The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 431

The hero is not afraid of the face of any one in battle, or does the SatI collect the vessels?

Pause. 0 mad mind, give up (these) unsteady things! (If) thou now suffer patiently and die, perfection is obtained, the tree of perfection ' is laid hold of.

The flying up of a black crow is an evil omeu. Benares is here a village near Mathura, where Krishna lived. ^ ffl^JT. Sansk. f%f cfj, the tree, that grants Tqf^; fflnOdT stands therefore for-fan6^|.

480 EAG GAURI; THE BHAGAT KABIR, I.XIX.— LXXII.

(2). By lust and wrath people are absorbed in the Maya, in this wise the world is ruined. Kablr says: I do not give up the king Ram, who is higher than all.

(1). Thy order is on (my) head, I do not again make (any) reflections.

Tliou art the ocean, thou art the elephant (to cross it), from thee (comes) salvation.

May the Lord be angry (with him) or treat (him) kindly. (2). Thy name is my support, as the flower wiU grow out of the lotus-stalk. Kablr says: (I am) the slave of (thy) house, vivify or kill me, as it pleases (thee)!

(I). "Wandering about in the womb of the eighty-four Lakhs of creatures Nand became much worn

On account of his devotion (Krishna) entered upon an incarnation, gi'eat became the lot of the helpless

You, who are saying, he is the son of Nand, (teU me), whose son is that Nand?

(When) earth and heaven were not in the ten directions, where was this Xand?

(2). He does not fall into trouble, he does not come into a womb, whose name is the Supreme.

The master of Kabir is such a Lord, who has neither mother nor father.

Pause. Slander, slander me, 0 people, slander me! Slander is very pleasant to the people. Slander (is my) father, slander (is my) mother.' (1). If one is slandered, he goes to paradise. The blessing of the name is settled in (his) mind. "When he, who is of a pure heart, is slandered: The slanderer washes then my clothes. (2). "Wlio slanders me, he is my friend. My thought is in the slanderer. He is a slanderer, who stops the slander. The slanderer seeks my life. (3). Slander against me I like and love. Slander effects my salvation. To humble Kabir slander is the best. The slanderer is drowmed, I cross over.

Pause. 0 king Ram, thou art such a fearless one! 0 king Ram, (thou art) the saviour of the saved ones!

It is hard to say, how these words are to be translated, as there is no grammatical relation between

them. It is perhaps best to take here (a-^I as object of slandt

EAG GAURI; THE BHAGAT KABIR, LXXIII. LXXIV.— BAVAXAKHRI OF KABIR, 1. 2. 481

(1). When I was, thou (wast) not. Now art thou and I am not.

Now I and thou have become one, my mind is assured seeing One (only).

(2). When there was volition ' (in me), what was the strength? now there is no clash = between volition and strength.

Kablr says: my volition is taken away, the volition is changed and perfection obtained.

(1). Digging six holes a house is made and an incomparable thing put into it. Creating the breath, key and lock is put (on it), no delay is made by the creator.

Tause. Now, 0 brother, remain wakeful in (thy) mind!

Becoming careless thy lifetime is lost, the thief plunders the house and goes off. (2). Five watchmen remain at the gate, there is no confidence in them. Beware, remain attentive in thy mind and thou wilt obtain light and brightness! (3). The woman, who seeing the nine houses ' is led astray, does not obtain the incomparable thing. Kablr says: the nine houses are plundered, in the tenth ' (house) the truth is contained.

Whose excellences Shiva, Sanak and the others sing, in him dwells my life.

(1). In (my) heart is light and divine knowledge imparted by the Guru, in the orb of the sky ( = the head) meditation.

The diseases of sensuality, the bonds of fear are broken, the mind is in its ownhouse, happiness is known.

(2). With affection and love it knows and obeys the One, no other Lord is in the mind.