The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 334

The Gurdev is (my) mother, the Gurdev is (my) father, the Gurdev is (ray) master (and) Lord.

The Gurdev is (my) companion, destroying (my) ignorance, my cousin (and) full brother.

The Gui-u is a donor, he teaches (me) the name of Hari, the (initiatory) mantra of the Gurdev

(From) the Guru (comes) tranquillity and true wisdom, the Gurdev's body is the mutual philoso- pher's stone.

The Gurdev is the Tirtha, the pond of nectar, the divine knowledge (imparted) by the Guru is

The Gurdev is the creator, taking away all sins, the Gurdev makes the sinners pure.

The Gurdev is from the beginning, from the beginning of the world, through all ages is the Gurdev; taking ^ (his) mantra and muttering it I am saved.

0 Lord, join me to the society of the Gurdev! bestow mercy (on me)! I am foolish and sinful, by clinging to whom I may cross (the water of existence).

The Gurdev, the true Guru, is the supreme Brahm, the Lord; the Gurdev, says Nanak, I worship (as) Hari.-*

By himself (everything) is done and caused to be done, he himself is able to do (it). Kanak (says): he himself is contained (in all), no one has been or will be.

' ^|<^/> Jirfcr3^> •it'^raHy = containing tlic fifty-two letters of the (Sanskrit alphabet), Anusvara and Visar.Ta being counted also as two letters by the Indian grammarians. The present Gurmukhi alphabet is called the " PaintI," as containing thirty-five letters only. In the Bavanakhri here following, no regular order of the letters can be discerned.

- fTJ^tra = Sansk. fsT^^^T:, rescuing, saving.

^ vir3 is here apparently the p. past conj. of OdAh used here not without an intended double meaning.

^ The Guru is here quite identified with Hari.

RAG GAURI, MAH. V., BA.VANAKHEI II. III. 359

Worship to the Om (and) the pious true Guru!

In the beginning, midst and end is the formless one.

He himself is devoid of sensation and dwelling in happiness.'

He himself is hearing, he himself is praising.

He himself is (his own) father, he himself is (his own) mother.

He himself is subtle (atomic), he himself is big.

Bestow mercy (on me), 0 Lord, who art compassionate to the poor, (That) my mind may become the dust of thy saints!

The One is formless and endowed with (all) forms, ho himself is without qualities and endowed with all qualities.

The One is to be defined as the One, (says) Nanak, (and) the One is (also) manifold.

By the large mouth" of the Om the forms are made.

In one string he is stringing (them all).

In one by one the three qualities are spread out.

From a quality-less one he appears (now) as one endowed with all qualities.

Making all sorts (of forms or creatures) he produced a dissension.

(By) birth and death the infatuation of the mind is increased.