Kabir doha · Stay Humble · Level 3
कबीर यह घर प्रेम का, खाला का घर नाहिं।
सीस उतारे भुईं धरे, तब पैठे घर माहिं।
Kabir yeh ghar prem ka, khala ka ghar naahi
Sees utaare bhuin dhare, tab paithhe ghar maahi
Kabir yeh ghar prem ka means: this is the house of love, not an aunt's house you can walk into as you please. To enter, you have to leave your pride at the door. For children, it says that real friendship and love ask us to put down the "me first" feeling, and that this is what makes them strong.
Updated
Meaning in English
The house of love isn't easy to enter —
it's not like visiting your auntie's place!
You have to bow your head down low
and leave your pride at the door
before you can step inside.
अर्थ (हिंदी में)
कबीर कहते हैं कि प्रेम का घर आसान नहीं है — यह कोई रिश्तेदार का घर नहीं जहाँ बिना मेहनत चले जाओ। प्रेम पाने के लिए अहंकार छोड़ना पड़ता है।
Pari and her best friend have not spoken since Monday, when both of them said things they did not mean.
On Thursday, Pari sees her friend sitting alone at lunch. Her pride says, "She should come to me first."
Pari picks up her tiffin, walks over and sits down. "I missed you," she says. It is the hardest thing she has done all week, and the best.
Keep it light. Let the child answer in their own words, draw it, or hum the line again.
Try this: Make a "pride shoes" ritual: before a hard conversation, pretend to take off your pride like shoes at the door, then go in and talk.
Children can bow their heads gently on "sees utaare bhuin dhare", as if setting down something heavy, before stepping forward on "tab paithe ghar maahi".
It means: this is the house of love, not an aunt's house where you can walk in freely. Only those who set aside their pride can enter.
Khala means a mother's sister, an aunt. An aunt's house is a place where you can walk in without a second thought. Kabir says love is not like that: it asks something of you.
Literally, it means taking off your head and placing it on the ground. Kabir means setting down your pride and ego completely before entering the house of love.