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RELIGIOUS SECTS
second that leads you astray. Every man and woman that has ever been born is of the same nature with yourself. Ile, whose is the world, and whose are the children of Ali and Rám, He is my Guru, He is my Pír.
The following Šabda is peculiarly illustrative of the mystical and unintelligible style of parts of the Bijak; the explanation of the terms is taken from the key above referred to, but the interpreter is, perhaps, the most unintelligible of the two.
SARDA THE 69tu.--Who is the (1) magistrate of this city, (2) the meat (3) is exposed, and the (4) Vulture sits guarding it, the (5) Rat is converted into a (6) boat, and the (7) Cat is in charge of the helm; the (8) Frog is asleep, and the (9) Snake stands sentinel; the (10) Ox bears; the (11) Cow is barren; and the (12) Heifer is milked thrice a day; the (13) Rhinoceros is attacked by the (14) Jackal; very few know the (15) station of Kabir. (16)
Key. 1. Man the pride of intellect. 2. The body. 3. The Tedas, or scriptural writings of any sect, which teach the true nature of God. 4. The Pandit, or worldly expounder of divine truths. 5. Man or intellect. 6. A mere vehicle for the diffusion of 7. Máyú, illusion and falsehood. S. The Siddha or saint. 9. Parameswara, the supreme being. 10. l'ishuu. 11. Máyá or Derí. 12. Paramescara, the supreme. 13. A holy man. 14. Intellectual or doctrinal pride. 15. The divine nature. 16. God identified with man and nature.
The Sukhís of Kabir deserve, perhaps, a more copious exemplification: they are very gradually current even amongst those not his followers, they contain much curious matter, and they have often been referred to without their character being duly understood; there are some thousands of them, of which the Bijak comprehends between three and four hundred:
| SR No. | 007688 |
| Book Title | Essays Lectures on Religion of Hindu Vol 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H H Wilson |
| Publisher | Trubner and Company London |
| Publication Year | 1861 |
| Total Pages | 480 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Interfaith & Hinduism |
| File Size | 28 MB |