Shayar Kabir asks: why the garland for the mind, and charity for the world? Hari (God) is attained by merely spinning the rosary; look at the ornament around the neck.
Kabir challenges the notion of outward religious rituals, questioning why we perform elaborate acts like counting rosaries or giving charity. He suggests that true connection with the divine (Hari) is surprisingly simple, requiring no complex effort. The 'throat ornament' serves as a powerful metaphor, urging us to look inward; genuine devotion should be an inherent, visible state of being, not a performance.
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