THE -.J llP-..JJ GURU NANAK DEV'S

MASTER KEY -HOLY

To

THE MYS1 ERY OF DEIFICATION OF MAN

SH ER S1NGH

FIRST EDITION--19S0

SECOND EDITION~-IS80

All RIGHTS RESERVED BV P..J BLl SHE':,S

Publisrrer- Ra:n Singh GurbuK Kaur Trusr

2069/2, Guru Nanak Pura, Anl~a;a Ci V.

Price Rs. 3/-

a .

f!ine Printers ~ress, Ambala Ci Iy ,

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All the books that he published after 1939 he preseR­ted me a copy, which I preserve wilh price.

First edilion of the four Books, Japsahib, Sukhmani Anand Sahib and Daccani Oank.ar, were exhausted long

ago.

Sarearoi Jag Mohan Kaur, Mrs. Commander Jaspal Singh

Chowdhury. who .was gifted in abundance the admirable Characteristics d her father, planned to publish allthe works, one uy one. The first book, she selected. Is the one

which is in the hJnds of the readers for which she made a munificent contribution of five hnndred rupees. But alas her life was cut short! After a verybrief illness .he, uddenly expired. Her sweet memory lingers in every ones heart

who came in her tontact. May' God Grant her sou; eternal

peace I

AS for the publication' of the remaining works, we will shortly bring out Sukhmani sahib.

SAT SRI AKAL

h069/2, Guru Nanak Pura , Ram Singh Ambala City. Sardar Sahib, Retd. P.E.S.

SYMBOLS OF THE NAM ! All SU?j fc l are to {hy Command.

A td no ont can. j '()m This, t'xempl ' be,

If any one ruse up to ThIS - the HUK >/-

o Nanak, He will be, from all selfhood, fr ee!

Foreword The JAPJI .is tho subl imest SikhScripture-so deep and

condJOsed that tho wh" l ~ Guru .Grant' (tolios1430 big) is cons dered 10 be but a 'Com nen tary' on the same I know tneTe are many other tran <; latlons alreadv. but are not • . anslalors' very often said to b l ' traitors' ? -for consciously or unconsciously. 1h~ 1 put in the coloured w ine 01 thei r OW .l Imagination into t~. colourless-Bottle 01 the Spirit. I do not know whether I have suffered Irom th is idiosyncracy. but I have rejected many of my own ltanslations which suffeted from this defect.

The Japji is one concise but sustained plea, fot adoption practi :al everyday life, of that Hidden, but none the- less Real, Principle which w e c.1I as the ' NAM ' and which spring, in you- in the Holy of Ho l ies the Heartwithin: wh en it is saturated with SIMRAN or Remembrance-DIVINE, Hence. this is called as the JAP-Nlf:>AN, which means It.at the true indicator

of our Simran is . : Whether or not It has fruct ifip.d into the HOLY NAME, The latter, it must be mentioned, is not a word' of the dictionary, nor a 'Concepl,-It Is the Holiest, Abid ing I'rincipl J, which when it comes,-slays on with you -and g ives you real peep into the Infinite, More, it lives C~arm to life making this dull drab life as a Roma­nce of tho Higoest Order : thi s is why il is c.lled the Harbinger Of CHAR!)I-K.&.LA-:>f Evar·M:>unting Joy.

Unfortunately. many people do not have the time or inclinali :," to develop in this direction, b~1 a/l tim. Sages and 0.,,:>13es of the p." h)j Livin J TO~C:l with II,an:! not unlil.wa devalop conlaclwilh tho S3:n ,. th" l WJ can hall. Real Joy in Iif. er ha". tho dist~nl 0!>j3cliv, (If 531")lion,

( v ) The CcmmentDry (th"t I wrote on the japji) has been

,left on the .'othC/· sice cf Hindust~n. I ut lowed this to the Pamh. £ 5 a .. cred ciuty. and, I feel. that I could defer the public( t ion of this no lun~Er. In orcer to hlep the lead­er, I hAve adcied on the top 'headings' but tor these' I em afraid. one may sron slip from the Sublirr e into the palpa­bly matter-of-fact •• ( if nct absurd ) Th~ ooly ccrr,mentsry' that could not be pu,hed (ut i. a "lea'" 1Iem "my,' own life -for withol!t the Tra'~siiguring effe<t \n hirh this Bani had c n me, it wo' Id not be said to wer! - the proof of the puddir 'g is in the .ating thtr. o f. To tl ose who would like to kno w tho mo re (,f the NI>rvE ,hCl ij refer to the ATAM -D"'RSHAN and 'he II\I~HIGURU - DP RSHAN by the s.me pen (in Gurmuk hi) t nd the transl t ion of the shri SUKHMANI and ANAND SAHIB (in Engl ish).

Here. we ale c/O,!;ht il to touch with Five Holy kingdorr,s' which take us to the Highes! Sipri'eal Sumeru' namely the Spi' it , There' are no less ,hon five Kingdo""s, the first being the Realm of Duty or Right" cu, ness. which is basic need of all prog,ess. It is true c f.votion to one"s Duty which -alone can toke us higher into the second Kingdom, namEly that in which Enlightenmer.t com.s so near to us that we see from spiri tulBI lethereal, in all that we ,ee in the crude fr' ms CI tside.) Thus,behind water,'ire ; ir & hills tllere a,e .ubUe frOIT'S of the 50- ca lled 'elem€nts some of wh ich , Ie .&een by the "! c.ienli ! ts, o1hers by 'hose w~o have the Ir,nf! Eye and can see it H ieden form. -, hirdly. we find t :,at l ehiod t is sun and moon, thers are not one l tit endless-million and mill ions .. f them­therp. is, thus. may be called infinite creat ions in (ach and every dirfction, lhelcientist explores tllt ,a little frirge of this G,eat Real!ty Hidden, but the rr,Cle he COtS so the more he comes inlo contact with finer and higher Forces, which makes his knowledge so powerful and cestructlve (or Conslluctive, as the case may be).

HiQher still is the Kiq;com of eewty Which, as We see here, comes not from collection of atoms and elect­rons, but from the Holy Word: the NA M as a result of spiritual discipline Those who dOubt this would do well

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to lead Plato, the father of Philosophy, and Tagore-two cOI.firmations, old and new, of spiritual Truth that has been revealed t" us for all time 'in tho penultimate-pauris of the Japji . It is this which makes the writing of comm, entary on the Japji so difficult and soulsearchin!; operation If is only by rising in Sirm~an and in

Nam-concentratlon that the Golden Sate, the SODAR: will be opened to you .

Th. Saram Khand is also the Realm of Humility-that wh ich is here Rainbow Dyed with B,.uty, It is, further, the Melting - Pot, the great . st Pat, wherein , through · the Nam, the Holy ProJ ress of 'fransflguration' begins. It ends o nly When all the faculties: interna l and external ar o Tra ns -illumined I - and you b ecoma (what may rightly be called) the PANCH I SEER-blest, ie, one who sees into Infinity I - the Supreme One Who is not only transcendent but here, there and every where I Thp.n the Cup of your . Heart is filled to the brim wirh Joy - Bubbling.

The Karam Khand comes when he 'little-self ' becomes the Self-infinite, and you have the Divine Self itself work­ing in you, ceaselessly and giving you eternal Peace and Bliss I

The bst Stage, tha H:lLY 01 HOLIES, is S,i Sach K~and, the Realm of Ra., it y-A'Holute, aRd here we s ' a in the graat S,.>irit, "Se. j-Id '3S" or 'Archetypos' - para­m Junt producing this' that' anj All I in e~j l "5 varie ,y a,j infinity. but all susbarvient to .·the Great - Hukm, B 1\ for this M (5tic - Content tha 'Archety,.>e; · Nirankar w,lld be a non-entity or the Great Suny. - bu\ He is AII-in'-AII and And Ail-in-ONE I SAT SRI AKAL II

JUNAGADH

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SHER SINGH. D,C. Forests'

THE 5ti ... 1 J A@.11 The Mystic-Most World of Sri Satguru Nanakdevji. The Mul-Mantram : The Definition of God: The Spirit-Timeless & Full of Grace I

o ! one-in-all . 0 ! all-in one! I Th. omkarThou-thewomb-gol­den!

Root of righteousness and of truth,

Thy name is truth-sat-nam in sooth!

The creator Thou of all that is The persoDpervasive, in. eternal

bliss! Ahove all time, yea, eternity verily-

The Akal Purkh Thou-timeless one, free!

Fearing naught (for is there aught but 1 hee 7) .

Discarding none (loving all,­be thee & me 1) .

Unborn, undying & from all wombs apart !

Self-seated, self-lighted, self­becot.

Thy-self (the ligbt-of Iigbts)-the master !

By Thy grace-Gur Parsad-Thou art our!

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THE JAPJI PART-I

The Seed Formula:

9 u.th.9t"ulu& ! The beginning Thou, of all that _ 1If1f~ m;! Ii

. kiss- .

T"e truth of truths-ere all time's : ~ m;! II kiss ! I

(With us) e'er: in all Times), ~;jj "'~ II Three-~ow7 0 Nanak, in past, aod oroa iiFi! ·;;,1 =- 11'111 ID tlme-to-be ! .. "

I Five Basic Truths of CODSeieusness-Divine The Axioms-Four & New Fifth!

By reasooiog, ' we cannot I . reason Thee out, Tho' milloos of time we may think about!

By siknce we cannot conti­nue to silent be, E'en tho' we were wrapped up io ecstasy! .

The huoger of the' hungry is nol allayed, E'eo if all the world were at their feet'laid!

Many tho' the cootrivance and the makeshift, Yet, they do not, fr~in our mind, the Dark Curtain fift !

How may we discover the Truth?

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ii~ lift! 0 <'i~el if lim ;gIlWCII

~il illI 0 .<im il B'ft! <liP

f8<',r<l I

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Yea, into the &reat reality slip?

Saith Nanak,!et's the Will, discover,

Discovering, let's firmly to the Same surrender!

Implanted in us, all is this Will Divine

To discover it, is to fall into the line I

I fcr<l Rrnl>f'a'<'i1tNi fcr<l 'i" , q~ \lTfu I

;ZqfH o;f'l!l ~ n'IICf

f8ftt'>f' n'f8 11'111

• II Hukm or The Divine Command

At the Back of All I A,t Thy Bidding transcending . ' . .

words, All bodies into being spring. At Thy Bidding, living things are bor.n.

