Why should the caste of a saint not be asked?
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Answer:
the caste system is the Hindu social and religious hiearchy,created a few thousand year ago. traditionally a person caste is determined at birth and channels them into that caste's occupation. At the top are Saint,brahmins.priests and religious Scholar. So the caste of a saint should not be asked.
Answer:
Saint Kabir is a very important figure of Indian society. He writes in his one poem, "It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs". It enlightens the reformation process in the society in the positive way. It is needless to ask the saint which he belongs. Caste system is blot on humanism due to its people of the country lost much more things. In this poem poet criticizes the mentalities which strengthen the caste system.
Dominance classes always keep attention for the development and growth of the established social system because it preserves their ideology. Society is civilized group, which works for the common interest, but in case of the Indian society the spirit of integrated society had vanished, Indian society has divided into different castes, creed, region etc,. The people of the society have not equal rights, and then how can we call it a society? If the people have not equally treated, then how can we say that society has concrete shape? Social discrimination, economic disparity, political suppression etc. are the part and parcel of the society. Then how can we say the society is developing in progressive direction? So the poet says that people should not ask about caste to saint.
Explanation:
My answer is related to a poem by Saint Kabir. If the question is asked from another poem, the answer may be vary.