The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 144

Uselessly his human birth is wasted, having died he is born again and again.

By whom the true Guru is served, by them the name is obtained; (who) reflects, he comprehends (this).

Tranquillity and comfort always dwell in the mind, crying and screaming ceases.

(Whose) own self consumes itself, (his) heart becomes pure, (if) he reflect on the words of the Guru.

0 Nanak, those are emancipated, who are attached to the word (of the Guru), on account of (their) love to Hari.

The service of Hari is fruitful, the disciple he ( = Hari) receives.

To whom Hari is pleasing, with him the Guru falls in, he meditates on the name of Hari.

From the word of the Guru Hari is obtained, Hari brings him ( = the disciple) across.

By the obstinacy of his mind no one has obtained him, go and ask the Vedas!

0 Nanak, he performs the service of Hari, whom Hari puts into (it).-

0 Nanak, he is a hero and great warrior, who has destroyed from within wicked egotism. The disciple, praising the name, has adorned his human birth.

He himself has always become emancipated and all his family (too) is saved (by him). They obtain honour at the true gate, (to whom) the name is dear.

' The sense is: lie does not know n(H- comprehend Ihat there is (properly) ni> (huility.

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The fleshly-minded one dies in egotism, his death is spoiled.' In all his ( = Hari's) order is cun-ent, what will the helpless creature do? Clinging to another the Lord is forgotten (by him) from his own self (= mind). 0 Is^anak, without the name all is pain, comfort is forgotten!

(In whom) by the perfect Guru the name is made firm, from their heart doubt is removed.

The name of Eama, the praise of Hari is sung (by them), light is made and the road is shown (to them).

Having destroyed egotism devout meditation on the One has sprung up, in (their) heart the name is fixed.

The disciple of the Guru Tama cannot overpower, he is absorbed in the true name.

In all the creator himself is abiding, who pleases (to him), he is put into (his) name.

If humble Nanak takes the name, then he lives, without the name he dies in a moment.'

Pattri. "Who is admitted to the court of Hari, is admitted to all courts. Where he goes, there he is honoured, by seeing his face every sinner is saved. Within him is the treasure of the name, by the name he is much exalted.' The name should be worshipped, the name should be minded, by the name all sins are removed. By whom the name is meditated upon with one mind and one thought, they remain firm in the world.

The self-deity* is worshipped by the innate good disposition of the Guru.

AVhen the spirit becomes conscious of the Spirit (within),* then intimacy (intercourse) in the house (= body) takes place (between the two).

The spirit becomes immovable and does naturally not shake by faith in the Guru.

Without the Guru composure does not come,* the filth of covetousness does not depart from within.

In (whose) heart the name of Hari dwells one moment, he bathes at all the sixty-eight Tirthas.'

Filth does not stick to the true one, dirt sticks (to man) by duality.

(The dirt) though washed off, does not go ofl^, if he bathe at the sixty-eight Tirthas.

The fleshly-minded one does (religious) works out of egotism and earns (from them) all sorts of pains.