Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Shiva, Shankara and Mahesh, great names people bow to, are stained.
The Siddhas with their powers, the seekers who strive, and those who wear holy robes are stained too.
Holy rank and holy robes cannot make anyone as spotless as the One.
Kabir names revered forms of the divine, Siv, Sankraa, Mahays, and religious people, sidh, saadhik, bhaykh: adepts with special powers, strivers, and robe-wearers. Bhaykh means religious dress. Dressing the part, holding a rank, even being a famous holy figure, does not by itself make anyone spotless. The point is aimed at spiritual pride and empty show, respectfully, and at no one's faith.
Why might someone wear a “holy costume” and still not be kind inside? What matters more?
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