'And many of them &reat glory bring!

At Thy Biddiug the high &' the low, '

As also, paia and ple.sure, are ordained, , '

At:-Thy Bidding, some their bondage outgrow.

Wbile others, to many a birth are cbained I .

All are subject to His order none is exempt from it He who understandeth God's

order o Nanak is never guilty of I egeoism

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n'nO! iJOlH;'i l;!,5::1 ~H ~ n ;jfu II~II

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III Descriptions Mu1ti-Mlllioned of God :

Each praises In his own familiar way!

Some chant Thee: Thy Majesty this they do

Who arc blessed with Thy given-power;

Others praise Thee for Thy 'bounties had-Regarding them, as tokens of Thy heavenly-shower I

Some chant Thee:-Thy great­nels-endless:

Thy purity and Thy excellence admire;

Some ponder over Thy gre,at­lest mystery-

In lerms philosophical, diffi­cult to acquire!

Some chant Thee, as the crea­tor, who dost make

And having m~de, dissol~est tbem,_':ilito "dust ;

Others chant Thee, for Thou dost take:

The life's breath away---, withal, restorest!

Some chant Thee as Nr-oft entity-

Transendent one:- hid from all earthly stare;

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, aI'~ a i!!c 'lhi'>fTe'l>lr' ;pC! I

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.oN ii i1l'>f _~ fuf'a ~<1 I

~ ii ",0 fi:!R 'i1ta ri ,a ~~ <1'i:!C' <1 .. ~fC!

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While :pthers there be (not Ii few)

Who see Thee here I there! ~ & everywhere !--There is, thus, no limit nQr end To Thine descriptions & to Thy Praise;

Tho' millions upon millions of men

Have attempted this, in count­less ways!

The Giver giveth--givcth­endlessly,

Tho' the recipients do a­weary grow!

In the aeons-endless, come & gone,

We have drawn on Thee--Thy Exhaustless depot!

The lord-commander Thou, of ,all that i~,

By Thy will, aught that is cometh to . be;

Thus, Unconcerned, Thou Exult,st e'er,

For, Nanak, thou art, from all care, free !

C1lIO~ 0 1IfT~ 3fz I

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;?W B 5B lifq tJ,f" ililJ1 ilah!fa' lIrtij liTfa' I

ilqlfj <;!1I1:! il ~ ""l I

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IV Unto .1be Giver Oar Meet Off¢ng: Corol/ary 10 Ihe above!

True art Thou, a lord, true Thy name,

And myriad Tho' our motive and way

We pray and bel! of Thy, e'er and e'er,

For munificience is they eter-n~1 trait !

(Qllestioo) what shall we, then offer to Thee, in r~tum 1

So that In Thy Audience we may.dweD, -

What shaD we' then, mutter wi.th our lips 1

Hearing which Thou mayest love us well ?

(Answer) In the earliest hours' or AmbrOtiial-Morn

Let'., with all reyerence, medi-tate, -

On Thy great atributes, endless and.Thy holy Bame contempla~.

This vesture, we call-the bodily self

Is woven out by-Thy grace (be­hind)

There is but one way to end Ihis wheel:-

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R'W wf~ R~ O'fu ~ ~ >lfUTq , -

1IfY1:If<J 'larr<J ~fJ ~ t!'fa: ~ ~,

~ fur »rat ,,~Iij . ~ r.rn ~t1''' ~;] ~ ~ QSllij fir'I,,!fi! ~ ~ fu~,

"i'f~gr .Rt! ~ .. r;;-",,~1 ~, - ,

~ III'¥ iillIlJ' ~i!l Hli ~'>f1q , .... /1<1 ~ t/IiI>K ~ ""~

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"'Tis Thy Holy presence, t<;' find Thus hemmed in, as we are, By tM law of karma, oU: , every side; 'Thy grace alone, 0 Lord, salth

Nanalc, Can bring to US; the truths own tide!

• V No Idol worship, but initiation in ,tbe Nam :

Worship through the Guru

We cannot liken Thee unto an • eon or image. .

And set Thee: upon a pedestal or fashon Thee ;

For, Thou art the great uncon­ditioned-spirit,

Thyself as Thyself i-from all limits free!

They love Thee best who serve Thee best,

Let's then, with all reverence chant

Yea, Thre of all excellence the Treasure,

Thus, Nanak, we attain, ali that we want!

o let's us, thus, Thy praises sing,

ll·fl/"" 0 tI'fe cihfr 0 <ir!! I

>lfYi) lIfYfu fo~i!Q Rfu I

0 '00<' ar~1>ll ~1 1'00'9; I

~ B<!l';; lifo ll<il'll ~ I

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Or let's hear them sung, with all our mind;

S" doing, we shall steer clear, Of all ills, and-the Great haven (inp.

The Guru alone may reveal 'unto me, irhe melody-sublime, Unch"n­'ted, but sure; The Guru alone may unveil

unto me, The lore of the wisdom,-our

choicest treasure I The Guru alone may make me feel:

That Thou art here !, that Thou art there I The Guru alone can make me see:·

The Living-Reality-everywhere! Thus, all the gods do melt in

Him:-In the master of masters e'er, He is Ishwara, the Gorakh, and Brahm. ! -

Our O'erlord, our maker, and Nurrer, clear 1-

Yea, the Master of Masters is to me:

Parvati: thr Isis: "Mother. molten-in-love:' !

E'en If knew thee, 0 lord, how could I teU 1-

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o~ 1lH.m I

<!!~ ~ OJ~ aioll 1l'OH' <!!i! UTOtI3l wel I

il ~ »i'1:fT 0Ttil ;roer ~

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Thou art the Great-Unsaid one I-from all words above. ~ lord unto me this gift give: l'fhat I may in this conscious­l ness Live:-Thot all are one I-by Thee all fed!

May this not slip, 0 Nanak, off my head!

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VI ® man, :misco\ur first tbe tltarl

of tlrarls·lDttbin! If I do Thy will' tis enough­'Tis as good as a bath at a

holy Tirath; If I donol Thy Holy Wi!!, 0

lord, Not this hatb nor aught el ' " avaiJ~th I

Tn all .the world spread before mine eye ;

Naugbt is had except witb the sweat of brow I

Hidden in tbine own heart, o striving man,

Is tbe gem of gems I and olb­er jewels, enow 1

If only thou would.t take to heart :

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I{f;r fii1fe a<fl) H~ I{tre" ~

fua CIa 011 f~ Ij<!'I

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The lesson of lessons-slowly Which the Guru alone dost impart:-(That of rising to Dam-consci

ousness-holy) !

o Lord unto me tbis sift give: That I may in this Conscious

ness Live;-

That all are one i-by Thee all fed!

May this not slip, 0 Nanak, off my head !

ara' ~ em '1STel I

l'lSO' til'>!' CIT rei! t!'3' R Ii f<1Rfu 0 ;;tel lie II

vn WO/ddl~ "loll~ is Like a Bubble-Soon 6ullst :

The 'GRACE' Matters !-AII Profit From THEE, £'er I Were I to live all Ages-Four Yea. tenfold more in thilt measure;

Were my name trum~eted to all ('Jimes-Nine,

And all danced attendance on me. to be sure!

So much renowned, if I were to be.

That I caught everyone's look Yet, ifl did not catch Thy eye o lord

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;'i ~ar ,1'a '>rOilT 50 el,l<!l 5fe I o?T ti1P f01f"i! ;;t<!1>ti oT(8 "iJ5

Hi aft! I .

-ear' OT~ aijTfu <i ;!l'J Cllof3 tlfar

I would be an outcast I-an untouchable 1- a shook ea, I would be like uoto fhe fly-midget. so terribly smaU­

fhat e'eo the low oo~s­the tainted.

Would rail at me -one and all !

o Nanak, (How wondrous are Thy ways 1)

Unto the have-nots, Thou givest enow,

And to the haves, thou givest abundant Iy-

Until, with Thy gifts, they, verily, overflow I

But (llert, there & all around) That I look upon and see, There is none-not ooe

amongst them, Who cao do the same,-unto Thee!

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"SU_NANA"! VIII

The Fourfold-Rhythm of Inspiration-Divine: The UIflIeiling of Divine Pres"ce QS Melody-Ineffable I

THE NAM:-THE SABAD-'lIEARING!' By Hearing This (the Self-

Struck-Symphony) clear,

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One brcometh sooo an adept -a wise Seer! :-

We, cail him: a Sidh a Pir a Sur- Narh (aU the same)

-(An Aogel amongst men! whate'er the name !

(And (who has not heard ? (of that mythic-Bull),

Who heavest up the Universe, I with dbe big pull 1

-(This aga in, is Symbolic of" the Nam-Unsaid

Which is the backstay of ail world-spread!

And again, all th e Worlds that be :

The upper, the lower & the middling-three,

Are .Iso, then, revealed unto thee ;

Sustained all , by the Self­Same-Symphony!

[If ye Hear This : the Melody Hidd, n),

No more, for tbee, the pangs carth-ridden :

And tbe Angel of Death (whoe'er he be), . .

Will from tbee, straightway. fl ee!

o Nana);, in thjs stale oj'. Bliss.

over of God, verily, is !

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Ijr~ fFIQ lila Rm (i'a I

Ijfc?i llOf3 tI~ '>I'ii'R I

l!fe?i mu -8'>1 ~ I

Ijfc?i 'lim '(i RJ O/~

(i' 7)c1 'fClI.iP ReT Ro!'Ij

f;!r<!>H ~lf lJ'l! a!T (i'1j IItll

(And if thou wilt tbis,"Great Name in-hear)

All ailments thine, & error, sbalt disappear!

IX ~ob or @obs !

If ye Hear This (the Secret. Nam-sublime),

'(Then 10 ! all Deities fall into One Line I)

- Yea, lshwar, Barmha and Indra, togetber! "

Thou sholt find, as tied by One Holy-Tetber !

To Hear This; (Soul-Stirring- R.fc~ Naill) is to- be :

-A Man-Converted i-a prisoner set free !

And then, shut, in thine own body, disappear :

The Secret of Secrets I-of SELF, decipher !

