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Who is not familiar with the immense contribution of Kabir as an extraordinary poet and thinker. Everyone from India’s public mind to the enlightened class is convinced of him. Saint Kabir’s deep and natural attack on religious-cultural ostentatiousness through his couplets, only the creators of such a rare personality have been able to do. Kabir Ke Dohe doesn’t seem to try to collect the certificate of being intellectual near him, it becomes like a torch fighting for a humane and sensitive society. In fact, Kabir is synonymous with spiritual consciousness.
For Kabir the distinctions were false. Appearance has nothing to do with the truth. Shastra knowledge confuses man more. Subjective desires are also meaningless. The real truth is – liberty, equality and purity.
Kabir has his own distinctive style of unveiling the reality through couplets. The priceless heritage of mere mortals – Kabir seems more relevant today. Kabir is the best representative of the Gyanashrayi branch of Bhaktikal. Saint Kabir, the great poet of social concerns, is actually read and understood many times, his study makes us more intimate and curious towards him.
The poets and storytellers of Bhakti-period have continuously expressed the high-level basic understanding of religion, philosophy and meditation at the level of their creation. Among these poets also, the position of Tulsi and Kabir is special in their respective fields. Taking the basis of Ram Katha and Hanuman Chalisa, Tulsi composed poetry ranging from Prabandha to Muktak. They have got the opportunity to be creative on different aspects of human culture. In this way, all the dimensions of the root process have been easily merged in his poetry. On the one hand, if this value-view can be seen satirized in the duties of family life, on the other hand, the value-process of philosophy and spiritual practice has found expression at the level of creation.