The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 229

(4). In accordance with (his) order'' there are ten gates in the fort (= body).

Five dwell in it having met, (in) infinite light.

He himself is weighed, he himself is the retail-dealer.

Nanak (says): by means of the word (of the Guru) he is accomplishing* (the disciples).

Gaur'i; mahald I. VI. (1). Is it known, from whence (man) comes? From what he is produced, in what he is absorbed? How he is bound, how he gets emancipation? How he is absorbed (in) the imperishable self-born one?

Pause. The name is nectar in the heart, the name (is nectar) in the mouth. (It is) the name (of) Nar-Hari, (by) Nar-Hari (he becomes) free from desire.

' ^3> a blow, a loss (in trade), a misfortune.

^ Such lines cannot he translated, as all rests on conjecture, no case nor verb being indicated. "Lf^VtC is perhaps Xff^rtfT) ^ moat or ditch. The sense would be: if there is plenty of water in a moat, the lotuses are full of sap.

' ^rfsft (yiTl'T^) is here (as adjective) used in an adverbial sense: accordbig to. It is constructed with the Locative (occasionally also with the Nom.).

* The sense of this verse is not easily found ont, as no grammatical construction is observed. Who the five are (senses?), is not indicated. The Sikh Grantliis themselves are bewildered about it.

(2). Naturally he comes, naturally he goes.

From the mind' lie is produced, in the mind he is absorhed.

The disciple is emancipated and not bound.

Reflecting on the word (of the Guru) he is released (from matter) by means of the name of Hari.

(3). The dwelling of many birds is at night (on) a tree.

Comfort is in the heart of the afilicted (birds), (their) delusion is destroyed.

(From) evening (till) dawn they look up to the sky.

(Then) they run to the ten quarters (of the globe), this is written (for them) by destiny.

(4). (Who is) devoted to the name (is like) a framework in a pastui'e-ground.

The jar of pleasure and passion, the poison, bursts asunder.

The house and shop are without chattels and empty.

The diamant-shutters of the disciple are opened.

(5). The saints are met with (on account of) a former conjunction.-

Who rejoice in the True one, they are the perfect people of Hari.

Who oiler up soul and body with natural ease:

(1). Pleasure and passion are contained in the mind.

Directed to the disease of falsehood the mind wakes.

A stock of sin (and) covetousness is collected.

He crosses and makes others (cross),^ whose mind is attentive to the name.

Pause. Praise, praise (to thee), 0 True one, thou art my support! I am a sinner, thou alone art pure.