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He whose mind loveth to consider whetJter a man’s caste is high or
low,
Chanteth the hymn of egoism. (Kobir Ibid, p. 267)
6. Gods, Goddesses and Avtars
They who worship Bhairav shall become sprites;
They who worship Sitala shall ride on donkeys and scatter dust­
For myself I take the name of one God;
I would give all other gods in exchange for it.
They who repeat the name of Shiv and worship him,
ShaH ride on an ox and play the drum;
They who worship the great mother Durge,
Shall be born as a women instead of men. (Namdev, Ibid, p. 57)
You waver and know not the supreme God,
Wherefore you worship gods and goddesses. (Kabir Ibid, p. 163)
He hath millions of Shivs and Kailases;
Millions of Durgas shampoo his limbs;
Millions of Brahmas recite the Veds for Him­
If I beg, let me beg only of God;
I have naught to do with any other god. . .
Millions of Indars wait on Him;. . .
And Rams who out-generalled Rawan’s army,
And Krishns who humbled the pride of Duryodhan.
(Kabir Ibid, pp. 268, 269)
Kabir, call Him Ram who is omnipresent; we must discriminate
in mentioning the two Rams; The one Ram (God) is contained in all
things; the other (Ram Chander) is only contained in one thing, himself.
(Kabir, Ibid, p. 308)
He who forsaking God the diamond yearneth for other gods,
Shall go to hell, verily saith Ravdas.
(Ravdas, Ibid, p. 316)
7. Idolatory and Ceremonialism
One stone is adored,
Another is trodden under foot:
If one is a god, the other is also a god­
Saith Namdev, I worship the true God. (Namdev, Ibid, pp. 44-45)
If God be found by worshipping a stone.
I will worship a mountain; (Kabir, Ibid, p. 140)