Poem of Kabir - Bhimsen Joshi - Beet Gaye Din

Kabir [1398-1488]
Kabir was a weaver and mystic poet from northern India and lived in Hindu holy city of Benares. He was an important influence on the Hindus and Muslims of his time and also a profound influence on Guru Nanak, the first guru of the Sikh religion. Many poems of Kabir can be found in the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scriptures that form the Guru of Sikhism.


Kabir was born in a weaver's family and later adopted by childless Muslim weavers named Niru and Nimma, who found him near Lahara Tara lake, adjacent to the holy city of Varanasi. [3] But his birth is surrounded by legends. Some say he was really the son of a Brahmin widow, adopted by the Muslim couple. [4]

Early in his life Kabir became a disciple of the Hindu bhakti saint Ramananda. It was unusual for a Hindu teacher to accept a Muslim student, but legend has it the young Kabir found a creative way to overcome all objections. Kabir knew which temple Ramananda meditated in each day before dawn, and Kabir lay down on the steps outside. Ramananda walked out in the dark and stepped on the boy's body. Astonished, he leaped up, and cried, "Rama!" Kabir then jumped up and said, "You spoke the name of God in my presence. You initiated me. I'm your student!"[5]

A Bhakti saint, who sang the ideals of seeing all of humanity as one, his name, Kabir, is often interpreted as Guru's Grace.

A weaver by profession, Kabir ranks among the world's greatest poets. In India, he is perhaps the most quoted author. The Holy Guru Granth Sahib contains over 500 verses by Kabir. The Sikh community in particular and others who follow the Holy Granth, hold Kabir in the same reverence as the other ten Gurus.

Kabir openly criticized all sects and gave a new direction to the Indian philosophy. This is due to his straight forward approach that has a universal appeal. It is for this reason that Kabir is held in high esteem all over the world. To call Kabir a universal Guru is not an exaggeration.

Kabir is also considered one of the early northern India Sants. One source for modern adaptations of Kabir's poetry is Robert Bly's The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir.

The details of Kabir's life are mixed with legends - some say he married one Loi and brought up two adopted children Kamal and Kamali, and that Emperor Sikandar Lodi, angered by Kabir's refusal to salute him tried to get him killed by drowning, burning and other means of torture.

Throughout his life Kabir preached and worked as a weaver in the neighbourhood of Benares. Owing to his teachings he was an object of dislike both to Hindus and to Muslims, and it is said that he was denounced to Sikandar Lodi, king of Delhi, as laying claim to divine attributes, but escaped by his ready tongue.


Kabir died at Maghar near Gorakbpur, and a dispute at once arose as to the disposal of his remains, which were claimed, by Hindus and Muslims, the former desiring to cremate and the latter to bury them. While they wrangled, Kabir himself appeared and bade them raise the cloth which covered the corpse. When this was done, it was found that the body had vanished, but a heap of flowers occupied its place. Half of these were burnt after the Hindu custom at a spot now known as Kablr Chaura in Benares, and the rest were buried at Maghar, which became the headquarters of the Muslim portion of the sect that still follows Kabir. They are named Kabirpanthis. A tomb was built there which was subsequently repaired about 1867 by a Muslim officer of the Mughal army.


The basic religious principles he espouses are simple. According to Kabir, all life is an interplay of two spiritual principles. One is the personal soul (Jivatma) and the other is God (Paramatma). It is Kabir's view that salvation is the process of bringing into union these two divine principles.

Singer: Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (Kannada: ಪಂಡಿತ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಗುರುರಾಜ ಜೋಷಿ, born February 4, 1922) is one of India's renowned vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school), he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, on November 4, 2008

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[bsingh01]

This shabad makes you question the reality of your spirit! It comes as a wakeup call but the maya around me makes me a prisoner in the cage!

[vjdani57]

execellent!!

[1017208]

God bless us

[KelleyMRyan182]

I do not understand this language, but I love it. Mr. Joshi's singing is mesmerizing.

[MrThesandisk]

@hidenseek77 lets prostrate to God.

[sadashivsingh2011]

This song is a wake up call to all those ignorants who are ' asleep ' in this materialistic dream world which is like a mirage.

[hidenseek77]

Alas my life is passed away without your meditation O Lord! The desires of my mind and senses are still not quenched and I have lost most of my life in useless pursuits.

Kabir says listen o Sadho (seeker), I lost my childhood in playfulness and my youth was spend in earning name and fame.

The saints dwelling on His name have crossed this ceaseless ocean of the world. Kabir.

PS: Kabir ‘s poetry can melt the hearts of even the dead people. Thank you.

[seeget]

lahe karan mool gawayo

ajahu na gayi mann ki trishna :`(

[vickeybird]

Its a shame that I never got to see him live. And now we only have these songs to remind us of him. There will never be another like him

[nandurimd]

Yhis is soul moving makes yo think about life.Melodious rendering by Panditji He is IMMORTAL.

[steingarten3]

Thank you very much for uploading such old lovely musik.

[nandurimd]

Thanks for upload saqibtahir.excellent comments by kbjoshi and nobody can top it peace on earth

[kbjoshi1]

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[kbjoshi1]

Sangeet samrat joshiji,Hindusthan ki janata ke hridayo me basane wale Swans - Praswans joshji,Rishitulya joshiji,sangeet ke upashak-sadhak joshiji,Joshile joshiji,nirabhimani joshiji,swabhimani joshiji,classical sangeet ke utung himalaya,sangeet ke ojaswi NAKSHTRA- Surya, sangeet ki aatma,SANGITAGYO ME MAHA BHIM Bhimshen joshiji, Nad Brham ke upashak ko Sadar vinamra shraddhanjali-KBJoshi-JAIPUR-0­9829343266

[k231288]

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[k231288]

For lyrics of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's Compositions ( lyrics only )

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[gazalqueen]

GREAT....

[sjatti66]

pandit ji passes away RIP

[jennyeraza]

kay baat ha Kabir sahab jee Rang ha ik khuda ka

[hidenseek77]

The whole life is drained without the remembrance of the Lord. The childhood was spent in play, while the youth was spent in building false ego. You have lost the principle of life. Says Kabira, O wise, the saints have crossed the ocean of life and death. do not waist any time in the false persuits.

[MrJeewanlal]

Searching within own existence ! Bhakti personified. The real name and the real address. Ayojan-prayojan.

[MrJeewanlal]

Searching within own existence ! Bhakti personified. The real name and the real address.

[TheNinjaStorm]

life's truth

[9663381056]

Beautiful bhajan by panditji

[mohanudiavar]

Must be a great bhajan. My nine months old grandchild started to imitate ...