधो ये मुर्दों का गाँव: संत कबीर की हिन्दी कविता

साधो ये मुर्दों का गाँव: Here is a famous composition of Saint Kabir Das, a nirguni saint of 15th century, who lived in Varanasi. 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.

साधो ये मुर्दों का गाँव: कबीर की हिन्दी कविता

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

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

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

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

A Mystic Poet:

A great mystic poet, Kabir Das, is one of the leading spiritual poets in Indian who has given his philosophical ideas to promote the lives of people. His philosophy of oneness in God and Karma as a real Dharma has changed the mind of people towards goodness. His love and devotion towards God fulfill the concept of both Hindu Bhakti and Muslim Sufi.

It is considered that he was from the Hindu Brahmin family but espoused by the Muslim weavers without a child, Niru and Nimma. He was founded by them into the pond of Lahartara (in Kashi) lying at a huge lotus leaf. At that time there was a lot of disagreement between orthodox Hindu and Muslim people which was the main focus of Kabir Das to resolve that issue by his dohas or couplets.

Professionally he never attended classes but he was a very knowledgeable and mystic person. He wrote his couplets and dohas in the formal language which was greatly spoken at that time which includes Braj, Avadhi, and Bhojpuri as well. He wrote a lot of dohas, couplets, and books of stories based on the social barriers.

Works of Kabir Das:

The books written by the Kabir Das are generally collections of dohas and songs. The total works are seventy-two including some of the important and well-known works are Rekhtas, Kabir Bijak, the Suknidhan, Mangal, Vasant, Sabdas, Sakhis, and Holy Agams.

The writing style and language of the Kabir Das is very simple and beautiful. He had written his dohas very boldly and naturally which are full of meanings and significance. He wrote from the depth of his heart. He has compressed the sense of the whole world in his simple dohas and couplet. His sayings are beyond compare and inspiring.

~ कबीर दास