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This poem and its historical context illuminate a significant strand in the Indo-Islamic spiritual and cultural history of medieval India. It recounts the event when the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb visited Makanpur and paid deep homage at the shrine of Hazrat Zinda Shah Madar. It is said that the emperor, as a gesture of humility and reverence, tied cotton around his knees and approached the shrine on his knees.

Although royal visits of that era often carried political motives, this particular journey was remarkable for its linguistic and cultural implications. Aurangzeb was accompanied by two Hindu poets, one of whom—Shiv Pandit—composed a kavit (poetic composition) in honor of Hazrat Syed Zinda Shah Madar on this occasion.

The verses —

Nahi salon, kare, hilse
Nahi jaat bihar, na jaat bukhare
Ajmer, maner ko kaun gane
Ali aur hain pir anek bada re
Jot akhandit
Mangal pandit
Shiv pandit
Kaviraj pukare
Ja par rijhat hain kartaar
So aanat dwar
Madar tihare

"Not to Salon, Kara, or Hilsa,
Nor to Bihar or Bukhara,
Who counts Ajmer or Maner?
Ali and countless great pirs abide..." —
reflect the spirit of religious and cultural harmony prevalent in that period.

The poem references several major Sufi shrines of the Indian subcontinent:
Salon (Hazrat Pir Muhammad),
Kara (Hazrat Sheikh Karak Shah),
Hilsa (Sheikh Jamaluddin Janeman Jannati),
Bihar Sharif (Makhdoom Sahib),
Ajmer (Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti),
and Maner (Hazrat Kamaluddin Ahmad Yahya Maneri).

By invoking these sacred sites, the poet conveys a profound spiritual truth — “Where the Creator is pleased, there the true door opens — that door is yours, O Madar.”

This kavit not only exemplifies the inclusive and expansive Sufi devotional tradition, but also stands as a living testament to the cultural coexistence of Hindu and Muslim spiritual sensibilities. The reverence expressed by poets like Shiv Pandit towards Islamic Sufi saints reflects the depth of Ganga–Jamuni tehzeeb, the composite Indo-Islamic ethos, and the linguistic and artistic dialogue that characterized the intellectual milieu of medieval India.