On the disciple, the disciple, is the favourable glance of the beloved Earn, 0 brother! The dear name of Earn is saving the world, in the name of Earn is greatness. In the Kali-yuga is the name of Earn the boat, which ferries across the disciple. In this and in that world they are happy by the name of Earn, the work of the disciples is accomplished.
Nanak (says): bestowing mercy he gives (this) gift, by the name of Earn he brings (them) across.
(2). The name of Earn, Earn is muttered (by me), pain and sin are destroyed (thereby) and removed, 0 brother!
By intimacy with the Guru, by intimacy with the Guru, he (Earn) is meditated upon, in my heart Earn is made to dwell, 0 brother!
Earn abides in the heart, the highest step * is obtained, when (one) comes to the asylum of the Guru.
The boat, that was sinking in the vice of covetousness, has (safely) come out, when the true Guru makes firm the name (in one).
The gift of life is bestowed by the perfect Guru, he applies the mind to the name of Earn.
The merciful one himself bestowing mercy gives it (the name); Nanak (is) in the asylum of the Guru.
(3). The word of the name of Earn (was) heard (by me), all (my) affair became accomplished and adjusted, 0 brother!
In every hair,3 in every hair I, (having become) a disciple, meditate on Earn, 0 brother!
1 f^T©" is here the Ablative Sing, of ^\ 2 Le. emancipation from material existence.
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT II. (IX.)
(Who) meditates on the name of Earn, he becomes pure, he has no form nor figure whatever. Earn, Earn is contained in (his) heart, all thirst and hunger are removed.
(His) mind and hody are cool, all is decorated, by the instruction of the Guru Earn is manifested. Nanak (says): he himself bestowed (his) favour (on us): we are the slaves of the slaves of the slaves.1 (4). By whom the name of Earn, Earn, is forgotten, those foolish self-willed people are unfortunate, 0 brother!
In their heart infatuation dwells, every moment the Maya clings (to them), 0 brother! The filth of the Maya sticks (to them), those fools have become unfortunate, to whom the name of Earn is not pleasing.
The conceited practise many works, (but) the name of Hari Earn is suppressed.
Yery difficult is the way of Tama, painful and turbid (is) the darkness of infatuation.2 Nanak (says): (when) by the disciple the name is meditated upon, he obtains the gate of salvation.
(5). The name of Earn, Earn, of Guru Earn, the disciple knows, 0 hrother!
This mind, which in a moment is roaming about ahove and in the nether regions, he brings to one house,3 0 hrother!
(If) he brings (his) mind to one house, he has all knowledge and thorough understanding, the delightful name of Hari pleases (him).
He preserves the honour of his people, the name of B,am saves and makes cross Prahlad.
Earn, Earn is delightful (and) high, by those, who utter his excellences, no end (of them) is reached.
Nanak (says): having heard the name of Earn (we) became imbued with love (to it), in the name of Earn (we) were absorbed.
(6). In whose heart the name of Earn dwells, their care is all removed, 0 brother!
All objects, all virtues are obtained, the fruit desired by the mind is obtained, 0 brother!
The fruit desired by the mind is obtained, the name of Earn is meditated upon, the excellences of the name of Earn are sung.
Folly and stupidity are gone, soundness of mind is produced by applying the mind to the name of Earn.
All (his) life (and) body has become fruitful, to whom the name of Earn has been manifested. Nanak (says): worship always Hari day and night, 0 disciple, dwelling in thy own house!
(7). Who have a longing after the name of Earn, they do not apply their mind to another, 0 brother! If the whole world would be made gold and given (to them), nothing but the name is pleasing (to them), 0 brother!
The name of Earn pleases their mind, the highest happiness is obtained (by them), it is a com- panion with (them) when departing at the end.
The wealth and capital of the name of Earn is collected (by them), (which) neither is sunk in water nor goes off.
The name of Earn is in this period of the world a buoy, Tama, the death, does not go near (them, who utter it).
Nanak (says): by the disciple Earn is known, he himself {i.e. Earn) mercifully unites (him with himself).
(8). The name of Earn is known to be true by the disciple, 0 hrother!
(That) worshipper applies himself to the service of the Guru, who offers up his mind and body as a sacrifice (to the Guru), 0 brother!
1 i.e. we are his most humble slaves.
