The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 143

0 fleshly-minded one, destitute of the name, be not led astray, having seen the colour of the eaffron-flower!

Its colour (lasts) only a few days, its value is nothing.

The fools and blockheads, who cling to another (but Hari), are consumed and die.

Having fallen like worms into ordure, they are again and again consumed.

0 Nanak, those, who are attached to the name, are joyful by the natural good disposition of the Guru.

From the devotees the colour does not go off, easUy they remain absorbed.

Pauri. The whole creation is produced by thee, by thyself the daily bread is prepared. Some eat practising fraud and deceit, falsehood and lies are emitted from their mouth. What is pleasing to thee, that thou dost, by thyself they are applied to that work. Some he has instructed ■ in truth, to them he has given inexhaustible store-rooms. Who eat, thinking of Hari, to them it is profitable, the hand of the thoughtless (= who do not think of him) is beaten.

Eeading and reading the Pandit explains the Veda, (but) the infatuation of the Maya lulls him to sleep.

By reason of second love (duality) the name of Hari is forgotten, the foolish heart incurs punishment.

He never thinks of him, who has given soul and body, who prepares and gives the daUy bread.

The noose of Tama is not cut off (his) neck, again and again he comes and goes.

The blind fleshly-minded one does not see anything, he earns what is written before (for him).

By a full (perfect) destiny the true Guru is found, the comfort'giving name comes and dwells in the heart.

Comfort he {i.e. the disciple) enjoys, comfort he puts on (as clothes), in comfort, comfort he passes his time.

May not that name be forgotten by Nanak = from his mind, by which he obtains lustre at the true gate!

Slok II.; mahald III. By serving the true Guru comfort is obtained, the true name, the vessel of (all) qualities. (Who) has known his own self by the instruction of the Guru, (to him) the name of Kama is manifest.

He is acquiring the perfectly True one, greatness is with the great.

Soul and body, all is his; offer praise and supplication (to him)!

Who is praising him by the true word (of the Guru), he dwells in full comfort.

" The subject is here changed at once; he is = Hari.

' Nanak might also I)e taken as Vocative, and then the translation would be: may not (by the disciple) that name be forgotten, etc.!

(Though) in the heart be silent repetition (of the Vedas, etc.), austerity and continence, he has lived in misery without the name (of Hari).

From the instruction of the Guru the name is obtained, the fleshly-minded one is ruined by spiritual blindness.

As it pleases thee, so keep me! Nanak is thy slave.

Every one is thine, thou art every one's, thou art the capital stock of all. All are begging from thee, continually making supplication.

To whom thou givest, he obtain.s everything; from some thou art far, to some (thou art) near. Without thee there is no place, from which (anything) might be asked; may some one ascertain this in his mind!

All are praising thee, at (thy) gate thou makest manifest the disciples.

Slok I.; mahala III. The Pandit, reading and reading cries aloud, (but in him is) the infatuation of the Maya and love (to her).

In his heart he does not know Brahm, in his mind he is foolish and ignorant.

In duality (other love) he instructs the world, he does not understand the (right) consideration.'