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Gurbani (489-503)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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Sidh Gosat (938-946)
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Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
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Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
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Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Astroboy" data-source="post: 83599" data-attributes="member: 4990"><p>Kabir took initiation from a Guru, and the Guru was Ramananda. Relationship of Kabir and</p><p>Ramananda in detail as follows:</p><p>Kabir Sahib was all-powerful and even if he had not taken anyone</p><p>as Guru, still it would not matter much. But still he didn't break the</p><p>limits and traditions and that's why he took Ramananda as his</p><p>Master. But the fact was that Ramananda was liberated by Kabir</p><p>Sahib. Ramananda was an idol worshiper and didn't have any</p><p>knowledge of spirituality. But the Hindu people were taking him as</p><p>a very great holy man, and they were also criticizing Kabir Sahib</p><p>because he didn't have any Master or guru, saying that to take initiation</p><p>or to take a mantra from him is a sin. Kabir Sahib was a very</p><p>clever Mahatma, and he thought that if he took any small Mahatma</p><p>as his Master, then these people would not believe. So he should</p><p>take somebody who is well-known among all these people as his</p><p>Master. But since Ramananda was not happy in even seeing any</p><p>Muslim, and because Kabir was born in a Muslim family, there was</p><p>no question of taking initiation from Ramananda. It was impossible</p><p>for him.</p><p>Ramananda used to go, every morning, to the River Ganges. So,</p><p>because Kabir Sahib wanted to take him as his Master, Kabir</p><p>changed his form into a small child. He lay down on the steps on</p><p>which Ramananda was coming back. It was very dark, and accidentally</p><p>Ramananda stepped on that child. And Kabir, who was</p><p>that child, started weeping. Who knows whether Ramananda really</p><p>stepped on Kabir Sahib or not? But still Kabir wanted some excuse</p><p>to weep, so he started weeping. Ramananda was very much afraid</p><p>and he said, "0 man of God, repeat 'God.' 0 man of God, repeat</p><p>'God' "--like that. But Kabir Sahib went on weeping. And he</p><p>again said this thing, "0 man of God, repeat 'God.' " And</p><p>Ramananda came back home and Kabir disappeared from that</p><p>place.</p><p>After that Kabir Sahib started saying to people, "Ramananda is</p><p>my Master. I have got initiation from Him." So the Hindu people</p><p>were very upset with Ramananda, and they came to him, saying,</p><p>"You have got thousands of Hindu disciples but you are still</p><p>hungry for more. Why did you make this Muslim your disciple?"</p><p>In those days, people were believing very much in caste. So Ramananda said, "Who said he is my disciple? I do not know any Kabir</p><p>and I have not given initiation to any Kabir." So all the Hindu people</p><p>came to Kabir Sahib and told him, "You come with us to Ramananda.</p><p>You are saying that he is your Master but he doesn't believe</p><p>that. You come with us." So Kabir went to Ramananda's home.</p><p>And at that time Ramananda was worshiping an idol of Lord</p><p>Vishnu. Because he was never happy to see the faces of Muslim people,</p><p>he had a curtain and Kabir Sahib was sitting on the other side of</p><p>the curtain. Ramananda was playing with the idol and at the end he</p><p>put the crown on the head of the idol, but he forgot to put the chain</p><p>on the neck. So he was very confused at what to do then, because if</p><p>he removed the crown from the head that meant disrespect and</p><p>there was no other way to put the chain on the neck. So Kabir</p><p>Sahib, who was all-conscious, said, "Master, Guru Ji, why are you</p><p>so confused? Just unhook the chain and then again hook it and</p><p>then you will be able to put the chain around the neck." When he</p><p>saw Kabir Sahib was sitting there on the other side of the curtain</p><p>and couldn't even see him, he thought, "How did he know I had</p><p>this problem? And he has solved my problem!" He was very surprised.