Rajasthan Kabir Yatra's video: Hum Pardesi Panchi Baba I Vedanth Bharadwaj I Sang Kabir Music Festival

(Click on CC for subtitles in Hindi) (भजन के बोल देखने के लिए CC पर क्लिक करें) This song has the haunting image of a ‘pardesi panchhi’ – a migratory bird from a foreign land – that wings its way here for a short tryst and then flies away. Kabir calls himself such a bird from a faraway land – at once signaling knowledge of his mortality, as also his bird’s eye gaze on the petty and unconscious preoccupations of the rest of humanity. During one's yogic journey - which is not result oriented but directed towards the 'wider' experience, towards experiencing the divine vastness - determination is important. consistency is important hence a yogi would be meditating / focusing on the Supreme consciousness with determination all hours of the day. The only thought in his mind is God, God and God! When this happens, it is like a royal ride -Shahi! All majestic and colorful. The realized yogi knows that the nature of god is -formless, shapeless, tasteless - i.e. beyond senses. The 'form' or name is temporary for a less conscious being to understand. Form is just the few attributes of god that are used by seeker as -a step - to understand the wider nature of god! Listen this mesmerizing composition with Vedanth Bharadwaj. _______ Vocal & Banjo- Vedanth Bharadwaj Rattle (Jhunjhuna)- Gopal Singh Chouhan On stage- Himanshu Bajpayi ______ English translation of the song - I'm a bird from another country, baba, I don't belong to this country. The people in this country are unconscious, every moment sunk in regret, brothers, seekers, I don't belong to this country. I sing without a mouth walk without feet fly without wings. Awareness free of illusion, I play in the limitless. Sitting in shadow, I’m on fire. In sunlight, I’m cool. My true guru is beyond sun or shade. I dwell in the guru. Stick to your posture day and night but the lord won't descend. Wise ones and meditators have worked themselves to death in that country. The great giver whose form is formless takes on the form of a name. Mind and breath can never reach that country. Head, toes, eyes this body the true teacher has transformed beyond death. Kabir says, meet the formless! You're free from death and decay. --------------- Connect with us - Subscribe & Click the notification bell: https://www.youtube.com/rajasthankabiryatra Website: https://www.rajasthankabiryatra.org Donate us: http://www.rajasthankabiryatra.org/donate.php Follow us on Social Media – Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rajasthankabiryatra Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rajasthankabiryatra Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/kabiryatra ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sang Kabir" is a 2-day music festival, curated for seekers and travellers to embrace the enchanting world of Kabir. The first and successful rendition of "Sang Kabir Music Festival" was organised at Jaipur, 26-27 February 2022 in collaboration with Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. It’s an extended version of “Rajasthan Kabir Yatra”, a week long travelling folk music festival held annually at Rajasthan, organised by Lokayan Sansthaan, in partnership with Rajasthan Police and Rajasthan Tourism. ________________________________ Video Credits- Camera: Burhan Habshee, Editing: Deepanshu Tiwari Subtitling: Nikita Tiwari Collection: The Lokayan, Bikaner Place: JKK, Jaipur