And it is this:, the' Mystery, ' (that is in thee),

Wbich gives{ to thy body:, the Master-Key 1-

More; all tbe Mystic lore: said or heard:

Vedas Shaslras, Smriris are, then. out-furled!

o Nanak, in this state of Bliss,

tit,! H'fiJtl"

lif~," Jff'f W8'<J~ ).f;;,

11fc>ji tio! ijarf3 3[0 ;j" I

I1fe»i ""FI3' fFlf'J.3 ~e I

11'001' YOT3' Re' f~Cll'lOl 1

I1feOi ~ll U'll Of' ?i'll If til

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Every Lover of God, verily, js,

And if thou wilt This Great Name in-hear,)

,All ailment' tbine: sin & error, sbalt disappear !

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x AD HeaveDly Virtues begin to Pour ia !

If ye will Hear This: (the Self-cbanted, Glorious-Stir),

Then all Virtues & Execell­ences tbou sbalt dis-inter!

Thou shalt become. then, truly content and wise.

(For the Great Light wili, in Thee,- uprise!) .

·And all places of pilgrimage that be,

Lo ! as many as eight : and sixty!

Shall be rolled into One,- in Thee I

And in This Holy 'Name, Thou sbalt see!

By Hearing This (the Soul­Stirrer: the Name)

Thy study shall bear fruit, -tbe Glorious Fame,!

And the high"t state of . Ease & Bliss-

The Sahaj- will, Thy hearts kiss !

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I:!~ liS lIf3 \l1~ H''l'

~~ wa FJUfti fQ'II''l

o Namik in this siate of Bliss,

Every lover of GOO, verily, is !

And if Ihou wilt this great Name in-bear.

All ailments thine: sin & error, shalt dis"i'pear ! --..... --

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The Ra'Gt o~ 'n~;n;ty 1 By Hearing This: (tbe Soul

Melody-Astir) Deep Ocean of Excellences

thou shalt discover! Lo ! then, in the palm of thy

hand sball be. AI/ Kingdoms I-secular and f· ,

1:l ~'" ""'~! or 1J!T iJ Spiritual. verily! Yea, a King amongst men!

thou wilt be :-The Leader of men, guiding

··others, free ! A Sheikh, a Pir, a padshah,

to be sure,

~l>ii RlI 1J1o IJ1f3R!iJ

1:lfe>ii ),[illlJlO1fiJ (j~ I

~feoi iJ~;j~ "'''1J!Tg I

"roar 1m3! IWf",OI''! I For, by This Light, 'e'en tbe

blind, sigbt recover! p.,fe>ii ~lI IJTIJ or! <'>'1! ! I~ qll

By This-the Plummet of the Infinite!

Thou sbalt find the Ins & Outs of tbe Spirit:

(And, then, in thy Hand, shall fall)

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-The Key of keys unlocking Castles all !

o Nanak in this state of Bliss,

Every Lover of God, verily, is.

(And if thou wileThis Great Name in-hear)

All ailments thine: sin & error, shalt disappear!

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UMANA~A"

XII The Bliss of Nam's-Realization !

The Bliss of Realization, wbo can tell ?

He who attemptetb, finding Ii impossible, repenteth;

... Nor pen, nor paper are to this task, equal I

Nor doth .sitting, or sitter, further tbis-or augment I

(Sucb is Nqm-Naranjan-the Holy-Revealiog-Word,

{Whereby the Vision-Beatific is, On men, conferred,

Only a rew there be, who in . tbeir heart of heart; This great Mystery rea/ize­The WORD·INWROUGHT I

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I-Ri <it OIf3 am 0 ;<1ft.' I

"il a ~ft f~~ U~3Tft.' I

~10Ir" C1IDf ?i fmICuTS! I lI'ii '" arij CIOfo ~rntq l ~ OT!:! f?;at!il <"ire, "ilii mo "..; IIfn aft: II q:w

.

XJl~

JIn 1!.igbt of ,r,.s'n£e ! i',e blis~ of Realization hring-

. ~th unto the mind:

The Li~ht of under standing-the sun ofIntuition! And . finally. there cometh

that. supernal- Phase, When 10 ! all is uulocked­

very· Plan of Ev61htion ! ..

Realizing tbis-the self of sellees-the seer risest ab've;

All sbach of tbe wl>rld, as also i.ts infatuatioD!

No lODger -doth he fear that dreadful Angel--

Of Deatb. for- is he nol with . wisdom, in full uDion ? Su~h is Nam-naiaDjaD-the

holy-Revealing-Word, (Whereby the vision beatific

is, on men, conferred) Only a few there be, who In

their heart of heart, This great Mystery realize­

the word-Inwrougbt !

~ ~ilf;r ;'j~ Hfo ~fu I

;(~ Rim ~ <il Hfq I'

H~ l;!~ acT (IT ' ~; H~ tIH a Il"fe ., ",re-; ~w oIl:! 1\$!Q ~ ! .:lei HTO' trr<! Hfo ciI\! Ii'!'!"

[ 11

XIV

No MOll(l Wblll 'pools t More he who realizeth the

Nam: the self-Divine, Findelh all impediments

from his path removed:

And 10 ! when he departeth from this world--

He goeth openly I-with a wreath of laurels crowned !

Yea, he who realizeth the Nam-Self holy,

Treadeth the path high-is no longer in a _ byeway:

For he is not wedded to -rughleousness ?

Thill dots 'not leI blm,-go 'astray!

Such is Nam-NarlU\ian-the holy Revealing-word,

(Whereby the vision beatific is on men, conferred:)

But rew there be who in their heart 0 f heart,

This great mystery realize: the word Inwrougbt!

18 .]

){~ ){Tij'far o!li 7; urfu I

ii-5~~~1 ){~ If<!! 7; ~8 tiII H~ wfiilil ~'l >ilw C'TI:! matrq ;'jfu I

;'i;j Am ~ HfI; ;jfu 11'1811

XV

l\llft of &aluatlon .! :. FinaUy, the door of salvation

openeth, nnto them wide.

who realizing tbe· Name, in this, do abide!

Having found the higbway and the path-within,

They lead others aright,-first their. ~ ith <II: kin !

Having . saved near ones, (whoe'er. they be),

To the distant ones, they turn;.setting them free I

Thus they who rich this Nam: the Iholiest-Port,.

Are st,ablished-wander no I longer, from pillar to post !

Such is NAM-NARANJAN -the holy-Revealing-word

. (Whereby the VISION-beati­fic is, 011 men, conferred;)

But few there be who in their heart of heart

This ,reat mystery realise: th~ WORD-INWROUGHT!

iii u'<1f" iiI;! ~lJl~ I

,:j~ ~ 1I'1l'i! I

~ ~ ~ ~!! fI!l:I I

II?; /)'7)0/ Rf" /) fslt I .;jw /)'li f'oaiIQ <ife I

i'ia H'fo ~ 11m <ire II~ 411

• [ 19

XVI

m:br (flret <l&nei) ,! , Truly. Himalayan among

men I the PANCHES, are they,

Who having conquered self, live in the NAM-Way !

For them, there is no more tbe Crucible of Fire,

Yea, they are reborn in Holy­Attire!

These Elect ones-the PAN­CHES-to be sure,

Are Guardians of men­aCc~pted e'er I

Great, indeed', is their hon­our, befor~ the Lord,

True Ornaments of Court, with kings in accord ;

(Where'e~ they go, within iuid without),

They live in NAM- fhus, stir about!

They are concentred in This, in tbeir beart-

On tbe Master-Hidden,­Guru-J n-got I

(Thy Creation-the Cosmora­rna !-O Lord)

Wbo can describe, yea, who can tell 7

(And of Thy Doings­Inscrutable),

20 j

lie ~<! tAr lJ<lti~ I tM ti~ t!Oarfu ~'<i I

_ lie 1i<Jf<i Bfo oTt/'il I uiJi ~T <!!i! ~i! fQ»f1ll I

~ .. 5 "Ii ~li!'i ' ',­m ~ .. a.! i'i'<i\ 1!W9: I

tig 'QCfIf ~>!IT - CIT ti3 I

~ irlfuilfll'>ftfflfli ~ IIq~1I

Who may so much , as unra­vel?

nd that mythical-bull (said to uphold)

,11 earth:) why' tis truth untold?

Yea, Dharma, Righteousness! of love-asprung,

Which keepeth, in equilibrium A II A -strun~ !

Were this not so,-(O my dear)

What (little) bull could this Load bear?

ADd beyond this World" there is aBother--

Another .tiD I-in an endless Tether!

What is , tbtl Prup ?-tlie ' support-b;idden ,

If t1. i.<It 11iy Nattie: The f'orce-hiddefj !

Yea, Ibis supreme N A M­stuff-Inwoven,

, Is' of all earth the warp and Woof-Golden!

('reatures, so many, of differ­ent hues & caste,

Are named differently-thus labeIled apart;

But all of them subservient 'are to that "Pen"

Which writeth on!- in Super-Tension !

This 'writing'-hieroglyphic, who can ,pi vine ?

~~ \!~ ~ RFli»fiq I

lr.:B \Nro~~ !JIll I

0031 ~I! lit! iiI! ~2 I f3R3 !JIif 38 q"~ ;l~ I

til»t Wr3 ailTT '& ~ I

!-&OT fHftfl)fT ,!,;11 q/iTH I

e<l SliT j'gfll t!T<! &~ I

1%tlT f gftfl>lT '&3T ~fe I

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lThoD alone who didscmake this Pen-Fine);

If e'er one attempted to construe,

How unwieldy that tount, murt grow 1

How potent Thy Might, all­compelling 7

How wondrous Thy beauty, self revealing?

How "ountleso 1Py gifts, tbe Grace Divine I '

'Tis collIess, un-scissored ' ln spa"" & time.

And, \ill .that is, or is yet to be,

I ' . Was created by KWAO ;

Thy urge ftee:-That poetic:iOlPulse-divine,

tbe f'irst. Wbicb made multi-milioned

NATURE-out-burst! Of Thy creation, at largesea

who can tell ? Not [, nor any one,)s to this

task equal I Fain would I go round Tbee,

in glee, But J drop, in one little

round, (ba ! see) ! What i. pleasing unto, Thee,

I do : Thy will divine : This alone is my duty, Yea

,Troth, in fine; . , 22 ]

~: ,~ ,"'~ 'ill' <i3'l m ;tr~ ~ , <!'l , ~~; ' eci ~, f:m3 fie ·NII ea~ , ~3~QiJ1~t rn'>l' i'i ~'<1' e<i 'VcI'

ii ;rq ;;'~ ~ 3lilr.r,CJ , ~ fle. ,~ fmi&""1I9EiI

o Thou art Formless !-eter­nally free,

SADA-SALAMAT Thou , i , self-' stablished, verily!

