जाती न पूछो साधू की

जाती न पूछो साधू की, पूछ लीजो ज्ञान | मोल करो तलवार का, पङी रहन दो म्यान ||

Arvind Mishra

Do not ask for a good person's caste, check out his knowledge (of the ultimate reality);value the sword rather than the sheath

Bhagwadgeeta says in chapter 4 verse 42 "O Arjuna , with the sword of transcendental knowledge, cut through the doubts in the heart , born of ignorance of the self and take shelter in the science of yoga

Kabir suggests that we must value this sword of transcendental knowledge in a person to know his worth.

Dilip Donde
Having a bird's eye view for the last three yrs of the way we function I can modify that as,"Don't bother about the nationality or colour of the skin, check the knowledge, don't bother about the rank, care for the abilities!"