Kumati

Definition

Evil mind, bad intellect, malicious thinking (कुमति in Sanskrit/Hindi)

Grammatical Form
- Compound noun
- Negative quality descriptor
- Antonym of “sumati” (good intellect)
- Moral-spiritual concept
Usage in Classical Literature
- Used to describe negative mental states
- Found in moral teachings
- Common in devotional literature
- Featured in religious texts as spiritual obstacle

Context
- “Bhoot pisach nikat nahin aavai, Mahabit jab naam sunavai, Nasei rog harai sab peera, Japat nirantar Hanumana beera, Sankat se Hanumana chudavai, Man Kram Vachan dhyan jo lavai, Sab par Ram tapasvee raja, Tin ke kaj sakal tum saja, Aur manorath jo koi lavai, Soi amit jivan phal pavai, Charo jug partap tumhara, Hai parsidh jagat ujiyara, Sadhu sant ke tum rakhvare, Asur nikandan Ram dulare, Ashta siddhi nav nidhi ke data, As bar deen Janki mata, Ram rasayan tumhare pasa, Sada raho Raghupati ke dasa, Tumhare bhajan Ram ko pavai, Janam janam ke dukh bisravai, Ant kaal Raghubir pur jai, Jahan janam Hari-bhakt kahai, Aur devta chitt na dharai, Hanumant sei sarv sukh karai, Sankat katai mitai sab peera, Jo sumirai Hanumant balbeera, Jai jai jai Hanuman gosain, Kripa karahu gurudev ki nain, Jo sat bar path kare koi, Chutahi bandi maha sukh hoi, Jo yeh padhai Hanuman chalisa, Hoy siddhi sakhi gaurisa, Tulsidas sada hari chera, Keejai nath hriday mahan dera, Pavantnai sankat haran, mangal murti roop, Ram Lakhan Sita sahit hriday basahu sur bhoop”
- Used in the context of obstacles to spiritual progress
- Mentioned as something to be removed through devotion
Significance
- Represents mental barriers to spiritual growth
- Highlights need for purification of thoughts
- Emphasizes transformation through devotion
- Identifies negative thinking as spiritual hindrance

Obstacle to Spiritual Progress
- Represents attachment to worldly desires
- Symbolizes ignorance and delusion
- Indicates misguided thinking patterns
- Embodies spiritual confusion
Devotional Aspects
- Devotion to Hanuman removes kumati
- Transforms negative thinking
- Purifies mental processes
- Replaces confusion with clarity

In Hindu Philosophy
- Represents one of the internal enemies to spiritual progress
- Associated with rajasic and tamasic qualities
- Obstacle to moksha (liberation)
- Result of negative karma and samskaras
Spiritual Practice
- Target of spiritual purification
- Overcome through devotion and prayer
- Transformed through divine grace
- Dissolved through spiritual discipline
Symbolic Meaning
- Represents the human condition before spiritual awakening
- Symbolizes the mind clouded by ignorance
- Embodies the struggle against negative tendencies
- Signifies the need for divine intervention in spiritual progress