The body is like a pot that is constantly consumed by time and other elements. This body is merely a vessel, and its true essence or core cannot be found.

This couplet offers a profound meditation on the transient nature of existence. Kabir, the Shayar, uses powerful metaphors—the body as a pot, time as the gnawer—to illustrate that everything material is consumed. He gently reminds us that attachment to the physical form is ultimately futile. The true divine essence (marm) cannot be found within this perishable body; only by transcending the physical self can one find the ultimate truth.