The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 78

(2). By whom his mind is overcome by means of the word (instruction) of the Guru, he obtains the state of final emancipation in his house.

By whom the name of Hari is reflected upon, him he {i.e. Hari) brings to the communion of the true assembly.

(3). If (one) enjoy a lakh of women, if he exercise dominion over the nine regions (of the earth).

"Without the true Guru he does not obtain comfort, again and again he faUs into the womb.'

(4). By whom the necklace of Hari is put on their neck, having directed their thought on the feet of the Gura.

Behind them follows increase and success, they have not a bit of covetousness.

(5). What pleases to the Lord, that is done, anything else cannot be done.

Humble Xanak lives by taking the name; 0 Hari, give (it to me) according to thy inherent good disposition!

(1). Whose the government is, his is every body.

By performing the work of a disciple the True one becomes manifest in the heart.

"Within whom the True one dwells, he has true knowledge of the True one.

Those who are united with the Tme one, are not separated (from him), they dn-ell in their own house.*

0 my beloved, without Hari I have none other!

The true Guru is the true (real) Lord, union (with Hari) is made by the pure word (instruction of the Guru).

(2). "Who by the word (of the Guru) is united (with Hari), he remains united, whom he (Hari) unites himself.

In a second love no one is united, again and again he comes and goes.

In all the One dwells, the One is contained (in them).

' 3T^ 3T^. a frequent attribute of the name, about the same as 3T^ "fttlT^; 31^ is the Arabic /wlL (cup); in Panjabi it denotes a large metallic plate or vessel. J[^ 3T1 may be translated by the vessel of virtues, or the vessel (receptacle) of (all) qualities.

' %y^, the dress of a faqir. This verse is spoken against the deceitful faqlrs.

' tT^ "V^tscvi. to fall into the womb, i.e. to be born again in the course of transmigration.

* Tlie meaning is: when united with the Lord they dwell in their own house solitary (retired from the world), and do not wander about like faqirs. Or " house" may be taken as the inner man.

42 SIR! RAG, MA.H. III., SARD IV. (XXXVII.)

That discii^le, to whom he himself (=Hari) is merciful, is ahsorbed in the name.

(3). Having read, having read an astrological treatise, the Pandits reflect (on it).

Their understanding and intellect are led astray, they do not understand, in their heart is the passion of covetousness.

They wander about in the eighty-four lakhs' (of transmigrations), wandering and wandering they become wretched.

"What is written before must be done, nobody is erasing it.

(4). The service of the true Guru is difficult; the head should be given after having abandoned one's own self.

If he falls in with the word (of the Guru), ho is united with Hari; all (his) worship is recompensed.

By touching the philosopher's stone he becomes a philosopher's stone, light is absorbed in the luminous (Supreme Being).