The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 457

By the favour of the Guru he (the disciple) extinguishes (his) ignorance, he wakes day by day and

(2). Spiritual blindness and conceit he consumes by the word ot the l^uru.

From the perfect Guru he obtains brightness of inteUect. _

He learns by the word of the Guru, (that) the palace (of Hari) is within (himself).

Coming and going are stopped, (he becomes) steady and is absorbed m the name.

(3) The world undergoes regeneration and death. _ w- i,- ^

The self-willed one is thoughtless, spiritual blindness and darkness are contained (in him).

He slanders others and practises much falsehood.

Being a worm of ordure he is absorbed in ordure.

(4). (Who) joins the assembly of the pious gets all true knowledge.

The word of the Guru renders the worship of Hari firm.

■Who minds (his) order gets always happiness.

Nanak (says): he is absorbed in the True one.

Pancpade. (1). ^^lo dies by the word (of the Guru), he has always joy. He meets with the true Guru, the Guru Govind. He does not die again nor come after having gone. By means of the true Guru he is absorbed in the True one.

Pai(se. For whom the name is decreed by destiny itself:,. s ^ ^- r a /i\

They always meditate day by day on the name, by the perfect Guru (their) devotion (is rendered)

(2). Whom Hari the Lord unites (with himself):

Their mysterious procedure cannot be told.

By the perfect true Guru greatness is given them.

(They obtain) the highest step, they are absorbed in the name of H.ri.

(3). Whatever he docs, that (he does) himself.

In one Ghari he establishes and disestablishes.

Thou-h one spend a hundred (years), he does not accept (of him).

(4). Who are possessed of religious merits, with them he makes the Guru meet.

The true word, the word of the Guru he lets them hear.

Where the word (of the Guru) dwells, thence pain departs.

By means of the gem of (divine) knowledge they are easily absorbed in the True one.

EAG ASA; MAH. III., SABD XII. XIII. (LI. LII.) 515

(5). No other ■wealth is so great as the name.

Who by means of the perfect word (of the Guru) make dwell it in (their) mind: