The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 50

0 S^anak! he who is void of qualities ( = God) bestows favour, he grants favour to the virtuous.

Such a one is not seen, who may bestow some favour on him (God).

By having heard (his name) the Siddhs,' Pirs, Gods and Naths' (have been made). By having heard the earth, the white (Bull),' the sky.

By having heard the (seven) insular continents, the (seven) Lokas, the (seven) Patalas. By having heard, death cannot affect (them).

0 Kanak! (his) worshippers are always happy. By having heard, pain and sins are annihilated.

' J|<A\ HsiIlA, " the abode of virtues or of (^all) the finalities" is a frequent epithet of the Supreme Being. ' i.e. the 1f^^ or worshipper.

' Sr? (or 3r3) has iu the Granth two meanings; it may denote God, the Supreme Being (^(0 STS), or the Guru (who is always considered as an Avatar or incarnation of the Deity).

' f%^ THTITj without destiny. oTS^ i'l tlie plural denotes the works of a former birth, and is therefore equivalent to destiny (the state of a man in tliis life depending on the works of a former I)iith).

* The explanation of Mani Singh: ^f^ vIrZfS ^fZ W3\ntW[ in\<i\ii ^ VTlft ^ ^ 3^ fS^ ^ ^T ■^<^<S3T " He will be made a worm amongst worms, also the sinners will blame him," is false, the subject being the same (God).

' About the Siddhas or perfect ones, see Wilson's Vishnu Purana, p. 227. In the Granth Siddh denotes also a Jogi who has attained to supernatural power.

^■^j i.e. the nine Xaths or great Gurus of the Jogis.

',Mani Singh says: l|Q(Ji 'T??^ % 3T3 ^ G ilfy t|iM,^ I O " The white bull stands, having lifted up the load of the earth." (,\(^^ =: ai^^gi.

By having heard (his name) Isar (Shiva), Brahma and Indra (have been made). By having heard, they praise with their mouth the mantra.'

By having heard, the skill of Jog (and in) theii- body the secret (of God).'

By having heard, the Shastras, the Smriti and the Yedas (are obtained).

0 Nanak! (his) vrorshippers are always happy. By having heard, pain and sins are annihilated.

By having heard (his name), truth, contentment and (divine) knowledge (is obtained). By having heard, the (merit of the) bathing of the sixty-eight Tirthas.

By having heard and reading, reading (the name) they obtain honour (at the threshold of God). By having heard meditation comes naturally to them.

0 Nanak! (his) worshippers are always happy. By having heard, pain and sins are annihilated.

By having heard, the songs (stories) of the Avatars' (have been made). By having heard, (they have become) Shekhs, Plrs and Kings.

By having heard, the blind find the road. By having heard, the unfordable (water or river) (becomes) fordable.*

0 JSTanak! (his) worshippers are always happy. By having heard, pain and sins are annihilated.

The state of him, by whom (the name) is minded,' cannot be told. If one tells it, he repents of it afterwards.

There is no paper, pen nor writer (to describe it). Sitting they reflect (on him, by whom the name) is minded.

Such is the name of the Supreme Being. If one mind it, he knows it in his heart.

If one mind (the name), understanding and wisdom is obtained in the heart. If he mind (it), the knowledge of the whole world.

If he mind (it), he is not struck in the face. If he mind (it), he does not go with Yama. Such is the name of the Supreme Being. If one mind it, he knows it in his heart.

14. If he mind (it), he is not hindered on the road. If he mind (it), he becomes manifest with honour.*

' ^rfvf??WIvJ<A V^ "They sing or recite (in his praise) the mantra," i.e the ^TT^"^- ' Mani Singh says: 3^ f^H GaJ ^ 'WH^flH 7T ^7 WlfSWl S' " '"to their body the secret of God has come."

' *ld NJt^= Hindi ^T^'H!!' (Sansk. ^qJllJj), possessing all qualities, an epithet for an Avatar. 3X1X1 >"■ Sansk. ^tfT^, a song.