Metaphorically speaking of one’s spiritual path as the process of agriculture, poet-saint Kabir sings of how it is essential to sow the seed of devotion for one to take home the harvest of one’s sadhana.
Lyrics and Meaning:
Avadhoota Gagan Ghata Geharani Re
Look, O established one, the sky grows dark above
Paschim Disa Se Ulti Badali
The clouds are returning from the west
Rum Jhum Barse Meha
And droplets of rain have begun to fall
Utho Gyaani Khet Sambharo
Stand up, O scholar, tend to your crops
Behe Nisrega Pani
Else the floods shall wash them away
Avadhoota Gagan Ghata Geharani Re
Look, O established one, the sky grows dark above
Nirat Surat Ke Bel Banaawo
Let the creepers of awareness grow within
Beeja Bovo Nij Dhani
Sow the seeds of your true self
Dubadhya Doob Jamana Nahi Pawe
Let not the weeds of doubt settle in
Bovo Naam Ki Dhaani
Sow the seeds of devotion
Charon Kone Char Rakhwale
Keep