The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 555

They go crores of Eos, there is no end (of their wanderings). In fear are the Siddhas, the Buddhas, the gods and JogTs. In fear are the heavens propped. In fear are the warriors, the very strong heroes. In fear come and go boat-loads.* On all fear is written (as their) destiny. Nanak (says): fearless is the Formless, the One True one.

' \rR\ J^TSY = VT7 ^T^ 3. ^T5^ being the Ablative Sing. 3 |o< 3T?. literally: mure unique than unique = quite unique ( j |<^ = /i'^)> totally unconnected nitli anything.

Vo' 7T2T> literally: the ace is given, i.e. his play is utterly lost, he is thoroughly discomfited. VS. the party taken over in a boat at one time. It alludes to the birth and death of man, which takes place in fear.

Slok II.; inahalu I. Nanak (says); fearless is the Formless one, how many other Earns (have become) dust! How many are the stories of Kanh (Krishna), how many the reflections on the Yeda! How many beggars dance (and) beat the time (with their hands) in falling and turning! The market-people having come to the market draw out the market.' The Rajas and EanTs (queens) sing and talk nonsense." Finger-rings worth Lakhs, necklaces worth Lakhs of two-pice pieces: On which body they arc placed, that body becomes ashes. Divine knowledge is not sought by (mere) words, the story is hard iron. (If) it accrue by destiny, then it is obtained, (all) other cleverness and order are (but) poor.

Paur'i. If he bestows his own fiivourable look, then by his favourable look the true Guru is obtained. When this soul had wandered about in many births, the (true) word was told to it by the true Guru. Like the true Guru there is no donor, hear (it), all you people, aU!

By meeting with the true Guru the True one is obtained (by them), by whom their own self is removed from within.

(It is the Guru), by whom the perfectly True one is given to understand.

Sloh I.; mahala I. (For) a Ghari (twenty-four minutes) all are G5pTs, (for) a watch ( = three hours) (all are) Kanh Gopal.' (Whose) jewels (are) wind, water, iire, (whose) incarnation the moon and the sun. The whole earth, wealth, property (and) occupation, all (is but) trouble. Nanak (says): (the world) devoid of divine knowledge goes to ruin, Tama, the death, eats (it) up.

Slol II. The disciples make music, the Gurus dance. They move their feet and turn round their head. Dust flying up falls on (their) hair. The people look, laugh and go home. For the sake of bread they clap (their) hands. They throw themselves down along the ground. The Gopis sing, the Kanhs sing. Sitas and Eamas, the kings, sing. Fearless is the Formless one, (whose) name is true. Whose work the whole world is.

(His) servants servo (him) by the rising of (their) destiny.

(By them) the night is passed in pleasure, in whose mind (there is) a longing (after him). Instruction is learnt by reflecting on the Guru. By (his) favourable look (and) kindness they are brought across. Wheels of oil-presses, wheels of mills,

' m-rilJ^. the market-people, i.e. public singers and dancers, ^(tjld o^iicM, to draw out the market, i.e. assemble the people to the spectacle.

' The Rajas and Rams, as exhibited in the street spectacles. Here those singers and dancers are alluded to, who publicly perform the Ras of Krishna and entertain the public by gross (and frequently indecent) jests and songs.

' The sense is: tliey personate the Gopis and Kanh in dancing the Ras of Krishna.

Whirlwinds in the desert, there are many endless ones.

Spinning-tops and churning staves in boundless number.

The birds in wandering about do not take breath.

Machines are raised on a spindle and turned about.

0 Nanak, there is no number of those things, which turn about.

Those are turned about according to the rule of (their) composition.

"When (one's) destiny has fallen (so), every one dances.

"Wlio are dancing and laughing, they go weeping.

They do not fly up, they do not become perfect.

Dancing and jumping is the delight of the mind.

Nanak (says): in whose mind there is fear (of God), in their mind is love (of God).

Paurl. Thy name is "the Formless one," by taking (thy) name one does not go to hell. Soul and body, all is his; if he gives, it is eaten, if he speaks, (the food) is destroyed. If (one) desire to make himself excellent, he is again called low. If he remove the colour of old age,' old age, taking disguise, comes on. No one remains (here); (what) is fiUed in, (that) is received.*

The praise of the Muhammadans (is made by means) of (their) law, continually reading (it) they reflect (on it).

Those are (his) servants, who fall into bondage for the sake of seeing (his) sight.

The Hindus, who are praising, praise him who is boundless in appearance (and) form.

They bathe at a holy watering place and are offering up much adoration, worship and perfume of aloe-wood.