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Beyond Empty Ritual: The Critique of Outward Religion

Kabir and Vemana's Fierce Rejection of Ritualism Without Understanding

January 29, 2026
Shikshak Content Board
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Section 7 of 11

Vemana: Pride Destroys Devotion

Vemana Verse గర్వము తోడ పూజ గాక, భక్తి రాదు తాను గొప్పననుచు తలచిన వాడు దైవమును చేరడు విశ్వదాభిరామ వినుర వేమా Meaning Worship with pride is not devotion. One who thinks himself great cannot reach God. Commentary Religion often becomes ego inflation. People worship not to surrender, But to display superiority. Vemana insists: God is reached only through humility.

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