The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 180

' ¥yt, s.f. Plur. the four mines; -ETrfe, s.f. species, kind (Sansk. -qi^, from which a substantive fem ^ IS formed, which is now in Sindhi-Hiudi commonly written ^if or ^^j^). The sense is: by thee all living creatures are created.

rrJjSr^^?.^^^^^ "'"^ ''" translated either: by a perfect destiny he (U. the Guru) is obtained (T»1w.^,5WfT = m^5Tt, verb, adj., nia being then an alliteration), or f»T?5T^t5Wn may be taken as gerundive and translated: he must be acquired. The sense is the same either nay.

162 ^-'^^ MAJH, MAH. III., ASTPAD. XII. (XIII.)

Inside much filtbiness is accumulated by dint of another love (duality).

At the bank (of a river), at a Tirtha, in a foreign country the selfish man wanders about and accu- mulates other additional filth of egotism.

(4). If he serve the true Guru, then his filth goes off.

He dies whilst living and applies his mind to Hari.

Hari is spotless and true, no filth sticks to him; who cUngs to the True one, his filth he (Hari) is

(5). Without the Guru there is deep (blind) darkness.

He who has no divine knowledge is blind, stark blind.

The worms of ordure are working up ordure, and are again destroyed in ordure.'

(6). Who serves the emancipated ones becomes (himself) emancipated.

Egotism and selfi.shness he removes by means of the word (of the Q-uru).

Who serves daily Hari in truth, obtains by a perfect (good) lot the Guru.

(7). He himself bestows the gift, that he unites to union (with himself).

Prom the perfect Guru he {i.e. the disciple) gets the treasure of the name.

By the true name the mind always (becomes) true, by serving the True one he is removing his pain.

(8). Consider him {i.e. Hari) as being always in (thy) presence, do not consider him as being far away!

Leam from the word of the Guru, that Hari (is present) within (thee)!

Nanak (says): from the name greatness is obtained, from the perfect Guru (thou art) obtaining it {i.e. the name).

(1). Who are true here, they are true (also) in the other world. A true heart is absorbed in the true word (of the Guru).

The True one it serves, the True one it acquires, fi-om the True one it gets comfort' (with the Supreme).

Pause. I am devoted, 0 Lord, I am devoted (to them, who) cause the true name to dwell in their heart. The true ones serve (him) and are absorbed in the True one, they are singing the praises of the

(2). The Pandit reads (but) does not obtain a relish (from it).

By another love (duality) the Maya leads his mind astray.

By the spiritual blindness caused by the Maya all his inteUect is lost, having practised vices he is regretting (it afterwards).

(3). If the true Guru be met with, then he gets the truth (the Deity).

He dies by the word (of the Guru), he subdues his own mind and is (thus) obtaining the gate of final emancipation.

' \)rjltjfonrr. alliteration instead ofiraT©. «•'«• destruction; (their) destruction is in —. Or VBT- ^t^OMT is alliteration instead of \fBl"@. a verbal adjective formed from VH5?T. being consumed; the latter is more suitable and borne out by other similar forms (fil^JT^feWT}-

' 1\^, s.m. oomfort, joy, as used in Tulsi Das' RamSyana. The Sansk. ^^ = ^U = ''ER, written also ^f^ (but always s.m.), signifies: frietukhip, intimacy, and differs from ^, the etymology of nhicli is uncertain.