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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 233 — fasts and pilgrimages cannot hold them up
ਕਬੀਰ ਭਾਂਗ ਮਾਛੁਲੀ ਸੁਰਾ ਪਾਨਿ ਜੋ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਖਾਂਹਿ ॥
kabeer bhaaNg maachhulee suraa paan jo jo paraanee khaaNhi.
Kabir, those mortals who consume marijuana, fish and wine
ਤੀਰਥ ਬਰਤ ਨੇਮ ਕੀਏ ਤੇ ਸਭੈ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ॥੨੩੩॥
tirath barat naym kee-ay tay sabhai rasaatal jaaNhi. ||233||
- no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and rituals they follow, they will all go to hell. ||233||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: those people who take cannabis, fish and wine —
no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and rituals they keep, they all sink down to the lowest world.
Outward rituals cannot make up for a clouded life.
Pilgrimages and fasts cannot make up for a life that clouds the mind.
Kabir names maachhulee, fish, and suraa paan, drinking wine, along with cannabis. Tirath barat naym: pilgrimages, fasts and daily rules. Rasaatal is the lowest world in the old stories, a place of sinking down.
Kabir is speaking to people who kept outward religious rules while living carelessly; the rituals could not hold them up. The warning reaches the empty show in any faith.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you keep your mind clear?
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