Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way." - Meaning and context.">
Sakhi, 170; translation by Yashwant K. Malaiya based on that of Puran Sahib.
“

Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way.

— Kabir

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way." in the context of "Sakhi, 170; translation by Yashwant K. Malaiya based on that of Puran Sahib." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Quote Image
Source: Wikiquote: "Kabir" (Quotes, Bijak: Quotes from various translations of the Bijak [Seedling], an early compilation of Kabir's poetry.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Kabir

About Kabir

Kabir (1440–1518) was an Indian poet, mystic and philosopher, and one of the Northern India Sants.