Kabir's language is sharper, more direct. Where Shankara warns… Kabir exposes. Kabir Doha: Book Knowledge Without Realization पोथी पढ़ि पढ़ि जग मुआ, पंडित भया न कोय । ढाई आखर प्रेम का, पढ़े सो पंडित होय ॥ Meaning The world died reading books, yet none became wise. Only one who reads the two-and-a-half letters of Love becomes a true pandit. Commentary Kabir redefines wisdom. A pandit is not one who knows scriptures. A pandit is one who knows: Prem — love, surrender, truth. Without transformation, scholarship is funeral decoration. Kabir on Mechanical Ritual + Intellectual Pride माला फेरत जुग भया, फिरा न मन का फेर । कर का मनका डारि दे, मन का मनका फेर ॥ You rotate beads for ages, but your mind does not turn inward. Drop the beads of the hand— turn the beads of the heart. Commentary Kabir attacks mechanical spirituality. The pandit may chant, debate, perform… But has the mind changed? That is the only question. Kabir on Caste Pandits and False Authority जाति न पूछो साधु की, पूछ लीजिए ज्ञान । मोल करो तलवार का, पड़ा रहन दो म्यान ॥ Do not ask a saint's caste, ask his wisdom. Value the sword, not the sheath. Commentary Kabir destroys social religion. Pandits often claimed authority through birth. Kabir insists: Truth is not inherited. It is realized.