</p><p>So he talked with him and said, "When did I initiate you?"</p><p>Kabir Sahib reminded him of the incident and he told him, "You</p><p>stepped on me and you told me to repeat this thing, so I am</p><p>repeating that, and you are my Master."</p><p>So Ramananda said, "That was a child; but you are Kabir." He</p><p>said, "If you want me to become a child, I can show you. Now also</p><p>I can change myself into a child and I can show you that I am the</p><p>same thing." So when Ramananda came to know all this he said,</p><p>"If you are all-conscious, then why is there this curtain between you</p><p>and me? Remove that curtain." So after that Kabir Sahib liberated</p><p>Ramananda.</p><p>Even though Ramananda had received a lot from Kabir, still he</p><p>was involved in all the practices he was doing, rites and rituals and</p><p>idol-worshiping. Once Ramananda was performing the ceremony</p><p>in which they make many good foods and they give it to the people,</p><p>saying, "This is going to our fathers and forefathers, those who</p><p>have died and who are residing in the heavens." For that ceremony</p><p>Ramananda sent all his disciples including Kabir Sahib into the</p><p>village to get some milk to make rice pudding and other things. So</p><p>Kabir also went and there he saw that there was one dead cow, and</p><p>by force he started putting some food in the mouth of that dead</p><p>cow. Because she was dead, she couldn't eat by herself. But by</p><p>using a stick, he was forcing the food in her mouth. He started</p><p>milking her. But she was dead; how could she give milk? So theother disciples, when they saw Kabir doing this thing, they came to</p><p>Ramananda and reported it. Ramananda called Kabir and rebuked</p><p>him and said, "Oh man, the dead cow cannot eat food and she cannot</p><p>give milk." So Kabir Sahib said, "Guru Ji, are you sure that the</p><p>dead cow cannot eat anything or give any fruit?'' So he said, "Yes,</p><p>that is definitely true." So he said, "Well, how are you sure that the</p><p>food that you are giving to other people, saying, 'This is going to go</p><p>to your fathers, those who are residing in the heavens?' will really</p><p>give you fruit?" Ramananda didn't have any reply to that. And</p><p>Kabir Sahib only did this to teach him a lesson because Kabir Sahib</p><p>had made up his mind to liberate Ramananda.</p><p>KABIR AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES</p><p>Kabir's impact on his contemporaries was profound. Many stories are</p><p>told which illustrate his power, insight, and various aspects of his extraordinary</p><p>personality-including his honesty, unforced humility, total</p><p>dependence on God, compassion and bluntness.The people attribute this incident to my miraculous powers. It is just</p><p>as it once happened with Kabir Sahib. The pundits, the pseudo-</p><p>Saints and the well-read people were jealous of Kabir Sahib.</p><p>Accordingly they proclaimed throughout the town that on a certain</p><p>day there would be a Bhandara (a religious gathering and feast) at</p><p>Kabir Sahib's place. Kabir Sahib came to know about this trick the</p><p>evening before. How could He feed thousands of men? [He was of</p><p>course very poor.] He left the place in the evening and hid Himself</p><p>in the jungle, remaining there until the next day. From His place of</p><p>hiding He could see the people returning from His home the next</p><p>day, and all of them were remarking, "Well done, Kabir! What</p><p>delicious food you provided for the Sadhus!"</p><p>Kabir Sahib did not know what this meant.. . . He returned home</p><p>and His family told Him, "Well, you were here all the time and you</p><p>yourself fed all the people." Kabir Sahib at once understood that it</p><p>was all the mercy and blessing of the Supreme Father. [He is</p><p>reported to have exclaimed: "Kabir did not do it, could not do it,</p><p>would not do it; it is God Who has done it, and the credit has gone</p><p>to Kabir! "1 The same is the case in this incident.At the time of Kabir Sahib there was a certain pundit or religious</p><p>teacher. His story is written in the scriptures, and it tells of how he</p><p>studied the holy and other books extensively and became the most</p><p>learned man for many miles around, so he called himself Sarbajeet,</p><p>meaning one who has won above all others. On completion of his</p><p>studies, he returned to his mother's house. She was a follower of</p><p>Kabir Sahib, and he said to her, "Mother, I have become Sarbarjeet;</p><p>you should call me that from now on." She replied, "I</p><p>will, if you can beat Kabir Sahib in knowledge." Worldly</p><p>knowledge often encourages pride, and carelessly picking up his</p><p>books he said, "Oh, that is nothing," and went off to Kabir Sahib's</p><p>humble dwelling.