2 ol I<^tf3", instead of cJW(M3 (the first two syllables being anomalously lengthened) =^|ffE^f, muddy, turbid.
3 fy^d "urfcT *HT%> literally: he brings to one house, Le. he makes steadily remain in one bouse, so tliat it no longer wanders about.
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT III. (X.)
(His) mind and body are offered up by him, in his heart is much longing, the Guru (and his) servant are united by (mutual) love.
The protector of the poor, the liberal patron of the creatures he obtains from the perfect Guru.
The Guru is the disciple, the disciple is the Guru, (that they are) One, (this) instruction the Guru sets agoing.
Into the heart he gives the mantra of the name of Earn, (says) Nanak, union (with Hari) is naturally (effected thereby).
ASA; CHANT; MAHALA IV.; GHAE II. Om! by the favour of the true Guru I (1). Hari, Hari is the creator, destroying pain, the name of Hari is purifying the sinners, 0 dear! By the service of Hari the highest step is obtained, 0 brother, Hari, Hari is the most excellent desire, 0 dear!
Hari is the most excellent desire; (by whom) the name of Hari is muttered, Hari is muttered, he becomes steady.
The pain of birth as well as of death is effaced, he naturally sleeps in comfort.
0 Hari, Hari, bestow mercy, (that) the Lord Hari, the Supreme Spirit, may be muttered!
Hari, Hari is the creator, destroying pain, the name of Hari is purifying the sinners, 0 dear!
(2). The name of Hari is the highest boon in the Kali-yuga.
Hari should be muttered according to the intention of the true Guru, 0 dear!
By the disciple Hari should be read, by the disciple Hari should be heard! by muttering and hearing Hari pain departs, 0 dear!
(When) the name of Hari, Hari, is muttered, pain is destroyed, the name of Hari, the highest bliss, is obtained.
By the true Guru divine knowledge is kindled, light (springs up) in the heart, ignorance and dark- ness are removed.
The name of Hari, Hari, is adored by them, on whose forehead it is written at the beginning. The name of Hari is the highest boon in the Kali-yuga; Hari should be muttered according to the intention of the true Guru, 0 dear!
(3). To (whose) mind Hari, Hari, is pleasing, (by him) the highest bliss is obtained, the gain of Hari, the step of emancipation, 0 dear!
(Who) entertains love to Hari, (to him) the name of Hari is a companion, (his) error has ceased (and) his coming and going, 0 dear!
(His) coming and going, (his) error (and) fear have fled, the excellences of Hari, Hari, Hari, are sung (by him).
The blemishes and pain of (his) several births are gone off, in the name of Hari, Hari, he is absorbed.
By whom Hari is meditated upon (and) for whom it is written by destiny in the beginning, their life is fruitful and approved of, 0 dear!
To (whose) mind Hari, Hari is pleasing, (by him) the highest bliss is obtained, the gain of Hari, the step of emancipation, 0 dear!
(4). To whom Hari has become sweet, those people are foremost, those people of Hari are the most excellent, 0 dear!
The name of Hari is (their) greatness, the name of Hari is their companion, by the word of the Guru they enjoy the relish of Hari, 0 dear!
GIG HAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT IV. (XI.)
The relish of Hari they enjoy, they are without restraint, by the very fortunate the relish of Hari is obtained.
They are blessed, great, virtuous and perfect men, by whom by means of the instruction of the Guru the name is meditated upon.
Humble Nanak asks for the dust of the feet of the pious, in (whose) heart grief and separation (from Hari) have ceased, 0 dear!
To whom Hari has become sweet, those people are foremost, those people are the most excellent, 0 dear!
II. IV. XI.
(1). In the Satya-yuga truth (and) contentment (were) in the bodies (of men), religion and medita- tion (had) four legs,1 0 dear!
In (their) mind and body they sing Hari, they obtain the highest bliss, Hari is in their heart, the knowledge of the excellences of Hari, 0 dear!
The knowledge of the excellences (of Hari) (was their) object, Hari, Hari they gained, lustre accrued to the disciples.
Inside and outside (of them) was the One Lord Hari, there (was) no second.
Devout meditation was applied to Hari, the name of Hari (was their) companion, at the threshold of Hari they obtain honour, 0 dear!
In the Satya-yuga truth (and) contentment (were) in the bodies (of men), religion and meditation (had) four legs, 0 dear!
