The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 339

' VnrZ 3^. "'e Plural apparently referring- to the Lord.

^ BTH signifies here, in contradistinction to fETOTH. 'ig''' habits or manners.

' WT3 5T V3?5\, a figure of ashes = man, made of dust.

EAG GAUrI, JIAH. V., BAVANAKHRI XXY.— XXVII. 367

Pauri. Jajd (J.). (When) he thinks, " I am something: "

He is caught, like a parrot by error (is caught) on a reed besmeared with bird-lime.' When he thinks, " I am a devotee and possessed of divine knowledge: " Further on ( = in the other world) he is not a bit minded by the Lord. When he thinks, " I am reciting a story (in praise of some god): " He is wandering about on the earth like a trader. By whom his own self is destroyed in the society of the pious: With him Murari falls in, (says) Nanak.

Eising at dawn of day mutter the name, adore it night and day!. '

Grief wiU not enter thee, trouble is cleared away, (says) Nanak.

Paiirt. Jhajha (Jh.). Thy grief is effaced By occupying thyself with the name of Ram. Grieving and grieving the Sakat dies. In whose heart there is another love. Thy sins and vices drop from thy mind, (If) thou hearest the nectar-tale in the society of the saints. Lust and wrath, the vile ones, drop off (from him). On whom the mercy of the Lord is, (says) Nanak.

Make efforts in many ways, thou wilt not be allowed to remain, 0 friend!

(Whilst) thou remainest living, adore the name of Hari, Hari with love, (says) Nanak.

Nana (N.). Know for sure and certain, that this causality ^ perishes.

(Though) I make calculation, I cannot count how many have risen and gone.

Whatever I see, that is perishing; with whom should fellowship be made?

Know this precept for certain in (thy) mind: false is the appearance of the Maya.

Who knows (this), he is a saint, he is somewhat' removed from error.

Him he [i.e. Hari) draws out from the blind well, to whom he becomes very favourable.

In whose hand the power is, he is able to produce the (primaiy) causes.

Nanak (says): praise him, by whom tlie conjunction' is made!

(His) bonds of regeneration (and) death are broken, (that) pious man obtains happiness by service (to Hari),

' The AfwXr is a reed or bamlioo, liesmeiired witli liird-l'niie, on which birds are caught.

^ tI3 (^H^' <'aiisaUty; the causes, that act in this world, will perish or cense.

' JTtTIi "IS '" 'he Sankhya philosophy: the incidfitfal conjunction of things.

368 RAG GAFRl, MAH. V., BAVAXAKHRT XXVIII. XXIX.

(Who) does not forget from his miud the depository of (all) excellences, the King Govind, (says) Nanak.

(T.).' Perform thou service to the One, none goes away (from him) unsuccessful. (If) he dwells in (thy) mind, body, mouth and heart, then, whatever thou desirest, that will take place.

The service of (his) palace is given to him, to whom the pious are merciful.

Then thou dwellest in the society of the pious, when he himself becomes kind (to thee).

Many houses have been examined by me: without the name there is no happiness.

The messengers of Tama depart from him who enters the society of the pious.