</p><p>Kabir Sahib said to the young man, "Well, Punditji, what has</p><p>brought you here?" The proud pundit replied, "I am Sarbajeet,</p><p>and I have come to beat you in knowledge." Kabir Sahib smiled at</p><p>him and saad, "I do not want to argue over this, so you just write</p><p>down that Sarbajeet has won and Kabir has lost; and I will sign it."</p><p>The pundit was very pleased that Kabir had given in so easily; he</p><p>quickly wrote the words and got Kabir to sign it. He went home,</p><p>and flourishing the paper at his mother, he said, "Now you will</p><p>have to call me Sarbajeet, for Kabir Sahib has acknowledged it."</p><p>She took the paper and read aloud, "Sarbajeet has lost and Kabir</p><p>has won." Unbelieving, he read it for himself, and said, "How is</p><p>this possible? There must be some mistake-1 will go back to Kabir</p><p>Sahib." On arriving at the Saint's house, he blurted out, "Maharaj,</p><p>I made a slight mistake, so I want to rewrite the paper." Kabir</p><p>Sahib amiably agreed, and signed the new declaration. When the</p><p>pundit reached home, his mother read the paper and said, "But it is</p><p>still written, 'Sarbajeet has lost and Kabir has won."' In frustration</p><p>he shouted, "I will go again to Kabir!" and hurried off. It is a rule</p><p>with all great Masters that they never belittle a person, but with love</p><p>they make the people understand. If one does not listen even then,</p><p>they will go to the extent of operating, like a doctor who will do his</p><p>very best to cure a tumor, even if it means resorting to surgery. So,</p><p>with great kindness, Kabir Sahib pointed out to the pundit, "How</p><p>can your mind and mine become one?In the time of Kabir Sahib, once on the banks of the River Ganga a</p><p>person of low caste was bathing and a pundit was passing by. And it</p><p>happened that one drop of water from the body of that low-caste</p><p>man touched the body of the pundit, and he became very upset</p><p>because he considered himself polluted; but Kabir Sahib told him</p><p>very lovingly, "Oh Brahmin, you were also born of a woman; how</p><p>can you be called brahmin when we shudras came into the world</p><p>from the same place and we were born in the same manner? How</p><p>can you say that we and you are different? You have blood and we</p><p>also have the same blood!" So Kabir Sahib lovingly explained to</p><p>him that all men are the same.' '</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Astroboy, post: 83599, member: 4990"] Kabir took initiation from a Guru, and the Guru was Ramananda. Relationship of Kabir and Ramananda in detail as follows: Kabir Sahib was all-powerful and even if he had not taken anyone as Guru, still it would not matter much. But still he didn't break the limits and traditions and that's why he took Ramananda as his Master. But the fact was that Ramananda was liberated by Kabir Sahib. Ramananda was an idol worshiper and didn't have any knowledge of spirituality. But the Hindu people were taking him as a very great holy man, and they were also criticizing Kabir Sahib because he didn't have any Master or guru, saying that to take initiation or to take a mantra from him is a sin. Kabir Sahib was a very clever Mahatma, and he thought that if he took any small Mahatma as his Master, then these people would not believe. So he should take somebody who is well-known among all these people as his Master. But since Ramananda was not happy in even seeing any Muslim, and because Kabir was born in a Muslim family, there was no question of taking initiation from Ramananda. It was impossible for him. Ramananda used to go, every morning, to the River Ganges. So, because Kabir Sahib wanted to take him as his Master, Kabir changed his form into a small child. He lay down on the steps on which Ramananda was coming back. It was very dark, and accidentally Ramananda stepped on that child. And Kabir, who was that