Sant Kabir Das Maharaj

Pranams at the lotus feet of Kabir Das Maharaj!

Chapter – 1

Sant Kabir Das was a famous medieval poet; his compositions were known as Kabir Ke Dohe.   It is believed that Sant Kabir Das was lived for 120 years from 1398 to 1518.  There were no clear details about the biological parents of Sant Kabir Das Maharaj, he was brought up by a pious  Muslim couple who were weavers in a small village in Varanasi.

Neema and Neeru a pious newly married Muslim couple were traveling to their village in a bullock cart, when they reached Lehertara, a small village in Varanasi, Neema requested her husband to stop the cart for a while, so that they can finish the morning ablutions.  They found a pond nearby, Neema went to get freshen, suddenly her eyes fell on an infant floating on the lotus leaf.  She was shrieked in utter shock; she took the child in her hands and informed her husband about the miracle. She asked his permission to take the child with them.  Neeru was not willing as it was their first visit to village after marriage, people may feel skeptical seeing the child in her hand, it would affect their reputation in the village, she tried to influence him in all possible ways “you are a Hakeem, skillful in treating the lives, you have saved many lives, how can you leave a child to die? Ok. I am leaving this child back in this pond, let whatever happen which is destined to him.”  Immediately, Neeru changed his mind after listening to his wife, he could not leave the child to die, he took the infant on his lap and started a journey to their village. They considered all that happens with the mercy of Allah!