The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 68

(2). High and beautiful is (his) place, above is the palace of ilurari.^

By true (=good) works the gate of the house and palace of the beloved is obtained.

The mind of the disciple is instructed having reflected on the Supreme Spirit.'

' 3<»1 frSX 'fir, i.e. ^iS\ 3755 TTt ^. literally: a good thing has been effected, that. ' Q^WiJ' f3^KT3Tl must here be taken in the sense of: he who says or pretends, that he is abandoning his volitions or designs.

^♦1:J. as often used in the Grantb, signifies the thing kut e^o^7;i', i.e. the name of Hari.

WIW djMiw; both are adjectives (for 31^1^ is also used as adjective) signifying " red."

■M-Cldq ^J^ is identical with?T*f V^, the cow that grants all wishes. Xf^TT^ signifies in Hindiu also: all things.

Md lid (♦l^ll\), the enemy of Mura (a Daitya), name of Vislmu or Krishna =: God. ' WT^THTT (.tbe.same as ■U^^TITHT*. -Sausk. -idffllXJ??, the Supreme Spirit. It denotes the world- soul (enjoying itself), identified with Visliiiu or Hari.

(3). If the threefold work ' be practised, there arises hope and anxiety.

How shall without the Guru the triad ^ cease to be? by being united with the self-existing,' comfort arises.

(By whom) in his own house his (God's) palace is recognized to be, he washes off his dirt (sin), if he (God) looks (on him) in mercy.

(4). Without the Guru the dirt does not go off; 'without Hari how is there perfume in the house?

(By whom) the one word {i.e. the name) is reflected upon, he gives up (all) other hope.

0 Xanak! (by whom) he {i.e. Hari) is seen and pointed out (to me), (for him) I always sacrifice myself.

(1). Woe to the life of the unfavoured woman, she is ruined by second love.''

Like a wall impregnated with saltpetre day and night falls and tumbles down (so she goes to ruin).

Without the word (=name) no comfort arises, without the beloved pain does not go.

0 handsome yorrng woman! what is decoration without the beloved?

At the gate thou obtainest no entrance to the house, at the threshold the false one is wretched. (2). He himself the wise one is not mistaken, he is a true, great husbandman. First having brought the soil in order he sows the seed of the name (in it).* The nine treasures are produced (from) the one name, (according to) destiny the sign (=lot) falls. (3). The wise one, who does not know the Guru, what is his wisdom and good conduct? By the blind the name is forgotten, in the self-willed is great mistiness.^ His coming and going does not cease; having died he is born (again) and becomes wretched. (4). Sandal-wood has been bought, kungu and red lead for the parting-line of the hair. Vei-y much perfume,' camphor with betel-leaves.

If the woman does not please the sweetheart,* all (this) apparatus is useless. (5). The enjoyment of all pleasures is useless, all ornaments are an abnormal thing. As long as she is not perforated' by the word (of the Guru), how shall she receive honour at the gate of the Guru?

0!Nanak! those favoured women ai'e blessed, who are in love with their husband."

' fc^fyni qT^T i* iif^f! (what is collected, heaped up), TTTT^ (what has been commenced), and t^^fllTir (what is being done).

- f^^S^ (formed from the Sausk. f^ieiii, ha\ing three heads or horus), triad, the three qiialities?T5 (^'rI = ^T^, tlie true nature, the quality of goodness), '3% ("?^= V^*l' passion), and ^S^^ (J{^^ = •f{^^, darkness), inherent in aU that is created.

' TvTtT, the same as ^T*ntW=B. self-existing, an attribute of the Supreme Being; but it may also be translated by: composure {of mind); composure {of mind) being obtained.

* ^tTT 3T@. second love (other than the love of God) = worldly love; duality.

^ -ilcN is here, for the sake of the rhyme, = ^13T, grain, seed.

" JHq JTETTH'. a frequent expression in the Grauth: deep darkness or mistiness (,Li).

" ^*KT H-T^i name of a perfume, ^JHT (Amaranthus oleaceus) and H^^. sandal- wood groimd together to a paste.

' ^ H^ 5^3 ^ 3T^^; '^fs is here neither Ablative nor Locative, but stands for 531X1 (Dative).

" ^-icNT. »■"• To perforate, to split; in the passive: to be perforated:= to be thoroughly imbued in. '" JTvI is a Sindhi word (^^), and signifies properly: bridegroom.