The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 81

By the disciple the one name of the creator is always meditated upon.

0 Nanak! the name is meditated upon (by him), (which) is the support of all creatures.

(1). The fleshly-minded is filled with spiritual blindness, indifierence to the world and loneliness he does not practise.

He does not know the word (of the Guru), he is always in pain, at the threshold of Hari he loses his honour.

By the disciple egotism is parted with, by being attached to the name comfort is obtained (by him).

0 my mind, day and night (my) hope has been fulfilled continually!

"Wlio having served the true Guru burns his spiritual ignorance, he is lonely in his (own) house. (2). The disciple practises (good) works, indiflference to the world and joy in Hari springs up (in him).

Day and night he performs devotion, having annihilated egotism he is free from care.

By great luck the true assembly is obtained, Hari is obtained and (thereby) easily joy.

(3). That man is a saint and indifferent to the world, that man establishes the name in his heart.

"Within whom lurks no darkness, who thoroughly removes from within his own self.

The treasure of the name is shown (to him) by the true Guru, by drinking the juice of Hari he is satiated.

' ^t:ldy Itfl. deceit, imposture, compounded of l|.SdI. «•/• roguery (Sansk. VTjfTT. by inversion of the

first syllable ^HTT). and,_cju, play, playing with roguery, practising imposition on people by empty pre- tences or some liocus pocus. They cling to imposture (as knavish faqirs are nont to do) and lose thus this and that world, are deprived of both.

SIR! RAG, MAH. III., SABD IX. X.;XLII. XLIII.) 45

(4). By whomsoever is obtained the society of the pious by a perfect destiny, he is indifferent to the world.

The fleshly-minded wanders about, he does not know the true Guru, egotism clings to his heart.

0 Nanak! those who are steeped in the word (of the Guru) and dyed in the name of Hari, are without fear, what can happen (to them)?

(1). In the house the wares are laid out, all the thing is within.

If every moment the name be remembered, some disciple will obtain it.

The treasure of the name is inexhaustible, by a great destiny it is obtained.

0 my heart, give up calumny, egotism and conceit! 0 disciple, meditate thou always with one mind on Hari! (2). The faces of the disciples, who reflect on the word of the Guru, are bright. Here (in this world) and there (that world) they obtain comfort, having muttered, muttered in their heart: Murari!

In their (own) house the palace (of Hari) is found (by them), by reflecting on the word of the Guru.

(3). The foreheads of those, who turn away their face from the true Guru, (will be) black.

Daily they earn pain, they are perpetually looked out for by the vile men' of Tama.

(Even) in a dream they have no comfort, they are consumed by much anxiety.

(4). The donor of all is one, he himself gives presents.

Nothing can be said, he gives to whom he pleases.

0 Nanak! by the disciple he (=Hari) is obtained, he himself knows him.

(1). If the true Lord be served, the True one gives greatness.