Ghazal
Akha Bhagat 14
Akha Bhagat critiques the conventional practice of seeking refuge in physical feet or forms, asserting that true divinity (Hari) is formless and transcends perishable physical attributes. He emphasizes that genuine understanding comes from recognizing the impermanence of the physical and seeking the divine beyond material forms, rather than worshipping transient objects.
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નહિ પગલાંને શરણે જા
ત્યારે અખા ભવની મટે અજા.
Do not seek refuge in mere footsteps, Then, Akha, ignorance of existence ceases.
Do not seek refuge in mere footsteps or superficial paths; only then, Akha, will the ignorance of worldly existence cease.
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ચરણ શરણ તો ખોટી કરી
વણ ચરણોનો દીઠો હરિ;
The refuge of feet, I renounced,And beheld Hari, who has no feet.
I renounced the refuge of physical feet, and then perceived Hari, who has no feet, signifying a realization of the formless divine.
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ચરણ જળે કે ભૂમાં દાટ્ ય
શ્વાન શિયાળિયા કરડે કાટ;
Whether feet burn or are buried in the earth,Dogs and jackals will bite and gnaw.
Whether feet are burnt or buried in the earth, dogs and jackals will still bite and gnaw at them.
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તેણી શરણ અખો શું ગ્રહે
જે સમજે તે એવું લહે .
What refuge can Akho seek in her? He who understands, perceives it clear.
What refuge can Akho seek in her? Whoever understands this, perceives that truth clearly.
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જોજો રે ભાઇ વાતનું મૂળ
પેટ ચોળી ઉપજાવ્યું શૂળ;
Behold, O brother, the root of the affair, He stirred up pain by rubbing his own belly there.
Behold, O brother, the root of the matter. He himself caused pain by rubbing his own belly.
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એક સમે ખર ભાડે ગયો
કાંદા દે ખી ગળિયો થયો;
A donkey once went out on hire,Upon seeing onions, he grew sweet.
A donkey once went out on hire, and upon seeing onions, it became sweet.
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