That man, though united (by the Guru with the Supreme Spirit) does not blend (with him), in whose heart is the thought of difference.3 (3). He is called a worshipper of Hari, who keeps Hari in the breast.
Soul and body he entrusts and puts before (Hari), having destroyed egotism3 from within. Blessed and acceptable is that disciple who is never discomfited.
1 f^jjs J\6H £t vrfcT f^RHTfS signifies literally: in whose contemplation Hari is by means of the —.
2 ffc|fc)o/> separation, discrimination, here identical with ^f%Ttn, duality. The sense is: a man who still considers himself different, apart from the Supreme Spirit, cannot be united with him.
8 Egotism = the idea of individual existence as distinct from the Supreme Being.
44 SIBI RAG, MAH. III., SABD VII. VIII. (XL. XLL) (4). If lie (Hari) is found by destiny, then he is obtained; without destiny he cannot be obtained.
Eighty-four lakhs are longing for him; whom he unites, he is united with Hari.
0 Nanak! by the disciple Hari is obtained, by being always absorbed in the name of Hari.
Siri Rag; mahala III. VII. XL.
(1). The name of Hari is an ocean of comfort, by the disciple it is obtained. By whom daily the name is meditated upon, he is easily absorbed in the name. His heart is in love with the true Hari, his tongue sings the qualities of Hari.
0 brother, the world is pained by second love!
He who has come to the asylum of the Guru obtains comfort, having daily meditated on the name.
(2). To the true one dirt does not stick, a pure mind meditates on Hari.
If by the disciple the word (of the Guru) is known, he is absorbed in the immortal name of Hari. By the Guru divine knowledge is kindled very bright, ignorance and darkness pass away.
(3). The fleshly-minded are filthy, filled with dirt, (in them) is the thirst and passion of egotism. "Without the word the dirt does not go off, tbey die and are born (again) and become wretched. They cling to imposture 1 and have neither this nor that side.
(4). The disciple practises silent repetition of the name, austerity and continence; his love is (directed) to the name of Hari.
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.
Sirl Rag; mahala III. VIII. XLI.
(1). The fleshly-minded is filled with spiritual blindness, indifference 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!
Who having served the true Guru bums his spiritual ignorance, he is lonely in his (own) house.
(2). The disciple practises (good) works, indifference 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.
1 *JT3^rnft, deceit, imposture, compounded of,./. roguery (Sansk. ^&IT, by inversion of the first syllable **fTU), and y^jlj, play, playing with roguery, practising imposition*^ people by empty pre- tences or some hocus pocus. They cling to imposture (as knavish faqirs are wont to do) and lose thus this and that world, are deprived of both.
# SIRI 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 abouj;, 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)?
Siri Rag; mahald III.
IX. XLII.
(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.
Pause.
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 1 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. * Siri Rag; mahald III.
X. XLIII.
(1). If the true Lord be served, the True one gives greatness.
(In whose) heart he dwells by the favour of the Guru, he removes egotism. This running mind he will save, when he himself looks down upon it (in mercy).
Pause.
0 brother, 0 disciple, meditate ou the name of Hari!
(In whose) heart the treasure of the name always dwells, he receives a place in the palaces (of Hari).
(2). Soul and body of the fleshly-minded is blind, he has no place nor site. In many births he wanders about like a crow in an empty house.
By means of the instruction of the Guru there is light in the heart, by the word (of the Guru) the name of Hari is obtained.
(3). The world endowed with the three qualities is blind, the infatuation of the Maya is darkness. The greedy worship for the sake of food, reading the Ygdas they raise a cry.
Amongst worldly pursuits they are consumed and dead, they have neither this nor that side.
(4). By the infatuation of the Maya is forgotten the father and preserver of the world.
1 -Him is here derived from the Sansk. *<4J, a low, vile man; yflf Tftf$ quite corresponds to yffl -H^|d> cf. Siri Rag1, Sabd 21, 2. The words may, however, also be translated; they are always overcome by the net of Yama.
46 SIKI RAG, MAH. III., SABD XL XII. (XLIV. XLV.)
Without the Guru it (i.e. the world) is thoughtless, the whole (creation) is (therefore) bound by (Tama) the death.
The followers of the Guru are saved, having remembered the true name.
Sir i Rag; mahala III.
XI. XLIY.
(1). (In) the three qualities is the infatuation of the Maya, the disciple obtains the fourth degree.1 He is united by him (with himself) in mercy, the name of Hari comes and dwells in his heart.
In whose bag there is religious merit, them he unites with the assembly of the pious.
Pause.
0 brother! keep fast the true instruction of the true Guru!
(Who) is acquiring the thoroughly True one, (him) he (i.e. Hari) unites (with himself) by the word (of the Guru).
(2). By whom the name is known, for them I sacrifice myself.
Having given up my own self, I sit down at (their) feet and walk according to their will. (Who) obtains the gain of Hari, the name of Hari, he is naturally absorbed in the name.
(3). Without the Guru the palace (of Hari) is not obtained, the name is not gotten. Seek such a true Guru, from whom that True one may be obtained.
He who kills the demons,2 lives in comfort, what is pleasing to him, that is done.
(4). As the true Guru is looked upon, so will be the happiness.3 If a man have faith (in the Guru), he will have no doubt whatever.
0 Nanak! there is one light and two forms (shapes), by the word (of the Guru) union (between the two) is effected.
Siri Rag; mahala III.
XII. XLY.
(1). Having abandoned the nectar they are greedy of worldly objects, they perform a false worship. They forsake their own religion, they do not understand, their (life) is daily spent in pain.
The fleshly-minded are blind, they do not think, they arc dead, being drowned without water.
Pause.
0 my heart, flee always to the asylum of Hari!
If the word of the Guru dwells within, Hari is not forgotten.
(2). This body is a puppet of the Maya, within which wicked egotism is put. The fleshly-minded comes and goes, is born and dies (again), his honour is lost.
By serving the true Guru, comfort is always obtained, by the Luminous one light is united (with himself).
(3). The service of the true Guru is full of comfort, the fruit, that (one) wishes, he obtains. By chastity, truthfulness and austerity his body is pure, he makes Hari Hari dwell in his heart. He remains always in joy, day and night, meeting with the beloved he obtains comfort.
(4). I sacrifice myself for those, who have come to the asylum of the true Guru.
At the true gate there is true greatness (obtained), they are easily absorbed in the True one.
0 ^anak! by his (merciful) look he is obtained, the disciple he unites to uniou (with himself).
1 \30MI V? = <}Tto> the fourth or mystic state of the soul, in which it is united with the Supreme Spirit or Brahm by intense meditation and abstraction from all objects of the senses.
2 The *HTT3 are sfa, Sfcj, vRTcf, according to Sikh interpretation.
3 The happiness of a man depends on what he takes the Guru for.
SIBI BAG, MAH. III., SABD XIII. XIV. XV. (XLVI. XLVII. XLVIII.)
47 Siri Rag; mahala III.
XIII. XLVI.
(1). The works, which the fleshly-minded practise, are like ornaments on the body of an unfavoured woman.
The husband of the bed does not come, continually she is wretched.
The palace of the beloved she does not obtain, his household is not seen (by her).
Pause.
0 brother, meditate with one mind on the name!
He who keeps company with the society of the pious, obtains comfort by silently repeating the name of Earn.
(2). That (fern.) disciple is always a favoured woman, by whom the beloved is kept in the breast. She speaks sweetly, she walks humbly, her husband dallies with her on the bed.
Those favoured women are beautiful, who have infinite love to the Guru.
(3). By a perfect destiny the true Guru is found, when the destiny is rising. Prom within pain and error is cut off and comfort is obtained.
She who walks according to the pleasure of the Guru, will not find any pain.
(4). In the decree of the Guru is nectar, which one may easily obtain. Those who have got it, have drunk it, having removed egotism from within.
0 Nanak! if the name is meditated upon by the disciple, union is effected with the True one.
Siri Rag; mahala III.
XIV. XLVII.
(1). When she knows her own beloved, she puts body and soul before him (as an offering). She does those works, which the favoured women do.
There is (thereby) easily union (or meeting) with the True one, the True one gives (her) greatness.
Pause.
O brother, without the Guru devotion cannot be made.
"Without the Guru devotion is not obtained, though every one desire it.
(2). On account of another love (than God's) the sum of the eighty-four lakhs (of births) is allotted to the fascinating woman.
"Without the Guru she gets no sleep, in pain she passes the night.
Without the word (of the Guru) the beloved is not obtained, she wastes her lifetime uselessly.
(3). In egotism she goes about in the world, (but) there is no wealth nor prosperity on her side. Every blind one, that does not think of the name, is bound by Yama, the death.