child, started weeping. Who knows whether Ramananda really stepped on Kabir Sahib or not? But still Kabir wanted some excuse to weep, so he started weeping. Ramananda was very much afraid and he said, "0 man of God, repeat 'God.' 0 man of God, repeat 'God' "--like that. But Kabir Sahib went on weeping. And he again said this thing, "0 man of God, repeat 'God.' " And Ramananda came back home and Kabir disappeared from that place. After that Kabir Sahib started saying to people, "Ramananda is my Master. I have got initiation from Him." So the Hindu people were very upset with Ramananda, and they came to him, saying, "You have got thousands of Hindu disciples but you are still hungry for more. Why did you make this Muslim your disciple?" In those days, people were believing very much in caste. So Ramananda said, "Who said he is my disciple? I do not know any Kabir and I have not given initiation to any Kabir." So all the Hindu people came to Kabir Sahib and told him, "You come with us to Ramananda. You are saying that he is your Master but he doesn't believe that. You come with us." So Kabir went to Ramananda's home. And at that time Ramananda was worshiping an idol of Lord Vishnu. Because he was never happy to see the faces of Muslim people, he had a curtain and Kabir Sahib was sitting on the other side of the curtain. Ramananda was playing with the idol and at the end he put the crown on the head of the idol, but he forgot to put the chain on the neck. So he was very confused at what to do then, because if he removed the crown from the head that meant disrespect and there was no other way to put the chain on the neck. So Kabir Sahib, who was all-conscious, said, "Master, Guru Ji, why are you so confused? Just unhook the chain and then again hook it and then you will be able to put the chain around the neck." When he saw Kabir Sahib was sitting there on the other side of the curtain and couldn't even see him, he thought, "How did he know I had this problem? And he has solved my problem!" He was very surprised. So he talked with him and said, "When did I initiate you?" Kabir Sahib reminded him of the incident and he told him, "You stepped on me and you told me to repeat this thing, so I am repeating that, and you are my Master." So Ramananda said, "That was a child; but you are Kabir." He said, "If you want me to become a child, I can show you. Now also I can change myself into a child and I can show you that I am the same thing." So when Ramananda came to know all this he said, "If you are all-conscious, then why is there this curtain between you and me? Remove that curtain." So after that Kabir Sahib liberated Ramananda. Even though Ramananda had received a lot from Kabir, still he was involved in all the practices he was doing, rites and rituals and idol-worshiping. Once Ramananda was performing the ceremony in which they make many good foods and they give it to the people, saying, "This is going to our fathers and forefathers, those who have died and who are residing in the heavens." For that ceremony Ramananda sent all his disciples including Kabir Sahib into the village to get some milk to make rice pudding and other things. So Kabir also went and there he saw that there was one dead cow, and by force he started putting some food in the mouth of that dead cow. Because she was dead, she couldn't eat by herself. But by using a stick, he was forcing the food in her mouth. He started milking her. But she was dead; how could she give milk? So theother disciples, when they saw Kabir doing this thing, they came to Ramananda and reported it. Ramananda called Kabir and rebuked him and said, "Oh man, the dead cow cannot eat food and she cannot give milk." So Kabir Sahib said, "Guru Ji, are you sure that the dead cow cannot eat anything or give any fruit?'' So he said, "Yes, that is definitely true." So he said, "Well, how are you sure that the food that you are giving to other people, saying, 'This is going to go to your fathers, those who are residing in the heavens?' will really give you fruit?" Ramananda didn't have any reply to that. And Kabir Sahib only did this to teach him a lesson because Kabir Sahib had made up his mind to liberate Ramananda. KABIR AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES Kabir's impact on his contemporaries was profound. Many stories are told which illustrate his power, insight, and