The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 201

Who is doing (religious) works, who is abstainmg from works? who orders and is (himseli)

Who is tm-ning his face towards, who is turning it away?

In what wise is meeting (union) effected, in what wise separation? who makes this manner

(4) What is that letter, by which (worldly) activity is stopped? What is the instruction, by means of which (one) bears equaUy pain and pleasure? What is the manner of life, by which (one) meditates on the Supreme Brahm? m what manner may (one) sing (his) praise, Su-?

(5). The disciple is free, the disciple is bound (to Han).

The disciple is endowed with (divine) knowledge, the disciple is teaching. „.,,, _.,

The disciple, as householder (or) living lonely, is blessed, the disciple attains (his, i.e. Han s) value, Sir. (6). By egotism one is bound, the disciple is set free.

The coming and going of the disciple is stopped.,,..,,.

The disciple is doing (rehgious) works,^ the disciple is abstaining from works, the disciple acts by his (own) natural disposition. Sir!

(7). The disciple is happy, the self-willed one is afaicted. _,..■.

The disciple is turning his face towards (the Guru), the self-willed one is turning it away (from him). The disciple is united (with Hari), the self-willed one is separated, the disciple makes (this) manner manifest. Sir!

' tn^feWT ( = xn<^cM) is here verbal adjective = obtaining.

■ 5JHT. Sansk. ^jtl|fT. extended, enlarged.

' ^T 7ITT^fe*KT. a corruption instead of:7TJT ^T^T (^)'

^ t3Tmi7?t only signifies: endowed with knowledge, though we shonld rather expect here (for the sake of contrast) ^frfiT^TT^ (f^^?). -eking after knowledge. TR3T (^WT). speaking; r,^a.ter, teacker. The construction is MWSl 1 ^Qcs ^, etc.,. j. «

, ^ ^^,,, „,,,e. s an.1 is (himself) ordered, i.e. he acts for himself spontaneously, as explained in v. 6.

„ ^^^-^^^ „,;y. „.o,ui„g, doing religious works, final « being dropped, though the word becomes thus confounded with the substantive ^Z^ - w ork.

RAG MAJH, MAH. V., ASTPAD. III. (XXXVII.) -jgo

(8). From the mouth of the Guru (comes) the letter, by which (worldly) activity is stopped From the mouth of the Guru (comes) the instruction, (by means of which) (one) bears equaUy pain and pleasure. m J i"»»"

It is the walk (conduct) of the disciple, by which (one) meditates on the Supreme Brahm.

It is the disciple, who sings the praise (of Hari), Sir!

(9). All, that is made, is made by himself.

He himself does and causes to be done and to be established.

From the One has como forth the innumerable, in the One it is absorbed. Sir!

(1). The Lord is undecayable (eternal), then what anxiety is there? Hari is the Lord, (his) servant is therefore quite happy.

(Thou art) the hope of (my) soul and life, thou (art) the giver of comfort, that comfort (which) thou preparest, (I am) obtaining.

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Thou art. my rock, thou art my screen; who clings to thee, (him thou art) not sending awav."

That man sees in every (created) body the Supreme Brahm.

In every place even Thou, even Thou, the only One, art existing.