When the true Guru is found, wealth is obtained, having remembered the name of Hari in the heart.
(4). Those who are attached to the name are pure by the inherent nature of the Guru.1 (Their) heart and body are dyed with colour, their tongue tastes sweet juice.
0 Nanak! that colour does not go off, which Hari has applied in the beginning.2 Siri Rag; mahala III.
XV. XLVIII.
(1). (If) he (Hari) bestows mercy on the disciple, then devotion is made (by him), without the Guru devotion cannot be made.
1 The Guru being the "MTU^T or touchstone.
2 In the beginning (Tjfij loc.) when the destiny of every being was fixed.
48 SIR! RAG, MAH. III., SABD XVI. (XLIX.)
He himself unites (with himself); he, who understands (the truth), becomes pure. Hari is true, true is his word, by the word (of the Guru) union (with Hari) is effected.
Pause.
0 brother! why is he, who is destitute of devotion, come into the world?
(By whom) the service of the perfect Guru is not made, he has uselessly wasted his human birth.
(2). He himself is the life of the world, the giver of comfort, he himself by his gift unites (with himself).
What are these helpless creatures, what shall one say and tell (to him)?
He himself gives greatness to the disciple, he himself causes (him) to do service.
(3). Having seen his family he is bewildered with infatuation, at the time of departing it does not go with (him).
Serving the true Guru the abode of virtues (or qualities =God) is obtained; his value1 is not to be found out.
The Lord Hari is my companion and friend, the Lord will be my companion at the end.
(4). (One) may say in his own mind and thought and get it said (by others),2 (but) without the Guru self does not go.
Hari is the donor, propitious to his devotees,3 having bestowed mercy he dwells4 in (their) heart. 0 Nanak! he gives beauty and understanding, the Lord himself gives greatness to the disciple.
Siri Rag; mahald III. XYI. XLIX.
(1). Blessed is the mother, who has borne (the disciple), blessed and foremost is (his) father. Having served the true Guru, comfort is obtained (by the disciple), from within conceit is gone. Standing at the gate (of the Guru) the holy people serve (him), they obtain the abode of (all) qualities.
Pause.
0 my mind, turning with the face towards the Guru meditate on that Hari! If the word of the Guru dwells in the mind, soul and body become pure.
(2). Having bestowed mercy he has come to the house, he himself has come and joined (it). By whom he is praised by means of the word of the Guru, they are easily coloured.
The true ones are absorbed in the True one, they remain united (with him) and are not separated (again).
(3). Whatever is to be done, that he has done, anything else cannot be done.
Those who are separated long times, he has united (with himself), having put them down in the account-book of the true Guru.
He himself will cause the work to be done, anything else cannot be done.
(4). Having given up the passion of egotism, soul and body is dyed with colour (love). Day and night the name of the fearless, formless, is contained in the heart.
0 Kanak! by himself they are united (with himself) by means of the perfect, infinite word (of the Guru).
2 He may say— that his own self is gone and be may get it said by others, i.e. it may be attested by others. But forms like Zfft <*u | y. bear in the Granth also the sense of an intensive verb: he may well say.
d 3<*l (*lrnq«i<!l), kind to the devotees, a frequent attribute of Hari in the Granth. 4 <S*Hifl stands here instead of ^T^ft, a beiog lengthened for the sake of the rhyme.
SIEI RAG, MAH. III., SABD XVII. XVIII. (L. LI.)
49 Sir! Bag; mahala III. XVII. L.
(1). Govind is the abode of (allf qualities, his end cannot be attained.
By talking and chatting he is not obtained, (he is obtained) if egotism departs from within. By meeting with the true Guru he (ue. the disciple) is always steeped in the fear of God, he himself (i.e. God) comes and dwells in the heart.
Pause.
0 brother! some disciple understands (the truth).
Those who do works without understanding (the truth), lose the blessing of their human birth.
(2). Those have obtained the relish (of the name) who have tasted it, without having tasted it they go astray in error.
The true name is nectar, which cannot be described at all.
He who drinks it has become acceptable, being absorbed in the perfect word (ofthe Guru).
(3) If he himself gives, then it is received, nothing else can be done.
In the hand of the giver is the gift, which he bestows by the medium of the Guru. As it is made by him, so it has been (made); as he does the works, (so they are).
