The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 189

By a full destiny the true Guru is obtained (by them), by means of the word (of the Guru) (thou art) uniting (them) to union (with thyself).

(6). Thou art always merciful and bestowing comfort.

Thou thyself unitest (him who) is known (by thee) as a disciple.

Thou thyself givest the greatness of the name; those, who are attached to the name, obtain comfort.

(7). The true ones are continually praising thee.

By the disciple none other is known (but thou)..,-,.i,- n • i i

His mind remains absorbed with the One, by (his) mind being won over he meets with (his) mmd.

Nanak (says): (in whose) heart the name dwells, (him) Hari is uniting by means of the word of

(1). Thy devotees are shining in (thy) time court.

By means of the word of the Guru they ai-e adorned by the name.

> ^7J ^fet ^^r?^ fH^^feWT. f>T?5Tf governs the DatUe (^T^XJ); by the mind being: reconciled, won over to the Snpreme, from whom it was separated by duality, duality in the mind ceases.

EAG Mlfa, MAH. III., ASITAD. XXIII. (XXIV.) 171

Always, clay and night, they remain in joy, reciting the qualities (of Hari) they are ahsorbed in the abode of quaKties.

I am devoted, 0 Lord, I am devoted (to those, who) hear and fix the name in (their) heart.

Hari, the true, the highest, is uniting (them to himself), having destroyed (their) egotism.

By the favour of the Guru he unites some one.

Those, -who are united with him by means of the word of the Guru, are not separated (again), they are easily absorbed in the True one.

Thou having made seest and knowest (all).

The creator himself does and causes to be done (everything), by means of the doctrine of the Guru he himself is uniting.

(Who) makes her ornament out of fear and love (to Hari).

By serving the true Guru she is always a (happy) married woman, by means of the true instruction (of the Guru) she is absorbed.

(5). Those, who forget the word (of the Guru), (get) no place nor spot.

They are led astray by error (and are) like a crow in an empty house.

This and the other world, both are lost by them, in pain they pass their time.

(6). In writing and writing' paper and ink is lost.

By second love (duality) no one obtains comfort.

Falsehood they write and falsehood they earn, those who apply their thoughts to falsehood, are consumed.

(7). The disciples, who write the consideration of the perfectly True one:

They are true and obtain the gate of salvation.

True is (their) paper, pen and inkstand, writing the True one they are absorbed in the True one.