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What Kabir understood by Ram, is his normative or stylised noun for 'Him', but he was not the son of Dashrath or the king of Ayodhya. He was not a person but a pervasive, universal presence beyond time, space and identity, Brahman. Love, the equivalent of bhakti, for him was itself a universal and timeless and thus frictionless worship. Bhakti that is inside of each human being and does not reside in the 'namaz' or the 'puja', in the temple or the masjid.
This was a brilliant alternative in the whole era marked by sectarian and religious friction emanating from denominational identities; its influence on all layers of society from the field to the court, from the cultivating peasant to the outstanding intellectual like Abu’l Fazl was remarkable. Akbar’s and Abu’l Fazl’s renowned rational policy of sulh-i kul had Kabir’s dichotomy at its base.Â
'Guru Granth Saheb' has incorporated some 225 verses of Kabir and Rabindranath Tagore, translated a hundred of these with great admiration. An outstanding 'she’r' of Ghalib is a near verbatim rendering of Kabir’s philosophy.
His dohas are still relevant today as they were when he wrote them, transcending the bounds of time. Kabir’s teachings are in perfect harmony with the social and religions needs of the present times. He identified himself completely with the concept of an integrated Indian society and won the hearts of millions. This is the need of the hour right now. His idea of a casteless society, which is based on rationality, is the answer to the creeping casteism and superstitions in the modern society. Kabir’s dohas are rooted in basic philosophy with ability to stand the test of time. This makes the teaching of Sant Kabir immortal.
He questioned the structures and systems of the time and always questioned the people who claimed authority in the society. In the society which is turning towards status quoist, this temperament is more necessary than ever.
People still find his couplet relevant in today’s context which is gradually being engulfed by consumerism, urbanization and globalization. Therein lies his indigenous modernity.