(4). The name is chastity, truthfulness, and abstinence; without the name one does not become pure.
By a perfect destiny the name dwells in the heart, by means of the word (of the Guru) union is effected.
0 Nanak! he who abides in the love (of Hari), easily obtains the qualities of Hari.
Siri Hag; mahala III. XVIII. LI. - (1). If (one) subdue his body and practise upturned austerity,1 egotism does not depart from within. If he practise very spiritual2 works, he will never obtain the name.
If he, living, die by means of the word of the Guru, the name of Hari comes and dwells in the heart.
Pause.
Hear, 0 my heart, flee to the asylum of the true Guru!
By the favour of the Guru one is freed from the world, he crosses the water of existence by means of the word of the Guru.
(2). In the whole (creation) the three qualities are inherent, second love (duality) and (consequent) disorder.3 The Pandit reads, (but) is bound by the fetter of spiritual ignorance; he does not understand out of love to the visible world.
By meeting with the true Guru the triad (the three qualities) goes off, on the fourth station is the gate of salvation.
(3). Prom the Guru the (right) way is obtained, the dimness of spiritual ignorance ceases.
1 "@<J*? 3V> austerity practised by lifting up the arms or standing on the head and lifting the feet up- wards, etc. « It is often mentioned in the Granth.
2 *Hft*WT3*T (=^WHII or ^WTftWi)» very spiritual, affectedly spiritual.
creation) the three qualities are the constituent element: [ 310 feoMd must also be taken as Nomi- natives.
7 50 SIR! KAG, HAH. III., SABD XIX. XX. (LII. LIII.)
If (one) die by means of the word (of the Gum), he is saved, he obtains the gate of salvation. By the favour of the Guru he remains united (with God); true is the name of the creator. (4). This mind is very strong, it does not give up in any (way) its scheme. It inflicts pain (upon itself) by another love and is much punished.
0 Nanak! those who cling to the name are saved, having removed egotism by the word (of the Guru).
Sirt Rag; mahdla III.
XIX. LII.
(1). If he bestow mercy, the Guru is obtained, who establishes the name of Hari (in the heart). Without the Guru he is not obtained by any one, he wastes uselessly his human birth.
By doing self-willed works he is punished at the threshold (of God).
Pause.
0 my heart, drop second love!
Within thee Hari dwells, by the service of the Guru thou wilt obtain comfort.
(2). True is the speech, true is the word (of the Guru), when (one) loves the truth. Having removed egotism and wrath, the name of Hari dwells in (his) heart.
If with a pure heart the name is meditated upon, he obtains the gate of salvation.
(3). In egotism the world (=people) passes away, haying died it is born (again), it comes and goes. The fleshly-minded do not know the word (of the Guru), they will depart having lost their honour. By whom the name is obtained by the service of the Guru, he remains absorbed in the True one.
(4). (By whom) the Guru is obtained by minding the word, he removes from within his own self. Daily he performs devotion, his thoughts are always directed on the True one.
0!Nanak! when the name, the highest good, dwells in (his) heart, he is easily absorbed (in God).
Siri Rag; mahala III.
XX. LIII.
(1). Those men, who have not served the true Guru, are ai&icted in the four periods (of the world). The Supreme Spirit which is in their house (=body) is not known (by them), they are ruined by conceit and selfishness.
Begging from those who are cursed by the true Guru, they are consumed in the world. The true word (of the Guru), which is putting all things right, is not received (by them).
Pause.
0 my heart, behold always Hari in (thy) presence!
He takes away the pain of birth and death, in the word (of the Guru) he is contained brimful.
(2). Those who praise the True one are true, the true name is their support. They do true work, they love the True one.
What the true Lord is doing, none is erasing.
The fleshly-minded do not obtain (his) palace, the false ones are ruined by falsehood.
(3). Practising selfishness the world has died, without the Guru there is deep darkness. By the infatuation of the Maya the comfort-giving donor is forgotten.
If it serves the true Guru, then it is saved, if it keep the True one in the breast. By mercy Hari is obtained and by reflection on the true word.
(4). Having served the trne Guru, (his) mind is pure by abandoning the passion of egotism. Having given up his own self, he dies whilst living by meditating on the word of the Guru. The hurried avocations (of life) are stopped, love to the True one has set in.
The faces of those who are immersed in the True one, are bright at that true court.
SIRI RAG, MAH. III., SABD XXI. XXII. (LIV. LV.)