(2). The Treta-yuga came; violence was put into the heart (of men), (yet) they practise chastity, control of the senses and (religious) works, 0 dear!
The fourth leg dropped off, it remained three-legged, in (their) mind and heart they kindle wrath, 0 dear!
In (their) mind and heart (there is) wrath, the great poison of the Lodh-tree,2 the kings rush on (to the attack), pain is obtained (by them) in the fight.
In their heart the disease of selfishness has taken root, egotism and conceit are increased.
(If) by Hari, Hari, my Lord, mercy is bestowed, the poison goes off by the instruction of the Guru (and) the name of Hari, 0 dear!
The Treta-yuga came, violence was put into the heart (of men), (yet) they practise chastity, control of the senses (and religious) works, 0 dear!
(3). The Dvapara-yuga came, it was led astray by error, Hari produces the Gopis and Krishna, 0 dear!
They are eager in practising austerities, sacrifices (and) meritorious acts they commence, they perform great religious ceremonies and works, 0 dear!
Ceremonies and works were performed, a second leg was dropped, (religion) remains two-legged, 0 dear!
Many great battles and fights were made, in their hearts egotism is lingering, 0 dear! By him, who is kind to the poor, the pious Guru was procured, by meeting with the true Guru the filth goes off, 0 dear 1 The Dvapara-yuga came, it was led astray by error, Hari produces the Gopis and Krishna, 0 dear!
(4). The Kali-yuga was made by Hari, the third leg dropped off, (only) the fourth leg (of religion) is remaining, 0 dear!
1 The four legs of religion in the Satya-yuga are said to have been: TT3T, truth; *f^bf, contentment; 3"lf, austerity, and ^Idfi praise (of Hari).
2 $5*1 Sansk. tift^ name of a tree, Symplocos racemosa.
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT V. (XII.)
The word of the Guru was performed, the medicine of Hari was obtained, by the praise of Hari, Hari grants tranquillity, 0 dear!
The season of the praise of Hari came, the greatness of the name of Hari, the field of the name of Hari, Hari, was caused to germinat* In the Kali-yuga the seeds are sown, without the name all profit and capital are lost.
Humble Nanak obtained the perfect Guru, (who) in mind and heart makes (me) comprehend the name, 0 dear!
The Kali-yuga was made by Hari, the third foot dropped off, (only) the fourth leg (of religion) is remaining, 0 dear!
III. V. XII.
(1). To (whose) mind the praise of Hari is pleasing, the highest step (= emancipation) is obtained (by him), Hari is made sweet to (his) mind and body, 0 dear!
The juice of Hari, Hari, is obtained, by the instruction of the Guru Hari is meditated upon (by him), on (whose) forehead at the beginning (this) lot has been fixed.
On (whose) forehead the lot is from the beginning, he has good fortune by the name of Hari, the excellences of the name of Hari are sung by him.
On (his) forehead is a jewel, (by whom) much affection is manifested, by the name of Hari he is adorned.
Light is blended with the Luminous one, the Lord is obtained, having met with the true Guru the mind is satisfied, 0 dear!
To (whose) mind the praise of Hari is pleasing, the highest step (= emancipation) is obtained (by him), Hari is made sweet to (his) mind and body, 0 dear!
(2). (By whom) the praise of Hari is sung, (by them) the highest degree is obtained, they are the most excellent and the foremost people, 0 dear!
Their feet we will embrace, their feet we will wash every moment, to whom Hari has become sweet, 0 dear!
(By whom) Hari is considered aweet, (by them) the highest bliss is obtained, (their) lot is most excellent, (their) destiny pleasant.1 (According to) the instruction of the Guru Hari is sung, the necklace of Hari ia put on (their) breast, the name of Hari they keep in (their) bosom.
With unassisted aight they look on all (things) as the same, all is recognized (by them) as the Supreme Spirit, 0 dear!
The praise of Hari, Hari is sung, the highest step is obtained (by them); those people are the highest and foremost, 0 dear!
(3). (If) the society of the pious is pleasing to the mind, the tongue is made juicy by Hari, in the society (of the pious) is the juice of Hari, 0 dear!
Hari, Hari is adored, by the word of the Guru he is manifested, there is no other, 0 dear!
There is no other; by whom that nectar of Hari is drunk, he knows the affair.
