Teri Bhakti Hansi na Kheli

 

Teri bhakti hansi na kheli
tilak mala se tare na koi, kah bandhe griva seli 
nache gave tal mirdange, aau chikani bahu bate
jaisa kache taisa nache, duri karo yah ghate
ka bhau math mudaye ghotaye, ka chikhur sir rakhe
ka mani mudra kan faraye, ka mauni mundi ankhe
ka gudari alafi ke penhe, kah diye sir topi
ka mukh murali venu bajaye, virndavan rachi gopi
ka dhatura bhang bukaye, man mat bhav tarnga
ka tirath barat ke kiye, kah pakharat anga
ka gofa sofa me baithe, kah pavan ke sadhe
sadhat tan nar bhaya asadhi, maya pakari fir bandhe
ka akhar ke arth vichare, ka Gita padhi vani
apane andha magu na sujhe, buri muya vinu pani
rahe sambhare chale vichare, nirmal pad so rata
sansai sagar duri karu yogi, kahe Dariya sat bata.

 

 

In the above sabad, Sant Dariya comments on the futile exercise of false saints. People have made devotion a mockery. They are   obsessed with the externalities. Such false saints bear peculiar dresses and carry different articles to cheat people. They bear garlands of  beads in their neck, colour their foreheads.They sing and dance at the tune of various musical instruments. Many such so called  saints have clean shaven heads whereas others keep long hairs. Some get their ears' lobes punctured to bear rings . Some bear ear rings and others bear caps on their heads. They eat and drink intoxicants like bhang, dhatura.Others run to various places of pilgrimage and take bath in  sacred rivers(so called). They practice variety of dhyanas by controlling  their breathing. Others study holy scriptures but seldom live according to the teachings. Such  persons are themselves lost. How can they redeem others?

              Dariya   speaks  the truth and exhorts such mendicants  to be heedful and follow the teachings of Sadguru with full faith.They should follow the true path shown by the Sadguru.Externalities have no role in true devotion to the Lord.

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