51 (5). By whom the true Guru, the Supreme Spirit, is not minded, whose love is not attached to the word (of the Ghiru).
As much bathing and^liberality as he may practise, he is wretched by second love.
If Hari bestow his own mercy (on him), then he will give himself to the lore of the name.
0 Nanak! remember thou the name by infinite love to the Guru!
Siri Rag; mahala III.
XXI. LIV.
(1). Whom shall I serve? what silent repetition shall I perform? I will go and ask the true Guru. The decision of the true Guru I will obey, having removed from within my own self.
By this service and attendance the name comes and dwells in the heart. Prom the name comfort is obtained, from the true word splendour.1 Pause* 0 my heart, wake daily, thinking of Hari! Protect thy own field, the crane will fall on thy field.
(2). The heart's desires (of him)- are fulfilled who remains brimful in the. word (of the Guru). He who performs devotion in fear and love day and night, sees always Hari in his presence. His heart is always immersed in the true word, error has gone far from his body.
The pure Lord, who is true and profound in qualities, is obtained by him.
(3). Those who have waked are saved, those who have fallen asleep are plundered.
"Who has not known the true word has passed his (time) (like) a dream. x As the guest of an empty house goes as he has come.
The life of the fleshly-minded one has passed uselessly, what face will he show when having gone (to the threshold)?
(4). Everything is he himself, (but) in egotism he cannot be described.
If he is known from the word of the Guru, he removes the pain of egotism from within.
1 cling to the feet pf those who serve their own true Guru.
I, Nanak, sacrifice myself for those who are true at the true gate.
Sir l Rag; mahala III.
XXII. LV.
(1). If the time is considered, at which time shall devotion be made?
Those who are daily immersed in the name have true knowledge of the True one.
If but a little the beloved be forgotten, what devotion is (then) made?
If soul and body is cool (happy) with the True one, no breath goes in vain.2 Pause.
0 my heart, meditate on the name of Hari!
True devotion is then made, when Hari comes and dwells in the heart.
(2). Having sown the seed of the true name, the field is easily cultivated. The field springs up abundantly and the heart is readily satiated.
The word of the Guru is nectar, by the drinking of which thirst ceases.
(If) this mind be true and immersed in truth, it remains absorbed in the True one.
1 TUTfB — ^Wry^ 5 fa *s shortened for the sake of the rhyme.
2 i.e. Without remembering Hari.
52 SIKI RAG, MAH. III., SABD XXIII. XXIV. (LVI. LVII.)
(3). He is telling, seeing, and speaking,1 (who) is continually absorbed in the word (of the Guru). (His) voice is sounding in the four periods (of the world), proclaiming the perfectly True one. (His) egotism and selfishness are stopped, (who) is united by the True one.
They hare the palace (of Hari) in their presence who direct their constant thoughts on the True one.
(4). By his (merciful) loot the name is meditated upon, without destiny it cannot be obtained. By a perfect destiny he obtains the assembly of the pious, with whom the true Guru falls in. Ey being daily immersed in the name, the pain of the world departs from within.
0 Nanak! by means of the word (of the Guru) union is (effected), (who) praises,2 he is absorbed in the name.
Siri Rag; mahala III.
XXIII. LVI.
(1). His own love he has put in them who reflect on the word of the Guru.
^With the assembly of the pious they remain always united, remembering the qualities of the True one. He has cleared away the dirt of duality (in those) who have put Hari in their breast. True is (their) speech, truth in (their) heart, they love the True one.3 Pause.
0 my heart, (thou art) filled with the dirt of egotism!
Hari is pure and always beautiful, by means of the word (of the Guru) h^ is adorning.
(2). Those are united by the Lord himself whose heart is fascinated by the true word. Ey being daily immersed in the name, light is absorbed in the luminous (Hari).
By the (inward) light tbe Lord is known, without the true Guru understanding is not obtained. To whom it has been decreed beforehand, with them the true Guru has fallen in.
(3). ^Without the name the whole (world) is distressed, by second love it is lost. ^Without it it does not live twenty-four minutes, in pain the night is passed. He who is led astray by error is blind, again and again he comes and goes.
(If) the Lord bestow his own look (of mercy), he himself unites (with himself).
(4). He hears and sees all things, how shall it be denied? i They commit sin on sin (and) are consumed by sin, and cause (others) to be consumed. That Lord does not come into their sight, the fleshly-minded do not obtain understanding. Whom he makes seeing, he sees; 0 Nanak! the disciple obtains (understanding).
