Free translation of a song of Kabir.
there a beautiful rendition of this song by Kumar Gandharva
Hirna Samajh Boojh Ban Charna ||
O senses-deer carefully tread,
The woods of senses dreaded.
Ek Ban Charna Duje Ban Charna
Tije Ban Pag Nahin Dharna ||
Roam care-free in the first forest
of truth-bliss-absolute
Also roam in the second
of feeling and thought
But, stay away from the third
Stay away from the third.
Tije Ban Mein Panch Paardhi
Un Ke Nazar Nahin Padna ||
Five hunter-senses mighty lurk in the third,
avert their probing gaze like pray bird.
Panch Hirana Pachis Hirni
Un Mein Ek Chatur Na ||
Twenty-five female deers, all fools
will engage you in their tools.
Toye Mar Tero Mas Bikawe
Tere Khal Ka Karenge Bichona ||
will kill you and sell you flesh
and would sleep on any useful remains
Kahe Kabira Jo Suno Bhai Sadho
Guru Ke Charan Chit Dharna ||
kabir says listen o noble ones
fix your hearts on the lotus feet of gurus.
Great !! I was looking for the explanation, which I got here.Thanks .But what is pacchhis heerani
ReplyDeleteHe explains that in the third forest the pleasure-seeking tendency is at the mercy of the five sensual stimuli (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) that are the hunters. He warns that one should stay out of their line of attack/vision.
ReplyDeleteThe deer identifies so completely with the five senses that it takes on the form of five deer seeking the pleasures offered in the third forest. Each of these five senses of perception combined with the five motor organs of action (mouth, hand, feet, excretory and reproductive) makes a combination of twenty five different ways (five multiplied with five) in which the physical world is experienced.
http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=MysticSongsDetails&MysticSongID=19
Well explained..
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ReplyDeletewhat is meaning of initially two forests
ReplyDeleteShubham, two forests refer to the metaphysical planes of experience. Kabir says do roam in the first jungle of soul-realisation, of joy and even in the second of feelings. But, stay away from the third i.e. the physical plane of senses (five X five)
DeleteQuite apt explained. Very correct
ReplyDeletevery well explained...thanks
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Thank you.
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