St Kabeer's Couplets 17: Bow To Guru Before God Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Guru and god both standing fore,
To whose feet should I bow?
Let glory dwell at Guru's door
That helped me know Him now.
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Given here under is the original couplet in Hindi script, and its transliteration in English Roman.

गुरु गोविन्द दोनों खड़े, काके लागु पाए,
बलिहारी गुरु आपनो, गोविन्द दियो मिलाय।

Guru govinda dono khađe, kāke lāgu pāye;
Balihārī guru āpano, govinda diyo milāye.

Kabeer is trying to explain the key role played by guru, the master who takes you under his able wings. If God and guru both are standing in front, whom to bow first? You must first bow to the guru who enabled you to know God.

Topic: god, guru, teacher