Blessed, blessed is he, (by whom) the perfect Guru, the Lord, is obtained! clinging to the society (of the pioua) he becomes acquainted with the name.
The name he serves, the name he adores, without the name there is no other, 0 dear!
(If ) the society of the pious ia pleasing to the mind, the tongue is made juicy by Hari, in the society (of the pious) is the juice of Hari, 0 dear!
1 xTHJ — ^T?» on account of the rhyme.
78 RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT VI. (XIII.)
(4). 0 Lord Hari, bestow mercy, bring us, the stones, across, draw us out (of the water of existence) by the natural property of the word (of the Guru), Sir!
We stick in the mud of spiritual blindness and are immersed in it, 0 Lord Hari, cause our arm to be seized!
The Lord caused (our) arm to be seized, the highest wisdom was obtained, (his) people clung to the feet of the Guru.
The name of Hari, Hari, is muttered and adored (by him), on (whose) face and forehead a fortunate lot (is written).
Hari bestowed mercy on humble Nanak, (who) in (his) mind considered Hari, Hari, sweet, 0 dear! 0 Lord Hari, bestow mercy, bring us, the stones, across, draw us out by the natural property of the word (of the Guru), Sir!
IY. VI. XIII.
(1), In (their) mind the name is caused to be muttered, to (whose) mind Hari, Hari is pleasing, in the mind of the devotees there is a longing after Hari, 0 dear!
Those people who having died live, by them nectar is drunk in (their) mind, love has sprung up by the instruction of the Guru, 0 dear!
In (their) mind is love to Hari, Hari, (on whom) the Guru bestows favour, being emancipated, although in the body, they obtain happiness.
In life and death they are happy by the name of Hari, in their mind and heart is that Hari.
In their mind Hari, Hari dwells, by the instruction of the Guru Hari is tasted, the juice of Hari, Hari, they drink in gulps, 0 dear I In (their) mind the name is caused to be muttered, to (whose) mind Hari, Hari is pleasing, in the mind of the devotees there is a longing after Hari, 0 dear!
(2). In the world death is not liked, continually their own self is concealed, lest Yama seize and carry them off, 0 dear!
Hari is inside and outside, Hari is the only Lord, this life cannot be preserved, 0 dear! How should the life be preserved, (if) the thing be wanted by Hari? whose the thing is, he takes it away, 0 dear!
The self-willed men, making pitiful lamentations, are led astray (though) applying all medicines, 0 dear!
Whose the thing is, (that) Lord takes it, the people of the Lord are saved by doing the word (of the Guru), 0 dear!
In the world death is not liked, continually their own self is concealed, lest Tama seize and carry them off, 0 dear!
(3). From the beginning death is written, the disciple is approved of, the (pious) people are saved by meditating on Hari, Hari, 0 dear!
From Hari splendour is obtained, greatness from the name of Hari, to the threshold of Hari they go dressed in a dress of honour, 0 dear!
At the threshold of Hari they are dressed (with a dress of honour), by the name of Hari they are perfected, from the name of Hari happiness is obtained.
The pain of birth and death is effaced, in the lovely name of Hari they are absorbed.
The people of Hari and the Lord blend together and become one, the people of Hari (and) the Lord are identical, 0 dear!
From the beginning death is written, the disciple is approved of, the (pious) people are saved by meditating on Hari, Hari, 0 dear!
(4). The world is produced and destroyed, it goes on being destroyed, (who) clings to the face of the Guru becomes immovable, 0 dear!
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT VII. (XIV.) 619 The Guru makes firm (his) mantra (in the heart), the juice of Hari he gives to taste, extracting the nectar of Hari from the mouth of Hari, 0 dear!
The nectar-juice of Hari is obtained (from him), the dead one is vivified (thereby), death does not again take place, (By whom) the name of Hari, the degree of immortality, is obtained, he is absorbed in the name of Hari. # To humble Nanak the name is support and prop, without the name there is none other, 0 dear! The world is produced and destroyed, it goes on being destroyed, (who) clings to the face of the Guru becomes immovable, 0 dear!
V. VII. XIV.
(1). Great is my Govind, unattainable, incomprehensible, first, free from (all) spots, formless, 0 dear!
His state cannot be told, immeasurable is his greatness, my Govind is invisible, boundless, 0 dear!
