aor ate att Ror aft Feat ag ate ae area aot are anit © ar Sar vet Rear a ue tari ot Fat9 wer ots art 2 Introduction to Sant Kabir Kabirdas, a great devotee, was greatly attracted to the Hindu spiritual tradition though by birth he was not one and was drawn to saint Ramananda, whom he recognised as his Guru, Every day he used to stand outside the gates of the saint’s Ashram since he could not muster enough courage to enter the premises with the fond hope that his presence would be noticed by his disciples who wonld convey the matter to the saint. Days rolled on and his wish remained unfulfilled, At last God Himself decided to intercede, The saint while going out for his bath overheard the idols of Rama and Lakshmana in his worship speaking to one another, to the effect that they should leave the Ashram because a great devotee had not been welcomed there ‘The saint who was not aware of Kabie’s daily visit to his Ashram found hi 1g on the banks of the river and in the darkness of the morning hour stumbled on hima and invountarily uttered “Rama”. 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