In the process of his spiritual practice the disciple has to withdraw his consciousness from the body and bring it to the eye center in order to taste the divine water of the Lord's grace. Looking at the eye center from below, the Saints have called it an inverted well. The "village girl" is the soul in the physical body; the rope of her attention is going downwards, and instead of drawing the water she is enlisting the help of five bearers to do so. In other words, man's attention is running outwards and he remains under the domination of the five passions, while spiritual bliss lies within his own body at the eye center. Kabir points out that it is only by following the directions of a perfect Master that one can go within, draw the "water" with ease and enjoy true bliss.

Drawing water from the well
Is an arduous task,
Yet your intense thirst will not be quenched
Without the water of the Lord's grace.

The water is above,
Far below lies the rope;
How can the poor village girl
Fill her pitcher?

The well is inverted,
Its edge hard to reach;
The five bearers
Return empty-handed.

Through my Master's directions
And through his grace, says Kabir,
I draw the water with ease
And drink it to my fill
With joy and ecstasy.

K.G., p. 101:140
Doobhar paniyā bharyā na jāi