Govind is invisible, boundless, infinite, he knows his own self. * What may be said by this helpless creature, that it may describe thee? On whom thou bestowest thy own (favourable) glance, that disciple reflects (on thee), Sir! Great is my Govind, unattainable, incomprehensible, first, free from (all) spots, formless, 0 dear!
(2). Thou art the primeval male, the boundless creator, thy end cannot be reached, Sir! Thou art in everybody, incessantly in all, in all thou art contained, Sir!
In the heart is the Supreme Brahm, the Lord, his end is not reached.
He has no form nor figure, he is invisible, incomprehensible, (but) to the disciple the inapprehensible one is given to comprehend.
He remains always in joy day, and night, he is easily absorbed in the name, 0 dear! Thou art the primeval male, the boundless creator, thy end cannot be reached, Sir!
(3). Thou art the true Lord, always imperishable, thou, 0 Hari, Hari, art the depository of (all) excellences, Sir!
0 Hari, Hari, thou only art the Lord, there is no other, thou thyself art the all-wise (divine) male, Sir!
The all-wise (divine) male art thou, the ground (of all), like thee there is no other. Thine is the word, in all thou abidest, what thou thyself dost, that takes place. That Hari alone is contained in all, by the disciple the name of Hari is comprehended, 0 dear! Thou art the true Lord, always imperishable, thou, 0 Hari, Hari, art the depository of (all) ex- cellences, sir!
(4). Thou art the creator of all, all is thy greatness, as it pleases thee, so thou settest it agoing, Sir!
As it is pleasing to thyself, so thou settest it agoing, all is absorbed (again) by thy word, Sir! All is absorbed by thy word, when it pleases thee, in thy word is greatness.
By the disciple wisdom is obtained, his own self is removed, by the word (of the Guru) he is absorbed (in Hari).
Thy word is incomprehensible, by the disciple it is obtained, by the name, says Nanak, he is absorbed, 0 dear!
Thou art the creator of all, all is thy greatness, as it pleases thee, so thou settest it agoing, Sir!
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT VIII. IX. (XV. XVI.)
ASA; MAHALA IV.; CHANT; GHAB IV. 6m! By the favour of the true Guru!
I. VIII. XV.
(1). (My) eyes are wetted with the nectar of Hari, (my) mind is imbued1 with love (to Hari), 0 king Bam!
Bam has applied the touch-stone to (my) mind, (it has become) beautiful2 gold. (Having become) a disciple (my) mind and body are steeped in deep red colour. (On) humble Nanak musk was shaken, (my) whole life is blessed, blessed.
(2). By the love-story of Hari (my) mind was killed, by taking sharp spears (and piercing it), 0 king Bam!
On whom the pain of love has fallen, he knows (my) burning heat. He is called emancipated whilst in the body, who, having died, lives, 0 Hari, join the true Guru to humble Nanak, (that) I may cross the world which is hard to cross!
(3). We foolish, doltish people have come to thy asylum, join (us), 0 thou Govind-like king Bam! From the perfect Guru Hari is obtained, the worship of Hari alone I ask for.
My mind and body are made happy by the word (of the Guru), muttering the endless wave.3 By joining the pious people Hari is obtained, Nanak is with the pious.
(4). 0 thou, who art kind to the poor, hear (my) supplication! Hari, the Lord, Hari is sung (by me), 0 king Bam!
1 ask for the asylum of the name of Hari; Hari, Hari is put into (my) mouth.
The being compassionate to his devotees, (this is) the custom of Hari, by Hari (their) honour is preserved. Humble Nanak has come to (his) asylum, by the name of Hari he is brought across, II. IX. XVI.
(1). By searching Hari, the sweetheart is obtained by the disciple, 0 king Bam! In the fort of the golden body Hari, Hari is demonstrated (as being present). Hari, Hari is a diamond (and) gem, (by which) my mind and body are perforated.
By an original great lot Hari is obtained (by him), 0 Nanak, (who) is covetous4 of the juice of (Hari).
(2). Standing always I inquire after the road, (I am) a young woman, 0 king Bam! Fixing (my) mind on the name of Hari, Hari, I walk on the road of the Guru Hari. In my mind and body the name is (my) support, the poison of egotism I burn.
Humble Nanak, having procured the true Guru, has met (with) Hari, the wearer of a garland of wild flowers.
