poet 'Rahim' ws well known for his strange manner of giving alms to the poor. He never looked at the person he was giving alms to, keeping his gaze downwards in all humility. When Tulsidas heard about Rahim's strange method of giving alms, he promptly wrote a couplet and sent it to Rahim:
ऐसी देनी देन सों कित सीखे हो सैन।
ज्यों ज्यों कर उँचो करत त्यों त्यों नीचे नैन
"Sir, Why give gifts like this? Where'd you learn that?
Your hands are as high as your eyes are low"
Realizing that Tulsidas was well 'Aware' of the 'Truth' behind creation, and was merely giving him an opportunity to say a few lines in reply, he wrote to Tulsidas in
his humble reply देनहार कोउ और है, भेजत सो दिन रैन।
लोग भरम हम पै धरैं, याते नीचे नैन॥
"The Giver is someone else, bestowing, day and night.
The world gives me credit: so, down are my eyes."
His two sons were killed by Akbar's son Jehangir and their bodies left to rot at the Khooni Darwaza because Rahim was not in favour of Jehangir's accession to the throne at Akbar's death.
His tomb is situated at New Delhi.
[edit] Popular couplets of Rahim
बड़े बड़ाई ना करे बड़े ना बोले बोल,रहिमन हीरा कब कहे लाख टका मेरो मोल
"The truly great never reveal their worth. Nor do those who are truly worthy of praise, praise themselves. Says Rahim, when does a diamond reveals it's value ?"
रहिमन देखि बड़न को लघु ना दीजे डार, जहाँ काम आवै सुंई क्या कर सकै तलवार
"Says Rahim, when you are introduced to an important/rich person, do not ignore or forget your poor friends. , for example, smtims where v cn complete tht job succesfully only using needle, there v cnnt tk any use f a sword !"
एकै साधे सब सधै, सब साधे सब जाय।
रहिमन मूलहिं(root) सींचिबो, फूलै फलै अगाय॥
v shudnt do many wrks in one time..cos in ds way v cnnt get so gud n perfect result..bt If v try to do one wrk in one time ..our othr desird wishes n wrk wll fulfil automatically vd less effrts one by one by n by aft fulfilment f dt wrk...as v automatically get fruits n flowers frm a plant only by watering n tking care f its root..,
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