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XVII

MetUllQ ties"ingUpW411d3, ~ Numberless Thy for;;"ulae."

those of adoration, " Numberless Thy devotees, in m~Dy ' a holy mood;

Numberless. countless. ,the methods of Thy approach;

And Numberless, by ascetfu discipline, subdued I,

Numberless Thy recitations of 1bey holy lore,

Which people do recite from their memory;

Numberless those in medi-tation lost-

Their minds retracted, from , aU earthly glory 1 Numberless Thy devote .. ,

who do contemplate, ;

Thy attributes endless,---oi ·rise· up by ~jsdomj

Numberless those who are to truth wedded;

Yea, numberless giving in alms all !ifes? earning!

>I!l'!~ ilU ',uf~ ;J~ I

I ",ii~ \Iff' ",ii~ ~u;Mt I

'- '>IB\! ~aa 'if~~ \J1O I

, "'Rtf;1ar)lfi; a<lf~~ I I>jfill ,;roI3 <l!c fill'lflO ~'lv'l I

[ 23 ,

Numberless Thy devoted warrioTs tried,

Who love to bear the burnt of steel;

Numberle.s those who re, main tongue-tied,

Wbo jn \he¥' ~~y. TremOTli of NAM. do ftel I

Of Tby creation, at large, yea, wbo can tell 7

Not I, nor anyone, is to tbis task equal I

Fain would I go round, Tbee in glee, .

But J drop, in one · little round lba ! see) I

What is .p.leasing unto 11101:, I do: Thy will-divme :

This alone is my 'duty',­yea, Troth, in fin~;

o Tbou art form leis I-eter­naily free,

• t . •

SADA-SALAMAT thou! seIf-' stabihhcJ, verily!

l>fA1I Ra'I '>IRII "T3'O I

l>fIilI J!l! ~"~11 R'1J I

",!TIl Hfo f~ 3!!J I

1!t!l!f;, ~ ili]1 ,,~ I

m'>IT ~ W¥' ~CI IP'iJ I

~ ~ 3'~ R'~ !!~1<i~ I

~ Ht!' 1i5'Hf3 fi.DriI "~!lll

XV~~

NatUJUl Wo1i~;n~ _OPU," I Countles< the bare-brained

men bet Who in the abxyss of dark­

ness.w> .u.k;

24 J

Countless pick-pockets & , swindlers be, • i{bo on Wages of ·.sin do J stink ! ~;ountless the kings & tbeir

myrmidon, Wbo witb a Rod of Iron' do

reign; Countless tbose who .'(:ut­

throats' be, And tbeir end, by violence, lif~lI!f<Jl1 IHQ Wa

do ~ilIB ! ' IIfA'll ;is ~'Ii " lie CQ'Intl,~~ ,the p~v~rtt:d ,ona 1>11'1, 1t!llHa, Cii'fa' wfu if'" I

mal-ulcHnetl, ' ~

Who in evil come and go; . '>!i'r\l ~~ iJf3"f' 'l'H'fu I Countle .. tbe liar. in Dark- '>Ifill will llr~' afa' wfiJ ,

ness- '>!i'rl:f a'~ lit" ~'fiJ I Lost in labyrinth of Shade- '>Ifill ~ ~. ~h; 1I!ftJ i

without a glow! " ", . . ' .. . , Conntless the filthy, besoiled '>!i'r11 f?fFc11ilfa' avfu iJ~ I

ones, be, '!I'lIl! i'illI ~ ti\;!T~' Who ~at in riches: Gaip- .. !fa'>!' '0 ;I',", ~a lPa I

Ungainly; , Counilds th6se who carry ;'i <r4;j~ lIiel Y81 Cii'ra I

takts false...,. t ~ Rlil'Hf5 f<;ijii'O tl9tll S\l~, IIf!der qeadloads of , ' ciiIumDY! (And this t, iii. all humble­

,begs, aller ,) I'm one of these--Nanak,

the lowly, e'er! Fain would I go round Thee

in glee, But I drop in one little

!9!!!!~. ~e~!

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What is pleasing to Thee-­Thy Will Divine.,

'Tis alone is Dharma, Righteousness; ;n fine I

Thou art formless 1 yea, Thou 'art free!

Sada-Slamat Thou 1-' Stablisbed eternally!

• XIX

c:4[[ c::N Gt",a La aLuum,.,16.d ill 'iW".J,'­Clt;OI~ .... f.:IVot/Unfa[[a&ly-Cl,,,a, (0 .Lou I. , Innumerable are Names and

POI'IIIS-'-

And endlessly-coUntle~s, the wor,lds to tell;

E'en the word 'Countless' i. a inisnomer I

'Tis idle to use this Et;\lpty Sbell !

In words, we. say or define all,

In Words, we do try to ·t.II;­AIL that tbere ii to be IOld ;-Thy Wisdom I, Beauty 1 -

all in a nutshell ! In Words, we do transcribe, In Words, we read tbe Writ- .

Holy; In words, tbeYofiay, is Des­

tin) writ;-In "Hieroglyphs", scrolled

slowly I

26 ]

>111%11 II": '>Il'i\o ~ I

'>faJH ",cfrH »fAil B»f J

'>IRtI <i<Jfu fRfa ~ ;ire J

'>Itlal 0'If '>IlIliI ~ J

'>ItIal far'>l.'9 ail3 . i!!GarTU J

»JlI61 ~ ~~ e'T1'¢ I

But Thou, 0, Lord, art e'er . free, "' .

"'lot subject Thou to 'words . ' Tyranny' ~'en as Thou ordainest so,

are they writ,-Of Thy Orders, yea, the truest

Transcript ! AU that is (and is yet to be) Is by the Name wrought!­

EERIE-!-otcncy ! And naught there is. nnt

Shall be, That from Thy Imprint'wiU

be free 1 Of Thy Creation, at laril'sell,

who can tell ? Not 1, nor anyone, is to

,his Tlllk. eq uaJ ! Fain would I ,0 round Thee. in glee But I drop, in onc Iittki

rouod, (Ila! see) , '

What io ple .. ing unto Thee, I do: Thy WiII-Oivine:

This alooc Is my 'Outy',-' yea, Troth, in fioe;

o thou art Formless !-eter­nally free,

SAOA-SALAMAT Thou • solf-' stablisbcd, verily'

'>Ilffi' Iilfu if ii~ ~fG I

fuFo ~fij fail f31! flIi'ac;Tf;J I fi!<l ~~ f3~ f3~ uifJ I .

;tp aa' 33' ~ I

~moru'l<i~1 ~t!'i!f3 ~ <m' ~~ I

~a"" n "'~ ~~ I ;i Q:q;p~ II'!!I ~1 ' C!'O' I

~ lit!" Il8 YJ.If3 rna a~ II ~ C II

· xx I!& miln. tbp flltb=abpsmal tbe name onlp' 'map mash!

(Perchancel if thy hands were by filth besoiled.

Yea, if tby body wtre, with mud, o'erlaid.

Thou niaye.t cleanse & lero b the same-

If, ~y waler, they are w~lI­sprayed I

(Likewise) if Ihe clothes [tnat y~ put 011]

By filth or urine, pollut~d be, Theiu mayes! apply to them

the soap, Wherehy. frolll all fillh.lhey

are instanly free I E;eti, so if thy mind is by sin

covered, And tby intellect, by dark­

n~ss, o'erc"st, 'Tis by the I)ye of Dyes; the

Holy Name, -That it i. washed, coloured,

and re-cast ! Good and Evil do not take

us far-True, we reap but what we sow,- . , Thus, each is treasured &

carried forward 1-Nanak, Will-Divine 10 i

endeth this Slippery-Show!

2~]

lJaPH Vi ili! "3Q o/J \/'<!l ii~ \13,n~ ilJ I

f.!3 lI8'I3'I CMi <iii! I

;j RTR 1iWii ' ~"iifi! , 9<l'I.ij liB \/TIl' il iifur, ~ iiil 1)~ ~ ijlin I

~i'il \/",1 ~ iiTf'J I

<if a qfcr ~ fBfu s trr.1 , »!iii iilf,; '1JfTi} m Ii1\! " i'i'i'i<i ijPlW 1If~ ~ II=lOil

XXI (8) .t"he Ou:ter Schcol. a. t:b.. J;=-~.;f!

Of what a vail is it to go 1-yea, betake :

Ones"lf to places of piligri­mage & partalce;

Of hard .usterities Ind there to spend,

Money"like wllter I-this does not any. light lend I

And e'en if a moictlm of Good is conferred!

'Tis little more than tbe tiny seed: the mustard !

If, on tbe other hand, we hear the Name,

And live, in all avidity, in . the Same: (Then), down in thy beart 10 I

a-sudden, Shall be unveiled a Fount-

Golden! . The Holy of bolies. this : the

Fount within 1-Wherei~~in NAM-ye may

wash all Sin !

3'la~ 0\1 ~ ~ t!"2 , ~ ~ ra'~ ii' IjTQ I

lJ~' I!fl;ll!r Hfn 1iIW ~ II >lfmfil illi5fiJ I!f8 ~ I

XXI (b) All qualities, all virtues, are

T\iliiu, til'} Lotd, From Thee eml\!I8.tiDI-in

Thee dissolved! I may have none, but from

virtues who can be free ?

[ 29

For, there is no DevotioD · . e'er with~ut Pl¢ty? Hemmed in as' 'We are, by

Maya caught; t By this we are confined­

wholly lost; There is but one-Way-out: . the WORD:

Bani-Brahm-in Heart's depth deciphered !

And, in Its wake all virtues (that be), .

, Come-ln.Surginll !- Truth & Bea'!ty.!.t.

