The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 515

596 RAG ASA; MAH. III., ASTPAD. VIII. IX. (XXX. XXXI.)

(8). To whom he gives it, he gets it, by the instrtictiou of the Guru he (Hari) makes comprehend the name.

Nanak (says): everything is in the power of the name, by reason of a perfect lot some one gets it.

(1). The ill-favoured women do not reach the palace, they do not know the relish of the beloved one. They speak insipid things, they do not bow down, another love is (their) pleasure.

How shall this mind be brought into subjection?

By the favour of the Guru it is stopped, by attention to divine knowledge it returns home.

(2). The favoured woman is adorned by himself, bestowing (his) love and affection (on her).

"Walking according to the will of the true Guru she is easily decorated by the name.

(3). She always enjoys her own beloved, true is (her) bed by love.

She is charmed by the love of her beloved, meeting with her beloved she gets happiness.

(4). Boundless knowledge is (her) ornament, the woman is decorated (thereby).

She is stout and beautiful by love and affection to her beloved.

(5). On the favoured women love is bestowed by the true, invisible and boundless (Supreme).

They serve their own Guru with true love and affection.

(6). By the favoured woman decoration is made, a necklace of virtues is on her neck.

The exquisite scent ' of love she is rubbing on her body, within (her) is the gem of reflection.

(7). Who are attached to the worship (of Hari), they are the highest, caste and fellowship come from the word (of the Guru).

Without the name every one is of low caste, he becomes a worm of ordure.

(8). Saying: " I, I," the whole (world) wanders about, without the word (of the Guru) egotism does not depart.

Nanak (says): who are attached to the name, their egotism departs, they are absorbed in the True one.

(1). "Who are attached to the True one, they are pure, (their) report is always true. Here they are known in every house, farther on they become manifest in every age.

Pause. 0 silly, gay mind, apply thou true colour!

If the well-known word (of the Guru) enter deeply, this colour does not go off nor disappear. (2). We are low, dirty and excessively conceited, by another love (we are) useless. By meeting with the Guru, the philosopher's stone, we became gold, pure, infinite light. (3). "Without the Guru no one is coloured, by meeting with the Guru colour is applied. "Who are steeped in the fear and love of the Guru, they by means of praising (Hari) are absorbed in the True one.

(4). "Without fear love does not spring up nor does the mind become pure.

Those who are doing works without fear, are false, they get no place (of rest).

(5). "Whom he himself colours, he will receive the die, he joins (him) to the society of the pious.

From the perfect Guru the society of the pious springs up in an easy and true manner.

(6). Without the society (of the pious) all remain such as cattle and oxen (are).

By whom they were made, him they do not know, without the name all are thieves.

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