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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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