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Saakat (ਸਾਕਤ )
Meaning:
A Saakat is one who lives only for swaarth (self-interest) and not for Sach (Truth / Spiritual Wisdom).
Shabad Reference:
ਰੋਵਹੁ ਸਾਕਤ ਬਾਪੁਰੇ ਜੁ ਹਾਟੈ ਹਾਟ ਬਿਕਾਇ ॥੧੬॥ “Weep, O Saakat Poor, who sells himself in the marketplace.”
Kabir Ji condemns those who use religion as a means of worldly gain, treating dharam as a commodity.
Characteristics:
Seeks fulfillment of desires wherever convenient: temples, dargahs, gurus, or holy men, but never turns to the true giver of wisdom (Satgur / Gurmukh).
Their Dharam + Arth is purely for self-interest.
Gurmat Teaching:
Such a life is hollow, bound to maya, and far from spiritual liberation.
Gurbani contrasts the Saakat (selfish) with the Gurmukh (Truth-oriented, wisdom-seeker).