Religion
Song XCI: I have learned the Sanskrit language, so let all men call me wise:
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, with Evelyn Underhill (1915) · From Songs of Kabir (1915)
I have learned the Sanskrit language, so let all men call me wise:
But where is the use of this, when I am floating adrift, and parched with thirst, and burning with the heat of desire?
To no purpose do you bear on your head this load of pride and vanity.
Kabîr says: "Lay it down in the dust, and go forth to meet the Beloved. Address Him as your Lord."
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MLA
Kabir. “Song XCI: I have learned the Sanskrit language, so let all men call me wise.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, with Evelyn Underhill. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/kabir/90/.
Chicago
Kabir. “Song XCI: I have learned the Sanskrit language, so let all men call me wise.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore, with Evelyn Underhill. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/kabir/90/.
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