Kabir: Songs of Kabir (translated by Tagore)
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It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs; For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God. It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint may be; The barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and the carpenter — Even Raidas was a seeker after God.
— Kabir on Caste system in India
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs; For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God. It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint may be; The barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and the carpenter — Even Raidas was a seeker after God." in the context of "Kabir: Songs of Kabir (translated by Tagore)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Caste system in India" (Quotes)
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