The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 112

(8). By the telling of legends (final) emancipation is not obtained, nor by reading loads of books.

Purity of the body is not obtained without devotion and love to Hari.

0 Naaak! him, by whom the name is not forgotten, the Guru, the creator, unites (with himself).

(1). If the true, perfect Guru be met with, the jewel of reflection is obtained. If the heart be given to one's own Guru, the love of all is obtained. The boon of final emancipation is obtained, that is blotting out vices.

0 brother, without the Guru divine knowledge is not acquired!

Go and ask one of the Brahmas, Karadas and Yed-Yyasas! '

(2). He, who is known by application to divine knowledge and meditation, is called inexpressible.

(If) a tree is fruitful and green, its shade becomes large.

Eubies, jewels, gems, are in the store-room of the Guru.

(3). From the store-room of the Guru is obtained the love to the pure name.

The true, boundless stock of goods is collected by a full destiny.

He is a giver of comfort, a remover of pain, the true Guru is destroying the demons.

' JI^^H = 31^ Jlf SI'S. virtuous conduct. The case or grammatical counexion is utterly neglected by Nanak, and the translation can only he made according to conjecture.

'Asa sign of her Tf J |J| > or happy state of wifehood.

^ Ald^. the son of Brahma, and one of the ten origin.iI Risliis. He deliglited in exciting quarrels (hence ST3^ = «» embroiler). He is said to be the inventor of the Vina or lyre, of a code of laws, and of tlie Naradiya Parana. f^J^HTT = ^TW. the supposed compiler of the Vedas. Twenty-eight Vyasas are men- tioned, who are incarnations of Narayana (or Brahma), and descend to earth from time to time to promulgate the Vedas.

(4). The water of existence is difficult and terrible, there is no shore nor limit of it.

There is no boat nor buoy, nor is there a pole (to work the boat with) or a boatsman for it.

There is a boat (consisting) of the fear of the true Guru, by a favourable look he ferries across.

(5). If but a little (only) the beloved be forgotten, pain sets in and happiness departs.

May the tongue be burned with firebrands, that does not mutter the delightful name!

"When (his) body is destroyed, his pain is very great, when Tama seizes (him), he repents.

(6). Saying "mine, mine," they are gone, body, wealth, wife, is not with (them).

"Without the name wealth is useless, he ' is gone astray on the road.

The true Lord is served by the disciple, (whose) story (description) is inexpressible.

(7). He (=man) comes (into the world), having gone, he is caused to wander about (in transmigra- tion), his lot having fallen he follows his occupation."

How shall that, which is written before, be blotted out? the destiny is written after the pleasure (of the Supreme).

Without the name of Hari there is no (final) emancipation, by the instruction of the Guru he finds union (with the Supreme).

(8). Without him I have nobody, whose my soul and life is.

May egotism and selfishness be consumed, may covetousness and conceit be burnt!

0 Nanak! if the word of (the Guru) be reflected upon, the abode of virtues (or of all qualities = the Supreme) is obtained.