More, tbe Name keepeth the mind sur-<:!larged, -

With 16y:Ebunieilt !-e'er mounting, 'upwatd II

XXI (C) (The Curious Ones do ask- I

the bookworm, As to when, what date, the

World took form 1 The day : lunar or solar ,

season or year; . When the world emerged :

Solid-Sphere ! To such ones let me, in cl~~'

ness tell, . . There is no convincing reco­

rd or chronicl e; Neither the Hindus' nor the

Muslims know-Or else, Purans & Qaran,

with this will o'erflow,

' ~~ ~B' ~ : ~.~

I ' fufo <i'~~ I

q~~ Iii IiI "'\1 . ~ ~ dl>fT '>f'Cl'l!1

iii 0 .-'1..- .......... ' -, _ 4'~1~' 4~~1 H u~

~ \!g'V ~o\l~'~ f~

~;!:a'~1

. . _- -----~------

Yea, nor)he Gymnosophists: a.ccetics, divine.

Nay, none on earth-not one in fine!

ThOll, '0 Seer of Seers, alone ,thi' Mystery scans, .

Yea, Thou Who createst, and all dost ordain, !

How 'mllY] describe Thee-or adore? .

How can I define Thee ' in wi,dom lore?

Each one pretendeth to know - to know more!-

Than others, but all th i; , [0 Nanak,l is idle : clamour !

I would only so much aver and no more:

Thou art the Infinite !-S~ also Thy Name, e'ermore!! All that is, is by this Holy Name wrought, Whoso avoweth otherwise, Nanak-why he is d\straught? '

••

far~ ;iail ~ ~<J n ~i I ;I' erea"' fmIo'l ~ Rr,l lIfTi)

~R"ell . ~ am l)fTl{I fOR R'ro fa~

· wolfa.r~ I

o'Oa' lIfTlIR: ~ a ",rG rea~

~~I

?ii' Il'fuiJ m o'lft aW H"'1ifI -, <J~ I

l'i'Oa ;l a lIfTij W<! »lOT ' 0Iff;l!fT o . I'i:\ l i ~'11f

XXII

The Infinite t1lon'e :knoweth the Infinilu Bow~ .. ny the :World .. lofet- I' ' lieibe? . ;r

, How many the Worlds that are Higher 1-

MiUions upon miUions!,-yea Endless!

[31

To cou~J i$ to fumble, fail & retir" ·!

How long, again, that Line be:

Who have come and gone­curiously:-

Trying to scan Infinity!-but have grc:lwD,

Alfea,ry h-bafflell by Thy Endless Infinity !

The Books of wisdom do uS tell,

But one thing we should know well,

And tile Books of the WeK that be:

Equa\C "E*"le81! TIJousand" with 'Sublle'-Thee!

The . ~ssoos of lessqns is: "What can be said,

Is but a piece-Reality­Segmented I"

Let me, therefore, call Thee tile Infinite, ho, !

o Nanak, Thou alone dost' Thy Limits, know!

~ ll'3'lO 5li ~ '>I'aI1R r m ha !pfs 1'1<{ ~e ~

fua! "'" 1 R<l'I! "f01CIi! ~Jf5 ..au! "'1'!~

fe,! ~ 1

~ ~fu 3 fs~~ 5~ afu r~1

O'i'iif ~ ~ '>Irll iiri 1fII\I II'?'?II

• UIII

Tng rinftg can b(lcotnQ h'~'n'tq t Thy Praisers praise . Thee,

yet koow oot, Thy Infinity I-for 'tis beyond

their ken;

3ij"'-

E'en as all ri'ers and rivulets go,

' Jlut know not, tbe limits of great ocean !

./"hou art , Ocean- Infinite, 0 Lord :- ~<Jl 1'1'Brfae3'l I10B '0

Of those limits no stream car-

eth to know; Ot!1'>fTl>{:3~ lj~u l'I!lfu '0 At this end, how separate, Wil'>lfOJ I

each? All that e~d, One! with :rhe.,­

anyhow', And if our wealth were piled

so high, . That it o'eTlopped tbe Himal­

aya !- thy Sky !-Yet, Thou wouldst not be like

unto that Ant; That thrilled! with the lord's

Name-Vibrant "

l'I8t! W<J I3B3TO fara<JT ii31 11~ llQI

orl;:jl ",fg '0 <1'v;1 ;'i f3Jj Wi<J

"W!ol~ 112311

* XXIV

Infinity Surrounds us on all Sides.l There is no End to Thy

~ ingers, 0 Lord; No End to tbose who thee

expound; There is no End to Fellow­

Feelers, Nor doth Thy Bounty bave

any earthly bound! -i!1J aTfulJ

~ . ., ", .

»fu i'i m3'l cruf'e ?;' >ii3 I »i~n ~d'et1f": i'i ",'" ~ .

[33.

There is no El'd to Space­Spread

That meeteth our Eye e'ermore. There is no End to wh~t we

. hear-:-('Tis Infinity io all DireCtions­

Four !) There i,' ; indeed. no End nor

Limit To ;"'h'at'is iii. Thy Mind Divine (Nor is there End. to Guesses­

'Great Whereby men Iry \0 gauge :­

Depth-Thine !) Endless. yea, limitless, is all

creation ThaI is spread , 10 ! here, there

everywhere ! Nor this End--nor that End, or Thy INFINITY, we can

pre-figHre ! How m~ny. there . be ? who toil

'lOtl'D\b'iI-Fhit and fume !-Thy Limits

to find! But Thy End-Endless, who

haUd'ouiid"i- - , 'Tis boOtless,'"-on " Endress:"'"

Grind! Yea, of Thine End-Endle ...

Done doth kqow !

34]

>i~ 0 ~lk ~ 0 ti/3

. >if:;! 0 t!'1l .IW>iT Hfr; H:;! I

; >ii~ 0 t!'1l <it3r '>1""9. I

; >i~ 'o \:!ni '~ I l>!3 ...-ate cl,r· ftig wf.:i ~ >i3 0 we tltful

' ~~o~cm: I '~' <@1>ii ~ <ife I

~T Ittfu~ ~ lIT~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~~I

~~~V"~-~I

The more we talk-the bi8ger' doth It grow !

IS (I would aver only so much) ' o Jnrinite !

Thou art Great! so also Thy ' Name, without limit! -

If only one could soar-soar high!

Then alone could one Thy V MIl'S, espy!

How GREAT ? yea, Tis but · known onlv to Th"l'

o Nanak, In Thy Grace abou­nding, I'm free !

f3l:! ~ ~ T!~ Rff! I .

;'i~ »I'fu ~ »I,flJ »I'fu I

'O1()1;' ?ROl aOlfl <!'tf3' 112 411

* XXV

Thy Grace-Abounding pr Thy Bounty-Infinite;. O,lI)y

Lord, Who can write or so liIuch as

express 7-The Greatest-Giver Thou, e'er

. And yet, with not a grain or­covet( usness

How many the Heroes­Valiant 1-

The Redoubtable Warriors be; , How many T by Seekers-in-

earnest?

1I\l3lqQI:j ~ OJ wft! I

?liS' t!~ ~ '0 3)fTfe . ~3 .ll'qtfu; oro: '111m! I

~~,~'9:

{ 35

Seeking-courting !-Thy Deep Entity!

How many those Broken-Ones Who lost in Sin, do pine

1 and sink? 1':0'" many the Ignominious

Ones ? -Receiving Thy Bounties !-yet,

hoodwink! How many llie idle Gluttons

be ?-

Who live to eal! -and do nO

more! How many those in 'labrynth'

lost-Then of Pain & Hunger, in

Endless-Stor. '

If only we were to reel -to reconsider:

On Thy Great Doing. -so mueh as ponder?

We shal t..fihd that e'cn this :-. PAIN-

Why' tis a Great Blessing? (-hence, a Gain I)

And freedom from AII-Eneo­mpassing-Bondage

Is had thus, and into other way 1-

36 ]

a-3 tfitmfu ~o I ~55~\f1ful

it3 ljO'I l!'il't lf1fu '" 1

~~~IR»'ol

~fu fu' rn 'gale'3d I' ~fu lIWl'!l ~ 1

~l>fTfij- '0 11~ are 1

~lf1~""~ ll'[" ~ :;:r:~' ~lifu ... re I

o we must learn: our little- <

wills to surrender t

la, Thy Hold Commands. I implicitly to obey any reci pient of Thy Gifts Great,

Were to speak ill ef Thee-a Tragic-Travesty !-

He will ,- of himself, soon come to grief I

And. thus, eat: -the (self-sought) humble pie!

'1 hou knowest O"I!. Thou knowest all,

o Giver Great! Thou weigh f~ mm fm:f3 I1'W<I

est and dost .give :- <'i'?iC< tJ'f3w<jl tJ.fii"R'\! 112511

Yet- of Thy Mystery-Hidden, few know,-

And lewer those who in This Consciousness IiI'''

Greater-far greater than all earthly kiDgs

Yea, Sovereign of sovereigns is the,-

Who is blessed, 0 NaDak, by Thee,-

With the Gift of Praise I-the H.ighest, v~rily 1

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XXV'I

Thy Values Jnfinite! 0 Lord I (Where ',er i'n tbi' iiorld, I see­Lo I lbeoe 1IiIii""¥ihietdjig­

TranSaJiidently !-Of These, one may have. al

least, a foretaste, Bnt Thy-Values-In'finite ! who

may estimatc 1)

How invaluable Thy Attribu­les manifest 1

How invaluable are they who in them do deal ?

How invaluable are thy migh­ty Traders-in-love 1

How invaluable their Find? the Stock-under-Seal !

How invaluable' those who pant for Thee !

Thus absorbed, they come and go;

How invaluable those Motives Charming, ,

Where with they are equipped and glow I

How invaluable are Tby Laws Iron,

Working, in thi' Coun-the World-outspread ?

How invaluabl 'are those Weights subtle;

38 ]

'>!1i5 ~-"'~ ~ I

"'1i5 ~ lIfl:!5 hrd I "'1:15 ""~ 8tI'fu I "'1ilO lJrfe >i!liW RWfu I

"'1i'!2 tmltl>!J:lCI tita~ I

I>!J:I~~ I>!J:I ~ , t«l;:I~ I

'Wherewith Thou measusest all I as if read I

.' ,w invaluable are Thy G<flS .. manifold? Dw invaluable are Thy

Tokens of Love. true? ~ ow invaluable is ttat GJCCC­

abounding? How invaluable are Thy Com­

mands, -.jusl &. due! Yea, invaluable is this 1-

invaluable that I Who can say or so much as

lel1 ?