(3). 0 beloved, come and join me, the disciple, the long separated (from thee), 0 king Bam! My mind and body are very passionate (after thee), my eyes are wetted by love to Hari, Hari the Lord is dear (to) me, show (him to me), 0 Guru! having met with Hari my mind is comforted. May I, the foolish one, be applied to the work, to the work of Hari, (says) Nanak.
(4). By the nectar of the Guru my body is flourishing, he sprinkles nectar, 0 king Earn!
To whose mind the word of the Guru is pleasing, they are intoxicated by the nectar after having eaten (it).
From the pleased Guru Hari is obtained, pushing and pulling have oome to an end, The people of Hari have become Hari, Hari, Nanak (and) Hari are one, 3 *H Ad d dJ| * the endless wave = the Supreme Being.
4 JPJT = QlMI (Sansk.?T$), covetous, longing for.
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT X.— XII. (XVII.— XIX.)
III. X. XVII.
(1). The treasury of the nectar (and) worship of Hari is with the Guru, the true Guru, 0 king Ram! The true Guru, the Guru is thejbrue wholesale merchant, he gives to the disciple the stock of Hari. Blessed, blessed is the retail-dealer (and his) traffic, praise be to the Guru, the wholesale merchant! Humble Nanak (says); the Guru is obtained by them, on whose forehead it is written from the beginning.
(2). Thou, 0 Lord, art our true wholesale merchant, the whole world is thy retail-dealer, 0 king Earn!
All vessels are made by thee, in them is thy substance, 0 Hari!
"What thing thou puttest into the vessel, that comes out, what can any helpless man do? On humble Nanak was bestowed by Hari the treasury of the worship of Hari.
(3). How shall we spread out thy excellences, 0 Lord, thou art boundless, 0 king Earn! The name of Hari we will praise day and night, this is our hope (and) support.
"We foolish people do not know anything, how shall we reach (his) end? Humble Nanak is the slave of Hari, the water-carrier of the slaves of Hari.
(4). As it pleases thee, so keep (us), we have come to thy asylum, 0 Lord, 0 king Earn! "We, going astray, damage (it) day and night, 0 Hari, cause thou our honour to be preserved! "We are children, thou art (our) Guru (and) father, communicate thou wisdom (to us)! Humble Nanak is called the slave of Hari, 0 Hari, cause thou (my) honour to be preserved!
IY. XI. XVIIL (1). On whose forehead it is written by Hari from the beginning, with them the true Guru met, 0 king Earn!
(Their) ignorance and darkness are cut off, by the Guru divine knowledge is kindled in (their) heart.
Hari is obtained, the exquisite jewel, he does not go again.
By humble Nanak the name is adored, by adoring (it) Hari was met with.
(2). By whom this name of Hari is not kept in mind, why have those come into the world, 0 king Earn?
This human birth is difficult to obtain, without the name it passes all to no purpose. (By whom) now in the time of sowing the name of Hari is not sown, afterwards becoming hungry what will he eat?
The self- willed are subject again to birth, (to) Nanak Hari is pleasing.
(3). 0 Hari, every one is thine, all are produced by thee, 0 king Earn! Nothing at all is in the -hand of any one, all go off being marched away (by thee).
Whom thou unitest (with thyself), 0 beloved, they are united with thee, who please the mind of Hari. Humble Nanak has met with the true Guru, (who) makes (him) cross by the name of Hari.
(4). Some one sings many kinds of Eags, sounds and Vedas, (but) does not sink into Hari, 0 king Earn! In whose heart is the disease of hypocrisy, what is done by them, (though) they weep?
Hari, the creator, knows everything, having produced 1 disease, assistance is given (by him also). By those disciples, whose heart is pure, the worship of Hari is seized.
V. XII. XIX.
(1). In whose heart there is love to Hari, those people are clever and intelligent, 0 king Earn! Though outwardly they make mistakes in their speech, yet they are quite pleasing to Hari. To the saints of Hari there is no other place, Hari is the hope of the humble. (To) humble Nanak the name is a tribunal, Hari is (my) powerful protection.
BAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT XIII. (XX,) (2). In which place my true Guru sits down, that place is pleasant, 0 king Earn! That place is sought by the disciples of the Guru, (its) dust is applied to (their) face.
The service of (those) disciples of the Guru is acceptable, by whom the name of Hari is medi- tated upon.
