The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 400

The true Guru is the field of religious duties, as one sows on it, such a fruit he gets.

By the disciples of the Guru nectar is sowti and Hari gives them the fruit of nectar.

Their faces are bright in this and that world, at the true gate they receive from Hari a dress of honour.

In the heart of some is falsehood, they practise continually falsehood; these, as they sow, such a fruit they will eat.

"When the true Guru, the banker,' will look closely at them, they will all be disclosed as counterfeit.

They get always such (a fruit) as they intend, they are such as they are sounded by God.^

In both worlds the Lord himself abides, working continually he beholds all his proceedings.

In him, who is directing his mind on the One, the One is abiding, to whom he (the One) attaches himself, he becomes acceptable.

Some one makes many words, (but) in whose house the thing is, he eats it.

Without the true Guru the right knowledge is not obtained, egotism does not depart from within.

The selfish ones suffer the pain of hunger, they stretch out their hand and beg at every house.

Falsehood and deceit do not remain hidden, outward show and plating go off.

For whom it is written before, w4th him the true Guru, the Lord falls in.

As when iron is brought in contact with the philosopher's stone, so one falling in with the society (of the pious) becomes gold.

0 Lord of humble I^anak, thou art the Lord, as it pleases (thee), so thou makest (men) go.

Paiiri. By whom Hari is served in (their) heart, them Hari himself unites (wdth himself). His qualities are communicated to them, who burn all their vices by moans of the word (of the Guru). (Their) vices are sold for straws, to whom he gives, they obtain true (qualities). (I am) a sacrifice to my own Guru, who has effaced (my) vices and displayed (in me) virtues. Great is the grandeur of the great one, the disciple sings (his) praise.

Till. Slok I. In the true Guru is a great majesty; who daily meditates on the name of Hari, Haii: He, uttering the name of Hari, Hari (gets) purity and control of the senses, by the name of Hari he is satiated.

The name of Hari (is his) strength, the name of Hari (is his) tribunal, the name of Hari procures his protection.

- The sense is: tUey emit such a sound as God makes them emit, just as a musical instrument gives sucli a sound as the player desires.

Who intently adores the shape (body) of the Guru, he gets the fruits his heart desires. Who slanders the true perfect Guru, him the creator -will cause to he killed. That time will not again come into his hand, what he has sown, he will eat himself. He is carried off to the horrible hell with a black face, as they put a neck-halter on a thief. If he fall again on the asylum of the true Guru, he is saved, when he meditates on the name of Hari, Hari.

Nanak proclaims the words of Hari, thus he pleases Hari, the creator.

Who does not mind the order of the perfect Guru, he is self-willed, ignorant and robbed by the Maya, the poison.

In his heart is falsehood, he is known as practising falsehood, hopeless strifes are put on his neck by God.

He sells many words, but his words please no one.

He wanders about in every house like an ill-fated woman; who comes in contact with him, to him also (his) marks are communicated.

Who becomes a disciple, he remains undefiled, he leaves the side of that one and sits down at the side of the Guru.

Who conceals his own Guru, he is not a good man, 0 ye saints, by him profit and capital, all is lost.

Nanak lets first hear the Shastras and the Vedas.

(But) the word of the perfect Guru comes (stands) above them.

To the disciples of the Guru the grandeur of the perfect Guru pleases, the self-willed do not get this opportunity.