Poem by Kabir

Source:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sok/

Poem II by Kabir

"It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs,

For the priest, the warrior, the tradesman, and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God.

It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint may be,

The barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and the carpenter,

Even Raidas was a seeker after God.

The Rishi Swapacha was a tanner by caste.

Hindus and Moslems alike have achieved that End, where remains no mark of distinction."

• Criticizes the caste system of Hinduism
• Promotes a universal message for seeking God
• Equality of humans (all types of workers)
• Equality of Muslims and Hindus
• Holy understanding of the world