जहँ गाहक ता हूँ नहीं , जहाँ मैं गाहक नाँय। मूरख यह भरमत फिरे , पकड़ शब्द की छाँय॥ 99॥ कहता तो बहुत मिला , गहता मिला न कोय। सो कहता वह जान दे , जो नहिं गहता होय॥ 100॥
— Kabir
Meaning
Where the buyer is not, I am not. Where I am not the buyer, I am not. This fool wanders in delusion, chasing the shadow of words. Though he speaks much, he gains nothing. He should speak what he does not possess.
Explanation
Kabir uses powerful metaphors here, suggesting that true understanding is not found in endless talk, but in genuine need. He advises us that merely speaking words, no matter how eloquently, does not equate to wisdom. The core message is that one must speak only from a place of authentic experience and realization, not from a position of intellectual pretense.
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