Kaal
(काल)Literal Meaning
Time; death personified
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Sanskrit 'kala' (time); in Kabir's cosmology, the personified ruler of the entire visible universe — including heavens and hells alike — from whose grip only the truly awakened soul escapes into Amarlok.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Even gods and heavenly pleasures fall under Kaal's dominion in Kabir's vision — a radical claim that true liberation lies beyond every conceivable version of paradise, not within it.