And those, my Love, who follow Thee,

Are lost l---'beCoiDe' One with ':, hee I-iri:£" dwell !

The yedas, Puranas, as also olher Book.

Tty to tell -to imps rt Thine Lore Holy;

Others there be, who in terms oC Philosophy,

'Deliver erudite Serrnons,-on Thee, truly I

The (Creator:) Brahms" as also (great)-Indra,

or Thee tell, yea, Thy Mysle­.,,4Htfekl+

'>il:!~ ~ '>tlj~ ~ I

'>i~iW:! "'1i!'!~O»~ I

'>i1:[8 "'~ '>itfll'>f' ?i TI'f~ I

. ",Tj't( ""I\; Oil ~\fu. 1

""of;! ~;;- 'uro ,y,P'! I

' ''f'lrltr \j~ <mf.:J ~fll'>f''! I

! '>il1:lfu Q'Qil ~f<J fu';;- I

",l1:IfU ,liitil 3' iiif~ I

' ''''\lftrelRO' ,,,,'<If\JfRl! I

; ~ -tt3 tmfl!ll I'

i ",n;f<J.\li0<: ~"~ I

!»I'1:Ifu F1fanO'li~ W; FI .. I,

SQ doth the (cowherd Krishna) the Goviltd;

With bis Be><y of M illcmaids­(untold) I

So dollt Sh'iva ; llie Master­Yogi'ithe Adep#,'

The Siddhas also of Tbee tell ezpound I

So dotb the Buddha, tbe Enlightened One,

Whom Thou dids! create, in 'many a ' Round I -

The Danavas sing Thee, as also tbe Gods-

So do the Elect Ones-many a sa,e,

Who by their . Tell-Tale Service,

Do The< mauifest I-in each & every Age I . - -

Some have sung Thy Glory, others just start to do,

Other have had their tnen aDd gooe I

If to these; be added as· many more: .

Yet. no one could tell us AIl-un spun I -

o Thou art Infinite I so also '1 hy Value- Measure,

And as great as Thou list, 0 Sovereign,

That Thou art I-If anyone . tried to reacb Thy·End j

o NaDak, be would be a f~OI I a topping ODe I

40 ]

-a3 l>fnffiJ '>fTtIk- mfu' I ii3 «fu Clfu ~fo ~fo HTfJ· I ~ <iI<1 <ira <rnu I

3' l>fTf~ 0 lOOu ~l <Ire 1

~.s~ 3~ me I

olOcl we! Wir' Rre 1

~ »1111 iia Woi~ I 3' ~ fEfu ~ ilJ'~ii! 11261

xxvn SODAR! THAT PALACE-GOLDEN I How Indescribably-Beautiful

is that Gate ?-How Heavenly the SOOAR ? -also, That Holy-Mansion?-

Sittina Where Thou watchest steadfastly-

o Lord !-Thine Whole Crea­tioll 1

There, yea, tbere 1 are strucl< i Ii t![ ~;:rr Ii ~ i{;:rt f~ lifu Songs-Sublime! i 11"al! mrr5 I

Many myriad Sf.rains of Elh- : creal-Melody 1_ ;gr" O't! l>f5cl '>ffftfr ~

;gr;ge;:rrd I Some Male-measures 1 others

Fernsle 1-How many the Singers?­Choristers-Eerie!

To Thee sing all the Gods It. Ooddesses­

Wind, Water Ind Fire; all, 9'er &. oter:

