II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आतम ज्ञान बिना नर भटके, कोई मथुरा कोई काशी।
मिरगा नाभि बसे कस्तूरी, बन बन फिरत उदासी॥
पानी में मीन पियासी, मोहि सुन-सुन आवे हाँसी॥

Once when roaming about and frolicking among the hills and dales, a Musk deer suddenly became aware of an exquisite musk-scent which stirred the innermost depths of its soul so profoundly that the deer was determined to find the source of this heavenly fragrance. So keen was the deer’s longing for the scent that it roamed about in a desperate search. It knew no fear and no rest for years and years until one day it fell from a cliff with a fatal injury. While breathing its last, the deer suddenly realized that the scent which ravished its heart, making it roam aimlessly all through life came from its own navel. Thus, the last few moments of the deer’s life were moments of regrets for having chased after something, all life-long that was ultimately within itself.
We are all like the musk deer. We search God at pilgrimages except within where He dwells. We run here and there but we arrive nowhere.

"Kabir says, I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty.
God Realization is about the journey within to the sacred shrine of one's own soul, making a conscious effort to overcome the evil passions-Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, and Ahankaar.
All this cannot be accomplished by merely visiting the external or man-made shrines or spots of pilgrimage.
In this composition Kabir employs a paradoxical image to critique the futile search for external fulfillment, while true contentment lies within the self."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II