"Pothi Padh Padh Jag Mua, Pandit Bhaya Na Koye, Dhai Akhar Prem Ka, Padhe So Pandit Hoye." Who wrote these lines?

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Correct — A, Kabir. This is one of Kabir's most quoted dohas: 'the world died reading scriptures (pothis) again and again, none became wise; whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of love (prem) becomes truly wise.' It captures Kabir's core teaching that direct devotion and love for the divine outweigh ritual bookish learning — a recurring theme across his verses, compiled in the Bijak and the Guru Granth Sahib.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) A fellow Bhakti/Nirguna saint-poet and cobbler by profession, but this particular doha is attributed to Kabir, not Raidas.  (c) Founder of Sikhism and composer of hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib, but not the author of this specific couplet.  (d) A Vaishnava Bhakti saint associated with Krishna devotion in Bengal, not with this Hindi/Awadhi doha.

Concept: Kabir (c. 15th century) was a Nirguna Bhakti poet-mystic who rejected both rigid Hindu ritualism and Islamic orthodoxy, preaching formless devotion to one God and union through love, not scripture or caste. He composed in vernacular Hindi/Awadhi dohas (couplets) that were later compiled in collections like the Bijak and also included in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib.

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