Sirl Rag; mahala III.
XXIV. LVII.
(1). Without the Gnru sickness is not broken, the pain of egotism does not depart. In whose heart he dwells by the favour of the Guru, he remains absorbed in the name. By the word of the Guru Hari is obtained, without the word he is led astray in error.
Pause.
0 my heart, dwell in thy own house!
Praise thon the name of Earn, there will not be again coming and going.
1 Though no trace of the subject be given, it must be, according to the whole context, the disciple.
2 Le. The name.
3 Some MSS. read funfT5» which, however, is against the rhyme; the right reading is fynrrfcT» the Abl. sing., by, on account of love with ( = to) Hari.
4 The lithographed copy reads vf^fT TTffe, but the MSS. read correctly VTfTPtfT; W$fd VrfSWT Tftfe is the passive: how shall it be denied r SIRI RAG, MAH. III., SABD XXV. XXVI. (LVIII. LIX.)
53 (2). Hari is the only donor, there is none other.
He dwells in the heart of him who praises him by the word (of the Guru), comfort is easily obtained (by him).
He sees all within his look, to whom he pleases, he gives.
(3). Egotism is all calculation, in calculation are not the nine comforts. Those who practise works of poison1 are absorbed in very poison. Without the name they get no place, in the city of Yama they suffer pain.
(4). Soul and body, all is his, even he sustains them.
By whom (the truth) is understood by the favour of the Guru, he obtains the gate of salvation. 0 Nanak! praise thou the name (of him who has) no end nor limit!
Sirl Rag; maJiala III. XXY. LVIII.
(1). They have always joy and comfort whose support the true name is. By the favour of the Guru truth is obtained, the remover of pain.
He always, always sings the qualities of the True one, who has love to the true name. Having bestowed his own mercy, he has given him a storehouse (full of) devotion.
Pause.
0 my heart, sing the qualities of him who is always happy!
The true words of Hari are obtained by him, who remains absorbed with Hari.
(2). By true devotion the heart has become red,2 it is coloured by a natural process. By the word of the Guru the heart is enchanted, nothing can be said (about it).
The tongue, coloured by the true word (of the Guru), drinks nectar, having the right taste3 it sings the qualities (of Hari), This colour is obtained by that disciple on whom he (Hari) bestows mercy and favour.
(3). This world is in uncertainty, sleeping the night is passed.
Some are drawn out (from uncertainty) by his own decree and united by himself (with himself). He himself dwells in their heart and stops the infatuation of the Maya. He himself gives greatness and makes the disciple understand (the truth).
(4). The donor of all is one, the erring he instructs.
Some are ruined by himself, they are attached by him to another (love).
Prom the instruction of the Guru Hari is obtained, the luminous (Hari) unites light (with himself).
0 Nanak! those who are daily steeped in the name are absorbed in the name.
Sirl Rag; mahala III. XXVI. LIX.
(1). By the virtuous the True one is obtained, having given up the passion of thirst.
By the word of the Guru the mind is coloured, the tongue with love and affection.
Without the true Guru he is not obtained by any one; behold, having reflected in thy mind!
From the fleshly-minded the dirt does not go off, as long as he does not love the word of the Guru.
1 t^ry, poison, anything detestable or wicked.
2 i.e. Filled with love.
6 <jf*T» odj> (Sansk. "^flr^) having the right taste, i.e. being enamoured.
54 SIM RAG, MAH. III., SABD XXVII. (LX.)
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0 my heart, walk according to the will of the true Guru!
If thou dwellest in thine own house and drinkest nectar, thou wilt easily ohtain the palace (of Hari).
(2). The vicious (woman) has no virtue, she does not attain to sit in the presence. The fleshly-minded does not know the word, from the vicious the Lord is far.
By whom the True one has been known, they are fully steeped in truth.
By the word of the Guru their heart is perforated, the Lord himself has met with them in the presence.1 (3). By himself they are coloured with dye-stuff, by means of the word (of the Guru) they are united by him.
True colour does not go off, those who are steeped in truth, give themselves to devout meditation. Having wandered about in the four corners (of the earth) they have become tired, the fleshly-minded do not obtain understanding.
Whom the true Guru, unites, he is united, having been absorbed in the true word (of the Guru).