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He, Who Overcomes Pride, Greed, Vanity

Lalleshwari 1320 (Kashmir) – 1392

He, who overcomes pride, greed, vanity
And removes such hurdles of robbery
from his path,
Facilitates his contemplation:
And, in all humility, serves mankind,
Discarding all else as useless
Is the real seeker of the Lord!

[Translated by P. N. Razdan (Mahanori)]

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 11, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 268
Words 44
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 1
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Lalleshwari

Lalleshwari was a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect. She was a creator of the mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, literally "speech". Known as Lal Vakhs, her verses are the earliest compositions in the Kashmiri language and are an important part in history of Kashmiri literature. She inspired some of the later Sufis of Kashmir. She is also known by various other names, including Lal Ded, Lalla, Lal Diddi, Laleshwari, Lalla Yogishwari and Lalishri. more…

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