To Thee sin&eth the ADse! of Justice-

The Oharrnraj-Jow-seated at Thy Door I

~ ~ 1Ia'l ~ «<iI»!fc; i3 ilI=rd I

~~~II'<:l

I1R3i1 ri 0"" tld'If ~rd

To Thee sing all the Recording Angels hid;

~---------------------- [ 41

The Chitrgupt~-~ho know \ to write & weigh;

And whose Script-Inscrutable, aye,-

l Is! by the Judegment-God usedha J Surest Array!

To Thee sing the (foremost) Angels :

Gods Brahma, Shiva,-as also (their) Devi-

The Creator, the De~troyer­

& the Executrix-Who shine in Thine Reflected Glory!

To Thee singeth the O'erlord King of God. :

Ind,a,-with all His-God-Au­endant,

Seated Lordly at Hi. Mighty Throne,

--Yet, at Thine Door: Soda" suppliant I

To Thee sing all Sidhas: Mas­ter-Adepts-

All deeply sunk-in Abstruse Meditation I

To Thee sing Seers, Saints­one & all,-

Rapt well in Holy Contempla­tion I

.' . , . .. ~ ]

. ~ fu;J; q:~ f5fu tI'Gfu

f5M'8f\; lIOl:! ~ I ~ Iilm! trdW #I ;Nfo_1W

ml Of1~fEi!fewRfe 8~ ' ;?~~

t!fu 0'5 I

~ firq ffi!11l1 l>it!fu . amo I!'tI ~rij I

To n.. sing the Continent Ones Holy:-

~the Ascetics wbo live in Dis­' ~icpline True; ,4,11[0 Thee 'ing all the Warriors­

Great-\\ bo are most redoubtable­the Few!

To 1 hee sing all the Learned Ones:

Yea~ Wise Ones Pandils, of all Age,;

To Thee sing Seers,-those at the top,

Whose Wisdom lights Endles, Line of Sages !

To Thee sinB Fairies &: Nymphs UDseCD,- .

Wi!okglimpse is 8 Feast unto ' the r,e,-

To Thee ',jng all Regions Three' Heaven, Earth &: Nether Res-­

ion !-,in a tic I To Thee sing those Gems of gems,

[y Thee up-churned from the Heart', Hid Sea I

To Thee sing all P1acel of Pil­grimage

Numbering no less than Eight ' &: Sixty!

1lI'<l'l'o 'if31 lril Aili\ <Rfu' ~ ~,

1ll'~ lim tafo <llitRo 1F8 ~~W~I

~ ~1I1Q IMn aaw ~, '

~ m ~~ n I>fOllfo :s~o~ i

,[ 43

To Thee sing all Warriors Outstanding

Who are mellowed by experi­. ence-ripe ;

To Thee sing a\l Thy King­doms Four

Covering all manifold Forms of Life I

To Thee sing all the Earthly Cootinents Big-

Nay, all Galaxies GraDd, A Universe. ;

To Thee sing these-yea, One

'" All,

For Thou createst them, keep­est'" nunes I

They sin, Thee bell, wbo pltase Tbee well -

Who live, move, nay, dwell in Thee:

Many more there be !-innu, merable they I

o Nanak, - how can tbeir little Count lie ?

44 J

~ ~u H<l11ffi"Il'" OJ1"fu\jl~ ,=,a I

~~w Hi8 mlP Core Oifa ailri

Ril4q6 ~ ~ 4'J ~ 03 3a3i!l3' lIR'"S I

;ire ~ ilI'm; I'i: ~ faf3 '0

-~.~~~· I

•

The Aforesaid One I yea . the Aforesaid One! . True-the Lord !-ye, True

';iternally-".3 also is Thy Name, Thy Essence-Prima!)1

Which Self-Struck,Near Ccas­cth-to-bc)

He is I Hc was! and shall c'cr be :-

Yea, He'll cease to be nc'er !

All that is,-of diverse hues &: torms,

Thou dost create : through Thy May_c'er I

Thc Creator Tbou , altc, creat­ing-endlessly !

What Thou makest, Thou keepest under Thy Eyc,

And as Thou listcth so are they 1- '

Each subservicnt to Thy Wis­dom-High t

Yea.-Tbou dost, as Thou Iist-cth,-

None may so much as, unto Thec suggest, Ours is but to do Tby Wilt, 0 Hanak,

For, Thou art ICin. of kin .. !­the Hip.,t I

*

mil R'el 1m' J!~ ~ )IT;!T

wmmill ~ it;j>fl wfg "0 tlll'iI OiIO'

f;:rl7; c;;rEI I

iai! taft ST3l ~ ~ ftIolft HW>It filfo ~ I

~ ~ ~>l mar »fTtR:T ~

fOIRl~1 ;1 ~ 'R iiE'l <rcrsi! i"JCll:!"O ~ 'iI"Iil1

Il ~ II'U' Il'f3 IlrfiJlJ 0'"5iI

~ o.rre'I 1127"

( 45

XXVID -

Old Exploded Yoga & new '-Cf what avail are Thy ear­

rings, 0 hermit?

Better for ;r thy Mind is with

C;o"u"tmt"t lit;

or what use is thy begging­bowl-bursting?

Let, Humbltness -Supplant it--with Res,ect,.knit !

or wbat use is it, 0 Yo,i. tby body to rub !.

Witb Asbes-gray ,! if tby Mind is not Me'hing M'ooiI1

, "

or what use is tby patcbed­quilt-tattered '1

lnt does Dot remind Th~of Death !l.... Tby ., Moving Sbr-

oud I Why sbould you, 0 thirsting Yogi. single be.

Let Thy Self remain 'Virgin'­Ineffably Pure I

Tbus, alone mayst Thou con-quer sbocks all,

I:fe1 ~ R<Ili ~ vB'! fu»rtocij

O!<!fu f~f3 I

f~ ~o'l lil'fe'l>l' ~ Wr~1

l>fTtit i(e~ lifo tft-a i~ m-< I

And let tbe Guru-Givcn-Na~ _ be, thy ~laff-SC\:ure_ '

--~------------~: ~-- -~-m--, -46 J

Why carve out, 0 Y.gi , ror tLee a Niche-Hidden 1

ot Thy Ai-Panth b. AIl­gumanify-in-One,

,.:nd if only thou, would<t conquer thy 'self',

:Lo ! Thou wouldst have conqu-",~'I f3~ ""~ I ered all world I-a.udden !

. ""r., l>IOl~ l>IO'ft! l)f<')I;Jf3 ;rdl All hail, all haii; le'ts t~ tbee, all-haill ~ eli ~Ii' ilisil

'TbeBeiog-Primal: 'COLOUR-tESS', tbe J:irst-to-set-sail.

Witho~t a~x. Beginniog & with out any End I

Selr-stablished e-er I--in every Age-Glistened I

* XXIX

Thirst for Miracles- I-False I o ~ eeker- after-Truth, if thou wouldst find:

The Secret or Secrets I-the Deepest Mystery Behind 1-

1 hen, make thou, Know/~dge

DMn. : Thy He Iy Victual, And let Fellow-Feeling-Uni-

~ furliI'Q t!fe»fT ~ uk ",!'z;;iilf<J6 it! I

versal be thy Cook-crrectual I In thy own heart, 10 I in thy Cell -within !-

[ 47

00 thou Thai Great Name- I Unchanted, Listen!

Thy Nath, Lord of tbe I .. rd. Himself. shall be,

1be One; in Whom all is . astrung I-verily I All those Powers. Miraculous,

yea, 'Fads' ,High,

The " Ridh-Sidhs", for whicb Yogis thirst & try-

Let them be relegated to back­ground-a-thurst !

For, are tbey Dot Temptations' our Foes, at worst I

ADd in tbi. Cosmorama: the World, that we see,

W. com. Dcar or part:-by Self -Made-Destiny 1

Thus •. we reap but whal W.

sow ... no mort! And the Wheel ~. Destiny revolveth any End :

All hail, all h~i', kt'. ta 'th •• all-hail!

The lIeing-Pti!il$J; 'COUJ.l:Ill LESS', nt' .first-to-set-saill

Without ~'. BeginoiD& '" without any End : Sclf-stablisbed c'er ;-io cveQ'

Age-Glistened :-

48 J

"'~ i>'lIl 1{9 nr m fufu fRfu l>RC' Rr.! I

\

AJ<n~~~'~N

"'~ "9'011

'>!~ f3"A '>f$! I

'>fTfu ",o't"l! l>IO~ lIfO'Ufir ilij! uqr iiii ~1I 112911

xxx No Trinity, but'Unity !

One more My,tery, mark , o Striring Man!

J 0 I ' Oreat M other I " On'" Energy~4Universaln!.-scan ! 4

By 'c'" jun:ticn' with (the Ma le), ,h<re cometh to be, Persolls Pro~inent'-Di,clples B,es, ed-Three 'l !

alit of "fhese, One is the Mak<r, gi,ving us all,

(Forms and ' Shapes ' varied : big .and small); ,

Th~ Se~on'd giV"~lh us the WhereWith"l , -too-be;

The third 'cometh as a judge, , lo ,Ho CuI 'abruptly!

They are Thy (" bildrenl o Lord,-- oD--High !

'1 is ior them to! do Thy will--lO complY I

l ' hou lookest on them--on all-from \ on e r I

The!!, do not see Thee, ha! this is Won , r of wonders!

All hail, all hail, le,'s to Thee. all-hail !

TIlI'1 8~ing-Prima.l : 'COLO!)R­LES.S', ,tlie First-to-set-sail!

Without and Begi~ning & with'(!ui1aDY End !"

Selr--stablished e'er !n every • Age;-Olistel)led ! '

eq,'we1 i'Jarf3 R!>I' el f 3fn -a 8 \f<R'I~ II

fei! iiA"al rei! ~ fui! w~ t'jal~ II ,

f'i:w f312 .~ ~ ~~ ~ ;j;i

~OW{ II"

t?'l >?~ t??i' (')Bfo (') »fT~ Ii\! 3'T

e'l ~,~ II »f~12 f3R »f~12 I

»flf~ ~ "'(')'R ~ i:!~ i:!~ eel >?J;! 113 0;)

[ 49

XXXI

In One 'Day' Lo! All was Finished! o Seeker- --after>--Gcd I do

thou , further, listen; This World is all one I but One - Victualling---Station !

And all that is, and is yet to be

Was put in Once !-but once- aye,see I

Havin, made It, O' Lord, Thou '>!~ Bf" 8re ~ II dost keep Thy Eye ; ;l fuijI l[rfu'>!. I! ~q' ~ II

On Thy Handiwork !; (cr "fa me ~~ f~urq i, else, would it not fly !) <'i"Ool f!~ a1 ffiil C[lO II

And whatsoc'er is, or e'er '>!~I! f;m ~I! »rft! »R>1l2 shall be, '>fOTfu »!O'Of'iI tlQ! 'iF!! eii

1$ Real I 0 Nanak, True ~ 113111 eternally 1

All hail, all hail, let's to Tbee, all-:hail ;

The being-Primal; COLOUR LESS' , the First-to-set-sail:

Without any Beginning " without any End -

Self-stablished e'er:-in every A,e : GlisteDed 1-

so 1

XXXII

Two Bless<!d 'Wings:' Grace & Simran! .~ Vere one little tongue

.mine, multipli<d.-And it become a mounting­

,\'Iillion I And. i r Reduplication

cont :nuc:d .. -TurJ1l ng it I 0,1 into

(rhundering)--l ullion I

Vet witn each such toogue, I would chant:

Thy Name--Blessed! 0 Lord of the World I

For t in this way, to Thee,. we do ascend-

And, ascending, into Thee are absorbed I

.Hearing these Tidings-Gladsome News l -

or Thy Union-, yea of Thee, Hy--High I

E'en the 'worms'wish to imitate Ihe Hawl.:

Wishine wllhout "wings" . - Heavenwards to fly I '.

'But, 0 N"nak. Dot until "Thy Grace Divine. Down-delveth from Thy Throne-Sublime,

Can this seeming--Miracle be wrought: aye I

What others say, 0 N anak,­leadeth but astray I

n.!<! ~ tili <511 ijf<J all ij?fu

~I! II

51! HI! o~;'ll wlil'>ffu iii! 0Tli 'ilCTtil1! II

ii-q atf" lff3 lf~' mil~ M" fu"ll! II

~ Q151 '>f<!'1:J 011 <!1c' '>!'m em II

~ neal 1.f1l.!l>ii ,pl ~ o1R 113211

[ 51

XXXIII

All Equal e'er !-True Democracy! Of ourselves, we have no ~ower, (0 Lord :)

To be . tongue-tied. or else to talk:

Of , durselves, we bave no Power, (0 Lord:)

To give augh'? to beg, Of, s", much as ask I

" Of ourselves, we have no Power (0 Sire,)

To live [as long as we list], . or to give up the ghost ; 01 .urselves, we have no power (0 King,)

To reign or to get wealth I Twin-Idle Boast \

or ourselves, we have no Power, (0 Sovereign:)

To sift, to see--to explore and · find;

or ourselves, we bave no Power (,0 Giver)

To discover tbe NAM,­leaving 'Ear\blioess' behind!

Thou who batb this Power­to be lure

Dos! see us all: wbether far or Dear I

ADd if from Tbis Higb Pedestal, we do see:

. Lol NaDak, None is High or Lowf-DoDe cao e'er be I

' 52 )

'>tlt1fi i i3 ;; \l ' iiJ itt II

;iq 0 Aot~-~~·o i q II

;iq '" ~ Ifdi'G Oil. ;iq'1I

;io 0 <rft! >f1f5 mrno II

;i~ 7i 1;!03'I fur>I,fi .~ " ;i\j. 0 BOT3! ii!~ Wl"l. II

fm:I <Jfu ;iq <!fi3 ~Q fife'/I

