The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 290

Fduse. Take the name of Hari, 0 friend, take it! Before (thee) is a difficult, terrible road.

(1). Serve always the servant of the servants,- death is dwelling with thee. Serve thou the pious, 0 man, and the net of Yama will be cut off.

(2). Burnt-offerings, sacrifices and pilgrimages to holy watering places are made, but in their heart they are bound by the passion of egotism.

Having enjoyed both hell and heaven they will again and again be born.

(3). In the city of Shiva, in the city of Brahma and Indra there is no immovable dwelling.^

Without the service of Hari there is (no lasting) happiness, 0 man, the Sakats come and go.

(4). As I was instructed by the Guru, so I have proclaimed it.

Nanak says: hear, 0 my heart, having praised (Hari) there will be emancipation.

Om! by the favour of the true Guru! CLIX. CCXXIX.

By me, child-like in understanding, happiness was obtained, 0 friend!

Joy (and) grief, life* and death, pain and pleasure are the same in (my) mind, after having met with the Guru.

(1). As long as I meditate and reflect on something, I am fuU of pain.^

(But) when the merciful, perfect Guru is met with, then there is joy and tranquillity.'

(2). As many clevernesses and works as I practised, so many fetters fell upon me.

(But) when the holy man (= the Guru) put his hand on my forehead, then we became emancipated.

(3). As long as I was saying: " mine, mine," so long I was encompassed by poison.

When my mind, body and intellect were offered up to the Lord, then we slept in tranquillity.

' "4^13 = Sansk. ITT'H'! ''•* ^''bject is Hari or it may be referred to H\}t\, 57?5, etc.

- ^<J j +|<J j, the servant of the servants, i.e. the Ouni, who is otherwise called the <,|«f/^ ^T. and in the next line tlie ^rPT ('''"g-)-

^ The sense is: those, wlio l)y reason of their work are transferred to these happy places, must leave them again, after tlieir merits are exhausted.

^ 0 ir<S fiT33^- Tlie common meaning of 0 ifX is damage, hurt, etc., wliich will not suit tlie context here, as one word is in contraposition to the otlier; vTlfe must tlierefore be tlie antithesis of fiTH^- B"t we are not able to detect any suitable etymology and must leave it doubtfid.

' "ZVRi sra; Ttn^ is the Format. Plural, g^ = TJ^ g^, we are full of.

° ITItT = TJtT, for the sake of tlie rhyme.

EAG GAURI, MAH. V., SABD CLX. CLXI. (CCXX5. CCXXXI.) 309

(4). So long as I carried about (my) load, I was mulcted.'

Wliea having thrown down the load the perfect Guru met (with me), then Nanak became fearless.'

I gave up, I gave up, 0 dear, (my own) suppositions.

I gave (them) up, I gave (them) up after having met with the Guru.

All comforts, joys, welfare and enjoyments (are obtained) by obeying the command of Govind.'

(1). Dignity and conceit, both came to an end after having thrown (my) head before the feet of the Guru.