various aspects of his extraordinary personality-including his honesty, unforced humility, total dependence on God, compassion and bluntness.The people attribute this incident to my miraculous powers. It is just as it once happened with Kabir Sahib. The pundits, the pseudo- Saints and the well-read people were jealous of Kabir Sahib. Accordingly they proclaimed throughout the town that on a certain day there would be a Bhandara (a religious gathering and feast) at Kabir Sahib's place. Kabir Sahib came to know about this trick the evening before. How could He feed thousands of men? [He was of course very poor.] He left the place in the evening and hid Himself in the jungle, remaining there until the next day. From His place of hiding He could see the people returning from His home the next day, and all of them were remarking, "Well done, Kabir! What delicious food you provided for the Sadhus!" Kabir Sahib did not know what this meant.. . . He returned home and His family told Him, "Well, you were here all the time and you yourself fed all the people." Kabir Sahib at once understood that it was all the mercy and blessing of the Supreme Father. [He is reported to have exclaimed: "Kabir did not do it, could not do it, would not do it; it is God Who has done it, and the credit has gone to Kabir! "1 The same is the case in this incident.At the time of Kabir Sahib there was a certain pundit or religious teacher. His story is written in the scriptures, and it tells of how he studied the holy and other books extensively and became the most learned man for many miles around, so he called himself Sarbajeet, meaning one who has won above all others. On completion of his studies, he returned to his mother's house. She was a follower of Kabir Sahib, and he said to her, "Mother, I have become Sarbarjeet; you should call me that from now on." She replied, "I will, if you can beat Kabir Sahib in knowledge." Worldly knowledge often encourages pride, and carelessly picking up his books he said, "Oh, that is nothing," and went off to Kabir Sahib's humble dwelling. Kabir Sahib said to the young man, "Well, Punditji, what has brought you here?" The proud pundit replied, "I am Sarbajeet, and I have come to beat you in knowledge." Kabir Sahib smiled at him and saad, "I do not want to argue over this, so you just write down that Sarbajeet has won and Kabir has lost; and I will sign it." The pundit was very pleased that Kabir had given in so easily; he quickly wrote the words and got Kabir to sign it. He went home, and flourishing the paper at his mother, he said, "Now you will have to call me Sarbajeet, for Kabir Sahib has acknowledged it." She took the paper and read aloud, "Sarbajeet has lost and Kabir has won." Unbelieving, he read it for himself, and said, "How is this possible? There must be some mistake-1 will go back to Kabir Sahib." On arriving at the Saint's house, he blurted out, "Maharaj, I made a slight mistake, so I want to rewrite the paper." Kabir Sahib amiably agreed, and signed the new declaration. When the pundit reached home, his mother read the paper and said, "But it is still written, 'Sarbajeet has lost and Kabir has won."' In frustration he shouted, "I will go again to Kabir!" and hurried off. It is a rule with all great Masters that they never belittle a person, but with love they make the people understand. If one does not listen even then, they will go to the extent of operating, like a doctor who will do his very best to cure a tumor, even if it means resorting to surgery. So, with great kindness, Kabir Sahib pointed out to the pundit, "How can your mind and mine become one?In the time of Kabir Sahib, once on the banks of the River Ganga a person of low caste was bathing and a pundit was passing by. And it happened that one drop of water from the body of that low-caste man touched the body of the pundit, and he became very upset because he considered himself polluted; but Kabir Sahib told him very lovingly, "Oh Brahmin, you were also born of a woman; how can you be called brahmin when we shudras came into the world from the same place and we were born in the same manner? How can you say that we and you are different? You have blood and we also have the same blood!" So Kabir Sahib lovingly explained to him that all men are the same.' ' [/QUOTE]
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