Sant Kabir Jayanti - Sant Kabir Jayanti Date
Sant Kabir Jayanti is Celebrated 28th June Every Year.
Sant Kabir Jayanti is an annual event that is observed in the honour of Sant Kabir Das. It is celebrated on the ‘Purnima’ (full moon day) during the month of ‘Jyesta’ in the traditional Hindu calendar. This occurrence falls during the months of May-June as per the Gregorian calendar. Sant Kabir Das was a very renowned saint, poet and social reformer of India who lived during the 15th century. His esteemed works and poems describe the greatness and oneness of the Supreme Being. Kabir Jayanti commemorates the birth anniversary of such distinguished poet and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour in whole of India as well as abroad.
About Sant Kabir
Kabirdas is said that he was born to a Hindu mother but this is not an established fact. Not much is known about his birth. He is said to have been found on the ‘Ghats of River Ganga ’ in the holy city of Benaras by a Muslim weaver Neeru and his wife Neema in the year 1398. The couple took the baby home and named him Kabir meaning ‘the Great One.’ Thus, Kabir was brought up by Muslim parents. However, Kabir is the one religious saint, perhaps the first one, to establish harmony among the various religions. He was the disciple of Saint Ramanand and a devotee of Rama. His teachings are also included in the Holy text of the Sikhs- the Guru Granth Sahib. He, in fact, influenced the ‘Bhakti Movement’ of India which stressed on worshipping the ‘Nirgun Bhagwan’ – the formless God without adhering to meaningless rituals.
The life of Sant Kabir Das is full of wonder and mysticism. Sant Kabir was born in India in 1398 AD and lived for 120 years. During his life, he influenced people of all religion and always emphasized on the oneness of the Supreme power. Although brought up by a Muslim family he wanted to become the disciple of Saint Ramanand. So, one day he went to the ghats of Ganga River where the saint came every dawn to have the holy dip in Ganges. In the faint light of dawn, the young Kabir touched the feet of Saint Ramanand. The saint thought that he had unknowingly touched someone with feet and he uttered the name of God. In Hinduism when a person wants to be a disciple of a Guru, he is initiated by the Guru by uttering the name of God. Thus, when Ramanand came to know the dedication of the young Kabirdas, he got overwhelmed and made him his disciple.
However, it is not clear from any historical text whether Kabirdas preached the spirituality that was bestowed on him by his Guru or his philosophy was a result of his own enlightenment. Kabirdas, since the very beginning, questioned each and every ritual of all the religions that were followed at the time.
Kabir was loved by Hindu, Muslims and Sikhs as well as others equally. This is evident in the fact that when he died, Hindus built the ‘Samadhi Mandir of Sant Kabir’ (Kabir Temple) and the Muslims built the ‘Sant Kabir’s Mazaar’ (Kabir Tomb) side by side and the followers of the both the religion pay homage to the great Saint standing right beside each other.
Rituals during Kabir Jayanti
On the occasion of Kabir Jayanti, the followers of this great saint dedicate the day completely in his remembrance. On this day they recite poems of Sant Kabir Das and take lessons from his teachings. Various meetings and satsangs are held in different places. Sant Kabir Das is still alive in the heart of his followers or devotees who follow his sermons in his poems and two-line couplets known as ‘Kabir ke Dohe’. On Kabir Jayanti this day is elaborately celebrated in Varanasi, his birthplace. Religious sermons are held at Kabirchaura Mutt where religious and spiritual leaders preach his teachings to the common man. Special festivities are observed on Kabir Jayanti at various temples of Kabir in different parts of the country. In some places a procession called as ‘Shobhayatra’ is taken out that culminates at Kabir temple.
Legends Kabir Das
Saint Kabir Das reached the abode of God in Maghar close to Gorakhpur in 1518. However, immediate dispute began regarding the way in which his final rites must be performed. It is believed that both Hindus and Muslims claimed the body to perform the funeral rites. To their utter surprise, Kabir Das stood up and asked them to lift his body and view beneath. Lying there was nothing but a beautiful array of flowers. Devotees and his followers were speechless with Hindus along with some flowers leaving to Varanasi and the rest of the flowers taken by Muslims to Maghar.
Kabir Das was influenced with various incidents throughout his life that made him even more popular. In order to break his spiritual path, a beautiful courtesan had been sent to him with no effective results. Similarly, he was taken to the court of Sikander Lodi after having been believed that he possessed some magical powers. Eventually, he was made to leave the city of Varanasi in the year 1495 after which he never returned. During this period of his life, Kabir toured entire North India spreading oneness among people.
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