Mystic Verses of Sant Maluk Das of Allababad - Classic Sants of India - Sant Mat
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"Maluk Das (1574–1682) was an Indian devotional poet of India. He was born in Kada, near Allababad. Themes of his songs such as social reform, religious tolerance, goodwill among men, equality and the oneness of God, resemble other singers of the Bhakti movement such as Kabir and Guru Nanak. Maluk Das believes in God as a Formless Being and the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who, at the same time, pervades through each and every shape. Maluk Das addresses Him by several names, e.g. Nirankar (That which has no form), Avinashi (That which does not perish), Allah, Parameshwar, Jyoti Saroop (The form of Light), Parmanand (The absolute Joy), Sirjanhaar (The Creator), etc..." (Dharmapedia)
"Maluk Das (Hindi:मलुक दास, 1574) was a devotional poet-saint from Prayagraj (Allahabad), India, a religious poet of the Bhakti Movement. These Compositions are most famous: Ratna Khan, Maluk Shatak and Gyan Bodh." (Wikipedia)
"Sant Maluk Das was one of the great poet Saints of India with the universal message of love and oneness of God. He was a Saint who taught love, amity and devotion, and looked upon everyone as equal and was never biased on the basis of caste and creed. His ashrams continue to send out a message of spirituality, integrity, and harmony to this day. They are a sanctuary where people from all walks of life come to find peace within and around. Like all great Sufis and Saints, Maluk Das revived the true spirit of religion with the ultimate objective of finding communion with God through love and devotion, not through rituals.
"The tradition of Indian Saints is all-inclusive, all embracing. It concerns the well-being of entire humanity and the Being only. This is why Sufis and Saints of the Bhakti cult like Guru Nanak, Kabir, and Rumi, Baba Farid and Maluk Das were never confined to any organized religion or sect. They aimed at direct communion with the Supreme Sovereignty. Sant Mat or Sufism shows the path leading to the union of the soul with the Ultimate Soul which Sufis or Saints call Sat Naam or Al-Haqq. Like Nanak, Kabir, and Rumi, Maluk Das adopted poetry as the medium to and spread his message of spirituality, devotion, and universal brotherhood. His poetry also deals with temporal issues and various aspects of human concerns. It seeks to promote social reform, religious tolerance, and goodwill among men.
"Maluk Das believes in God as a Formless Being and the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who, at the same time, pervades through each and every form." (The Concept of God in Maluka’s Poetry, By Mohammad Saleem, Research Scholar, Department of English Studies & Modern European Languages, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, pages 1 and 2)
Selections of Sant Maluk Das's Mystic Verses
"Like Kabir, he does not believe in rituals such as pilgrimage, etc. When he has realized that his heart is itself the abode of God, these exterior forms are unnecessary."
"He enlightens his disciples that realization of one’s self leads to salvation and the divine bliss."
"When the seeker attains this stage, he is able to recognize God in every particle of the universe, and he does not need to seek God at specified places of pilgrimage."
"He seeks only the final refuge, i.e. God, Who is all pervading and can be found only through love and devotion to His name."
"He further says that when he has realized that God dwells everywhere, in every object, and all ideas emanate from Him and end onto Him, why the Limitless Soul should be confined to a mere stone or a book?"
More Sant Maluk Das Verses (Hindi [followed by English translation])
Poem 1
“Tar hai chitai lāj karu jan kī, ḍāru hāth kī phānsī.
Jan tē tērō jōr na lahihai, rachchhapāl avināśī.”
[“You stand at the shore, mindful of your servant’s honor—cut away the noose from my hand.
Your servant cannot summon the strength on his own—O undying Preserver, deliver me.]
“Kahai Malūkā chup karu ṭhagani, auguṇ rākhu durāī.
Jo jan ubarai Rām nām kahi, tāte kachhu na basāī.”
[“Malūk says: ‘Be silent, you deceiver—hide your faults away.
If a devotee is saved by chanting Rām’s Name, you have no power to stop him.]
Poem 2
“Sōtē sōtē janam gaṃvāyā—
[While asleep, one has wasted life.]
“Māyā mōh mēṃ sani paḍō sō, Rām nām nahīṃ pāyā.”
[So immersed in worldly illusion, you never obtained Rām’s Name.]
“Mīṭhī nīnd sōyē sukh apnē, kabhūn nahīṃ alasānē.
Gāfil hōkē mahal mēṃ sōyē, phir pāchē paḍachitaānē.”
[You slumbered sweetly in self-indulgence, never once rousing yourself.
Heedless, you slept in your palace—only afterwards did regret set in.]
“Ajahūṃ uṭhō kahā̃ tum baiṭhē, binatī sunō hamārī.
Chahūṃ ōra maiṃ āhaṭ pāyā, bahut bha’ī bhū’ī bhārī.”
[Even now, rise—why do you linger? Listen to my entreaty.
I sense the signs from every side—the weight of the earth has grown heavy.]
“Bandīchhōra rahata ghaṭ bhītara, khabar na kāhū pāyī.
Kahat Malūk Rām kē paharā, jāgō mērē bhā’ī.”
[The Liberator dwells within the heart, yet no one notices.
Malūk says: Rām stands guard—awake, O my brothers.]
Poem 3
“Ab tērī śaraṇa āyō Rām.”
[Now I have come to Your refuge, O Rām.]
“Jabē suniyā sādh kē mukh, patit-pāvan nām.”
[When I heard from the saints’ lips saying the Name that saves the fallen.]
“Yahī jān pukār kīnhī, ati satāyō kām.”
[Recognizing this, I cried out, tormented by worldly desires.]
“Viṣaya sētī bhayō ājiz, kaha Malūk gulām.”
[Exhausted by sense-pleasures, says Malūk, Your slave.]
Poem 4
“Bābā man kā hai sir talē—
[O father, the mind rests beneath the head.]
“Māyā kē abhimān bhūlē, garva hī mēṃ galē.”
[“Lost in illusions of pride, you languish in conceit.]
“Jibhyā kāraṇ khūn kiyē, bāndhi jampur chalē.”
[On account of the tongue, you have committed murders—bound, you proceed to the land of
Death.]
“Rāmajī sōṃ bhayē bēmukh, agini apnī jalē.”
[Turning your face from Lord Rām, you burn in your own fire.]
“Hari bhajē sē bhayē nirbhay, ṭārahūṃ nahīṃ ṭarē.”
[Those who worship Hari become fearless; they do not waver in their resolve.]
“Kaha Malūkā jahā̃ garībī, tē’ī saba sē bhalē.”
[Malūk says: Where there is humility, those people prove the best among all.]
(from an unpublished book of 108 Satsang Talks Given by Maharshi Mehi)
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