The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 83

' xjOtjl \^ = riOl' fh^ fourth or mystic state of the soul, in which it is united with the Supreme Spirit or Brahm by intense meditation and abstraction from all objects of the senses. ' The 1KT3 are ^»T.?'?» ^53. ^IvI. U3T3, according to Sikh interpretation.

The happiness of a man depends on what he takes the Guru for.

SIR! RAG, MAH. III., SARD XIII. XIV. XV. (XLVI. XLVII. XLVIII.) 47

(1). The works, -n-hicli the fleshly-minded practise, are like ornaments on the body of an unfavoured woman.

The husband of the bed does not come, continually she is wretched.

The palace of the beloved she does not obtain, his household is not seen (by her).

Pause. 0 brother, meditate with one mind on the name!

He who keeps company with the society of the pious, obtains comfort by silently repeating the name of Eiim.

(2). That (fern.) disciple is always a favoured woman, by whom the beloved is kept in the breast.

She speaks sweetly, she walks humbly, her husband dallies with her on the bed.

Those favoured women are beautiful, who have infinite love to the Guru.

(3). By a perfect destiny the true Guru is found, when the destiny is rising.

From within pain and error is cut off and comfort is obtained.

She who walks according to the pleasure of the Guru, will not find any pain.

(4). In the decree of the Guru is nectar, which one may easily obtain.

Those who have got it, have drunk it, having removed egotism from within.

0 Nanak! if the name is meditated upon by the disciple, union is effected with the True one.

(1). "When she knows her own beloved, she puts body and soul before him (as an offering).

She does those works, which the favoured women do.

There is (thereby) easily union (or meeting) with the True one, the True one gives (her) greatness.

Pause. 0 brother, without the Guru devotion cannot be made. Without the Guru devotion is not obtained, though every one desire it.

(2). On account of another love (than God's) the sum of the eighty-four lakhs (of births) is allotted to the fascinating woman.

Without the Guru she gets no sleep, in pain she passes the night.

Without the word (of the Guru) the beloved is not obtained, she wastes her lifetime uselessly.

(3). In egotism she goes about in the world, (but) there is no wealth nor prosperity on her side.

Every blind one, that does not think of the name, is bound by Yama, the death.

When the true Guru is found, wealth is obtained, having remembered the name of Hari in the heart.

(4). Those who are attached to the name are pure by the inherent nature of the Guru.'

(Their) heart and body are dyed with colour, their tongue tastes sweet juice.

0 Xanak! that colour does not go off, which Hari has applied in the beginning. -