0'7i<! ~. ?iIi! 7i me II nil

XXXIV

five Heaveri1y .Kingdoms ! • <

THE REALM OF DUTY !

'" fn this Mighty Cosmorama, '- 10 I brrore the Eye I

Vark lwins: Day (& Night), - how 'hey ply?

I The Sun & Moon, coming

- ali~ralely in IUrn, Bring seasons intO' play: Time's Cetan <fo churn i

The Wind, Water & Fire;­the Three Ingether play, ."

f;,. Nether Re~io~ is h,d-10 ! rar off-away I .

A"d likewise is the Region Upper the Higher;

In between the Two is; Mother,Earth, Aslumber I

This is DHARAMSHAL : , Theatre of Verily! - all- True Here living beings are,-

eacb of different b ue : Vntold Its Contents: lis

Number wbo can tell? llacb working up his own

Destiny-as he can weill

~

0'31 Q:?1 fu31 ~ II l,j~ <lre1- l1fcnillll'3"5 II

f31! t.tfu uo3t ij1f1j <nil ~ tl

1313 Mil il't'>f i}illf3 ~ aO! II

f :?iii 0lJ.I »i~ >;f~3' II

r 53

They arc adjudged,-all, by I what they do,

E1Ch act lea veth it~ own impress I- its Clue!

True art Thou, 0 Lord, 0 Jlldge- 'lIolime! 'true Th~ Court Perfect 1-1\11 World, in rine 1-

• fis the Elect Ones- the PANCHES-who are :

The Seers-Blest, Leacers Tree: All on a Par!

From Thy Grace-Dripping, from Thy Self there,-

Lo ! an Imprint is' made­of Thy NAM-to be surei

Thus. the raw on"s ripe"­nay, do glisten ,

They are Transfigured 1-without and within I

But of this My' terious Spirit NAM ! they KNOW,

Who to This - Thy First Great Kingdom--gol

Sucb is DHARAMKHAND -tbe KINGDOM-FIRST,

Wherein tbe Guiding Motive 'is ' Duty',-Right-a-thurst !

Let's on to the ' Second Kingdom 80:-

To GYANKHAND 1- where Intuition doth glow I !

54 1

~ <rOHl <'if i! Will" II'

Rti' l;l'fu Ril" FcrS '<! II

fort! H<Jfn- tfu l.iiW'~, "

m?ol «ai,j u~ o'IR~ "

<rO ".,,,1 Oil \l'fe- II

?)loa OTfe,>1' 'il'Q Hlfe 1134'1

).xxv

The Realm of Enlightenr:- ent !

'In this Realm, Lo! there are Forms Most Subtle--

Of Wind_ Water & Fire l­each with its Brooding­Bustle 1

many Kr 'shana (Ihe Cowheld) ?-& ~biva-Inrapt?

How many the Brahama '!­in ColourfJi-Creative-Tact!

How many , the World of Action?-and Meru [-Golden

H( w many the Pivot-Star: DHRUA, the t, ey e'er of I nstruction I

How many the Sun ? how many. 10 ! the Moon 1

How many Gods INORA,­(each seated on Throne I)

How many tbe Orbs-Heavenly '(in Galaxies out-stretched)?

Wow many Continents Big,­Yea, Earth-Fractured 1

~ow many ~idhs, Budhs,

II

Naths? yea, the Mother?­!'low many the Devi-female I

Energy, E'er-Astir 1

UOJ.i l;l";s a'l ~5 UOi:J II ,

fO!'>t>O lii! at '>i~ "'-'l::! I t

&3 1.. "R 1Rl ~R3a <ti ~ ),'fu:! II

fci lIOH Ujr,r;3 Uj;il'>lf<1 iI'lI ijO!

& ~H II

-&'3'l»rr <roH ~Hl He <13 l! ~HII

I 55

How mony Gc>ds ? how many

Ihdr Foes-in Twain '1

H ow many lhe .Munis. : Sllen!

- dh ~s, ~o salle r' How many, lh~ Gems-HJ!yl

churn~d <>u\ of ih,e ~.ea.

(Yea, from H<art·within I-in Holy E ';;la.y I)

How many Qarries·Subtb­

,Out.et & ' Inner I

!-jow • many , ' Fo~ms of the

,WORD ?' ·We .• \1 do: utler .1

~ll'll .

~ fl]Cl !Ill 0'1:1 a3,~l ~11 II '

~3 E. t'~ ' Jifo ir3a3li'Jj30

Hew' many Lon~' , Lines of '- mit' 11

King ... Rhling HierarchY! ' &3'Il>Ir l:!'i!l ~'~<!la3 lI'3"

How . inany Seers & Sages, oi'fu:! II

o Nanak, nO End, ve,iiy! , <B'l"" '.l:!o'31. ij"" a3 o~ >ii~ , 0>i'G. 113511

[Such is GYAN KHAND,

the Rea.!m Holy

Wherein Light flitereth, ,trom A bove, ,lowly, I

And then, Lol m,any a Vista I is revealed:

Of Infinite this & thaC ! .. Yea \

AII .. unsealed !]

56 J

XXXVI

The Realm of Beauty! Higher still is SARAM­K HAND-Ihe Kingcom Three

Whicb is That I-One ofN ... M Laved-Humil ity'

Herein is most Exquisite Trans formation Wr~ught 1-·

Yer . BEAUTY-Divine is. by the Holy Werd . in-caught!

Who can describe This New

Change. or fully lell 7-This Change-Transfiguring I

which here doth dwell I· Fe who Htemplelh 10 describe Thislbe-~Same :

Falleth back. and repenteth !­in utter shame!

Herein are fashioned. Yea. one be one;

AI, Faculties Inner; J{ea,on

& Inluition--

Then. L o! Perfect Understand-' jng also dotb Dawn I

Which is the Word',-Own­

Fermenl I in Operation !

fur,i'o ~ll" fifo M'>I'Q: lJ"B~ I'

m m! fuit! llll" '>fIi;;r II

'lOS tr.. cit ~c'l ~':! II

f"e urr;>f" usN ·a<;!~ l>IQlI .1

,,'oII»!· arw <ieI»!' or i'[.fti II

ilil ~ fu~ ~ofu II

[ 51

More; hcr~'- is unveiJed That Visio,,-Sublime,

To Whi,h the Siddhs !--the Perfect Ones i-do climb !-­

Yea, herein is manufactured that Transfigured Mentality:­

That of Gods And Angles ! the Masters·that-be 11

~ us1>w ,!afi Hf3 Hfo fJfll II

131 ur;j\.;j "la' fflU' cil Jf,q 1136 I

XXXVI,

The Realm of Divine Action! StiJl~.qjgber is tlte ~ ARM­K}lAND : Kingdom Fourtb-

. I • •

That of Acti>ity-Di>ine! 'Sollless-FlAT I·in sooth I

Herein; Lo I the Conscious­n~~s ofNAM.is so intense-

That All becometh ONE 1- ' None Else I iii Every ~eD.e !

In tbis Realm -Sup:rlative, til~le W HriOrs alan: b: I

WIIO are Mighty- Most I Re-doubtable Ones, vuily !

Tbe Cup of tbeir Heart is,

ha I, Witb. Love,-Abrim- I Yea, With Holy Fet.our,-Tbey'ce, e'er. A-trim I

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a:o II f!;;r <it ari! ;lq II f3ii ~~ n ael ~~ II

f3ii ;'ill I!\JTtl8 ':!O II

f3('; Iffu a'lj afu'll' ~d

Each an d everyone who in this Realm doth live,

Is flooded with Ecstasy I-Thy Praises dost give :

Thus Wonderfully Knit ; (­~iia-Sit"' Within & with, ut

Who can dc;cribe ,h : ir gl ory"? - or attr~b uh:s count ?

Death for them is no more! - Yea , rle'er, ne'er!

No more are Ihey \\ ay laid , or side- trackeu.- e'er I

·'n thi s Fen.ur Holy-they are -they continue to be I

For, are It·,y not saturated with Hdiest Energy ?

And in the Realm of R.alms ! -aye, to b~ sure,

Are many a Devotee- from each & every Quarter I

And i.n their Heart of heart, l a I there e er is :

The Joy of Joys-Supreme !­Yea, Unending-Bliss I

f,~ AT3 W H1im' J.IIfu II

3" & Cl\l?i CI"!lii ,!lfu II

0 ' ~'fJ IfOf<J·o old! ,!lfu II

f " <> ~ (!Tli ~ J./?i )ffu II

f3il 3'aT3' ~ & gO! II

oroi<J ,;[ ,~ t! fl,!' )ff6 Rre II

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Highest Ihon ~r is lhe SRI­SACHK HANl)-Sublmh.

The RE.-\LM Or' REALI J Y ! Above all Time!

Herein 10 I dwelleth the FOR­MLESS-O'IE. eternally,

T,be NIRANKAR ! from all outline. Free I

From Thee, 0 [urinite, cor.e.

yea. up-surge '. Forms endless I-in one Mig­

hty Urge! And all that is. and i. yet to

be, Thou do,t love. lave! -C@n­

tiD uest to see :

Out of Thee are fashianed worlds-evolved. verily ;

Cantinents-countless, Universes and Galaxies I

Wlo can count them, aye, who can, tell 7

To count tb.i. Infinity is idle f -wholly futile I

10 Thee, (0 Formltli,S One I) ·'Seeds" are cter-

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m! ilfu <:R foil, '\l II

at'd af.; ~ti mrr ~ f?w'lO II

f~ ila itm m,.- II

ila ail 3 >X3 (5 >X3 II

C(Seeds-Primal" : " ldeas", the ,. Archetypes" Pure f

or Ihis, Ihat and each World.­yea, cf one & all,

As Thou ordaine~.r . sa are

they! (big and small I) I fiR f.:!? 'r~1:i f,,~ fa;:r <i''CI II

Th .n seo .1 them ~ II, overseelh ~ii f?orR oro ,.,l"il'i! II tbem ~ yea. e'er.-

Judging them ceaseiess ly, los­ing sight of 'CIll, neter­

- This Realily Most Deep! o ,'anak, who can tell?

XXXVIII

The Nam Had If thou woulds! This Holy

WORD: the Nam, discover, LeI Self-Control be Ihy "S mi ­

thy", in Heart's Own Chamber I

And let the " Holy Smith", your tried-Fortitude be,

The Anvil of anvils will be Wisdom-thy trlisted Key!

On thine Mind, hammer thou

the Holy Word: Yea, with Veda, which is Lore I

of Light-inherited!

In Heart!

;:t? lJTVTijT ~ lffo»fTq II

'>f<1Of~ Hf3 ~;: ma»fTQ: II

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Let the Fear of Lord, thy true 'Bellow be,

Tbe Fire of Suffering will, then, set thee FJee r

A nd in the Grucib.le of Self, fill in Love: AlJ-a-Reu !­

Thus, Holy Nectar-NAM­will ,et in-IN-SET I

Lo ! then will shoot up-Up­heave-that WORD-HID,

When to thy efforts is coupled: Holy-Grace-Bid I

~ \ffi1 ,>(011'0 ~ II

g$ 3~ "j~ f3~ " Jig II

ur;ij,;j ~ Rill <''''PC? II

fRo cr? 7mfu "il0li f'3oo11(j II

This is the Holiest Mint-AII- "\'iJQo[ ot!O'l 7mfu /?:,J1C? 113811

~ublime,

This Holy of Holies I-engul­

fing all Time! Thi s Work Holy-a Miracle­

is wrought e'er ;-

Set In Motion, ~ Nanak, by I GRACE A-stir Ii

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Shlok: The End! 'They who have the loner -Ear: Do, do, ver :Jy-This Hear i­Vea: the NAM I- by -'AIR"

Stirred! And by the Guru e'er and e'er,

deciphered I ,

HO ! this 'Air; Dllr ''.iRster'

is 1-Water I givest us the Fatherly

Kiss!-And, 0 Earth! thou art our

Big- Mother! -The Most Venerable-Entity­

Nether!

Day'" Night! Lo !-ye our Nurses be,

In your Embrace, we do play -in glee!

Good alld Bad are weighed e'er. and c'er-

By the Dbarm Raj io his Scalel-Clever I

As we sow, so do we reap­Thus, wec's Far or Near!­

(-why to weep) 1-

\R:~ <nil tJriI ftI3T KT3T \T<3f3 1«l,:!:11

f"~ ,"f" ~e t:'rel t:'rfe '>lT

iffi !l'OTB" HOT,:!: II

,jf dTntTitlOfT ~a'>l rehfT

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(Are not Both Linked? ha 1-allied, aye.

(They show but relative dist­ances away I)

But those, (on the other hand,) who discGver, .

Thy Name I-Cut the Gordian Knot asunder!

And, so doing, all their Labour is O'er-

The Wheel (of Karma) moveth for them, no more f

Behold their faces ! La 1-beaming e'er brigbt'­

Holy! He.venly! like Noo!,­day,-light ! !

Many a One I (yea, many more there be)

Who, 0 Nanak, with tbem are .,~t free I I

liil'H'l '>I'1J '>f1J.R: 1 & i:i it ;:,fu II

rnfo OIl:! flll>ilf'C'l{l iIlil HH01B '

UfTfu 11

7i'Oo' -3 lit( ~ <rn . ~1 ?)tfg 'i9J t

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