By whom the true Guru is worshipped, (says) Nanak, them he causes to perform worship to Hari.
(3). In the mind of the disciples of the Guru there is love to Hari, (love) to the name of Hari, (love) to thee, 0 Hari, 0 king Earn!
(If) they serve the perfect true Guru, (their) hunger ceases, (their) egotism1 goes off. All the hunger of the disciples of the Guru is gone, after them many others eat. By humble Nanak the meritorious deed of Hari is sown, the meritorious deed of Hari does not diminish again.
(4). There is congratulation in the heart of (those) disciples, by whom my true Guru is seen, 0 king Earn!
Any one, who lets them hear the word of the name of Hari, becomes acceptable (sweet) to the mind of the disciples of the Guru.
At the threshold of Hari those disciples of the Guru are dressed (with a dress of honour), with whom my true Guru has been pleased.
Humble Nanak has become Hari, Hari; Hari, Hari has settled in (his) heart!
VI. XIII. XX.
(1). With whom my perfect true Guru has met, in them he makes firm the name of Hari, 0 king Earn!
All his thirst and hunger cease, who meditates on the name of Hari.
Who are meditating on the name of Hari, Hari, near them Tama does not come.
0 Hari, bestow mercy on humble Nanak, (that) he may continually mutter the name of Hari! Hari makes cross (the water) by the name, (2). The disciples, by whom the name is meditated upon, no calamity befalls again, 0 king Earn! By whom the true Guru, the (divine) male, is appeased, them every one worships.
By whom the true, beloved Guru is served, their happiness always remains. With whom the true Gum has met, (says) Nanak, with them that Hari is united.
(3). In the heart of which disciples there is love (to Hari), them Hari is protecting, 0 king Earn! What may one censure them, to whom the name of Hari is dear?
Whose mind is pleased with Hari, (about them) every wicked man talks nonsense. By humble ITanak the name is meditated upon, Hari is his protector.
(4). Hari has produced devotees through all ages, he has been preserving their honour, 0 king Earn!
The wicked Haranakhas 2 was killed by Hari, Prahlad was saved.
Having turned his back on the conceited calumniators he countenanced Namdev J1 By humble Nanak that Hari is served, (who) at the end releases (from bodily existence).
1 8-f- egotism.
2 Haranakhas = f^i^^l^M, the father of Prahlad. See Wilson, Vishnu Purana, p. 126 &qq.
3 This refers to the story related in the Bhakta-mala, that Namdev (who was of low extraction— he is said to have been a calico-printer) was kicked out of the temple of Vitthala at Pandharpur (in the Dekhan) by the officiating priests, whereupon he sang his stanzas outside the temple. On this the gate of the temple, which was to the east, changed to the west, and Vitthala, taking Namdev by the hand, seated him at his side. The priests, on seeing this, hecame terrified and fell down at the feet of Namdev, soliciting his pardon.
RAG ASA; MAH. IV., CHANT XIV. (XXI.); MAH. V., CHANT I. (XXII.)
ASA; MAHALA IV.; CHANT; GHAE V. Om! J)y the favour of the true Guru!
I. XIV. XXI.
(1). (To) my mind, the stranger, 0 beloved, come to (my) house!
Join (to me) Hari the Guru, 0 my beloved, (that) Hari may dwell in (my) house! Merrily I enjoy pleasures, 0 my beloved, (if) Hari bestow mercy. Guru Nanak is pleased, 0 my beloved, he joins Hari (to me).
(2). I have not tasted love, 0 my beloved, (though) making love.
In (my) heart thirst is not quenched, 0 my beloved, (though) I continually hope (for it).
Continually youth passes away, 0 my beloved, Tama takes away (my) breath.
A fortunate happy wife is she, 0 my beloved, (who) keeps Hari in (her) breast, (says) Nanak.
(3). My eyes are enamoured with my sweetheart, 0 my beloved, (as) the Catrik with the rain-drop. (My) mind has become sedate, 0 my beloved, (if) it drinks the drop of Hari.
Love keeps (me) awake in the body, 0 my beloved, no sleep comes on in any way. , Hari, the sweetheart, I obtained, 0 my beloved, by devout devotion to Guru Nanak.
(4). The month of Cet comes on, spring, the pleasant season, 0 my beloved!
(But) without (my) sweetheart, 0 my beloved, dust is flying about in the courtyard.