The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 219

raurl. By serving the true Guru (one becomes) confident, his error is put a stop to. The work, that the true Guru enjoins (to him), is performed. (If) the true Guru becomes kind (to him), then the name is meditated upon. The gain of devotion, which is the best, is obtained by the disciple.

By the self-willed one falsehood (and) darkness (are obtained) (and) falsehood is practised. Having gone to the gate of the True one the true one is comforted.* He is called to the true palace by the True one. Nanak (says): the true one is always given to truth and is absorbed in the True one.

XVI. Slolc I.; mahald I. The Kali-yug is (like) a large knife, the Rajas are the butchers, religion, having made itself wings, has flown away.

There is (now) the new-moon's night, it is not seen, where the moon (of) truth has risen.

Being given to egotism in (my) heart I weep in pains.

Nanak says: in what manner shall salvation be effected?

(In) the Kali-yug the praise (of Hari) is the manifest light in the world. Some (rare) disciple passes across (the water of existence).

' fydS (Sansk. f^^^fTf), siipeihiinian power, supposed to be acquired by austere worship to Shiva and his wife Diirga. Tliey are eight: -^iHiJ^l > extreme minuteness (invisibility); ^ft( *{ \, e.\trenie liglitness; ^f^TTT. extreme weight; "JTlfp', power of obtaining everything; Ml<4)l^) fulfilment of every desire; Jlf^JTT. hugeness of size (ad libitum);?^flJffT> power over nature.

" Tlie sense is: everything is a sign of thy greatness.

^ ^pn, of a false, illusive existence, not real.

* xJeclQcvTi cans, of rd<ScM > to cause to be quieted or comforted (Sansk. '^^J. It is here not the causal form of rJt^cM, to say (Sansk. ^^)■

On whom he (i.e. Hari) looks in mercy, to him he gives (the praise).

Is^anak (says): the disciple takes that gem.

Between devotees and worldly people a union is never brought about.

The creator himself is unerring, he does not err, though one try to mislead him.

(Those) devotees are united by himself (with himself), by whom the perfectly True one has been acquired.

(Those) worldly people are ruined by himself, who, continually speaking falsehood, have eaten poison.

They have no idea of departure, the poison of lust and wi-ath is increased (by them).

(Those) devotees perform service (to Hari), by whom the name is daOy meditated upon,

Having become the slaves of (those) slaves, by whom their own self is parted from within.

Their faces are bright at the gate of the Lord, by means of the true word (of the Guru) they have become lustrous.

At dawn by whom he is praised and meditated upon with one mind:

They are perfect wholesale dealers; having fought (their struggle) they have died at the right time.

In the second (watch) (there are) many ways, many schemes of the mind are laid out.

Many have fallen into bottomless water, they dive and do not get out.

In the third (watch) (there is) a morsel in the mouth, hunger and thirst both are barking.

TNTiat is eaten (becomes) ashes, yet (there is) friendship with eating.

In the fourth (watch) drowsiness has come on, having closed the eyes he {i.e. man) goes about in his dream.'

Having risen (in the morning) dispute is also made by him; (thus) a circle of a hundred years is made by him.

If at every, every time, in the eight (watches) the fear (of God) be entertained: