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

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2069/ 2, Guru Nanak Pura,

Anl~a; a

Ci V.

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( III 1
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 hJn ds of the read ers for which she made
a mun ificent 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
,
Ambala City.

Ram Singh
Sardar Sahib, Retd. P.E.S.

SYMBOLS OF THE NAM !

are to {hy Command.
A td no ont can. j '()m This, t'xempl ' be,
If any one ruse up to ThIS - the HUK >/All SU ?j fc l

o Nanak,

He will be, from all selfhood, fr ee!

Foreword
The JAPJI .is tho subl imest SikhS cripture-so deep and
condJOse d that th o w h" l ~ Guru .Gran t' (tolios1430 big) is
cons dered 10 be but a ' Com n en tary' on the same I know
tneTe are many other tr an <;latlons alreadv. but ar e not
.anslalors' very often said to b l 'traitors' ? -for
consciously or unconsciously. 1h ~ 1 put in the coloured w ine
01 th ei r OW .l Ima gination into t~ . colourless-Bottle 01 the
Spirit. I do not know whether I have suffered Irom th is
idiosyncracy. but I have reject ed many of my own
ltanslations which suffeted from this defect.
The Japji is one concis e but sustained pl ea, fot
ad option pra cti :al everyday life, of that Hidden, but none
th e- less Real, Pri ncipl e whi ch w e c.1I as the ' NAM ' and
which spring , in you- in the Holy of Ho l ies th e
Heartwithin: wh en it is saturated with SIMRAN or
Rem embrance-DIVINE, Hence. this is called as th e
JAP-Nlf:>AN, which means It.at the tru e 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 yo u -and g ives you real peep into th e 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 EvarM:>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
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,

p."

(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 to p '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'~s iiguring effe<t \n hirh this Bani
had c n me , it wo' Id not be said to we r! - the proof of
the puddir'g is in the .ating thtr. o f. To tl ose who would
like to kno w th o mo re (,f the NI>rvE ,hCl ij ref er to the
ATAM -D"'RSHAN and 'h e II\I~HIG URU - DP RSHAN by the
s.me pen (in Gurm uk hi) t nd the transl tion 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 t ake 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" c u, ness. which
is basic need of all prog,ess. It is true c f.votion to one"s
Duty which -a lone can toke us higher into the second
Kingdom , namEly that in which Enlightenmer.t com.s so
n ear to us that we see from spiri tul BI lethereal, in all that
we ,ee in the crude fr' ms CI tside.) Thus,behind water,'ire
; ir & hills tll ere a,e .ubUe frOIT'S of the 50- ca lled
'elem nts some of wh ich ,

Ie .&een by

th e "! c.ienli ! ts, o1hers

by 'hose w~o have the Ir,nf! Eye and ca n see it H ieden

form. -, hirdly. we find t :,at l ehi od t is sun and moon, thers
are not one l tit endless-million and mill ions .. f themther p. is, thus. may be called infinite creations 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 eew ty 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

( VI )
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 w ith 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 whe n 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
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 Gre at - 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 AIIin'-AII and And Ail-in-ONE I
SAT SRI AKAL II
K~and,

JUNAGADH

:1-8-50

SHER SINGH.
D,C. Forests'

THE 5ti ... 1 JA@.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!

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
verilyThe 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 !
(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 !
.. "

Five Basic Truths of CODSeieusness-Divine

The Axioms-Four & New Fifth!

By reasooiog, ' we cannot

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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Yea, into the &reat reality

slip?
Saith Nanak,!et's the Will,
I fcr<l Rrnl>f'a'<'i1tNi fcr<l
discover,
Discovering, let's firmly to , q~ \lTfu I
the Same surrender!
;ZqfH
o;f'l!l ~ n'IICf
Implanted in us, all is this
f8ftt'>f' n'f8 11'111
Will Divine
To discover it, is to fall
into the line I

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II Hukm or The Divine Command

At the Back of All I
A,t Thy Bidding
transcending
.
'
.
.
words,
All bodies into being spring.
iJCfH'i <'i-:fn '>f'Cf'O iJiVi n crfu'>f'
At Thy Bidding, living things
iI';it I
are bor.n.
' And many of them &reat glory ;ZCfH'i ;j<:rll;tt", iJqfH fNa
bring!
~'lfll
At Thy Biddiug the high &'
the low, '
<1cn.i1 ~Ji n1'1 <1<ID1 fsrt.
As also, paia and ple.sure,
~11 'FI ll'lfllfu,
,'
are ordained,
At:-Thy Bidding, some their
fucIo ~ ., IIlIIIlR Mil ~1
bondage outgrow.
lW R'lflIfu t
Wbile others, to many a birth
are cbained I
.
'lCfIl..r.rra ~ ;j 8'iII'ir ;ZOlN n
All are subject to His order
;jfu I
none is exempt from it
He who understandeth God's
n'nO! iJOlH;'i l;!,5::1 ~H ~ n
order
o Nanak is never guilty of ;jfu II~II
egeoism

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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 hadRegarding 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 mysteryIn 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
entityTransendent one:- hid from
all earthly stare;

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air?
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a i!!c 'lhi'>fTe'l>lr' ;pC! I

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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 a weary 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~

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;?W B 5B lifq tJ,f"
ililJ1 ilah!fa' lIrtij liTfa'
ilqlfj <;!1I1:! il ~ ""l
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IV Unto .1be Giver Oar Meet Offng:

Corol/ary

10

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 etern~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, meditate,
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:-

Ihe above!

R'W wf~ R~
~

O'fu ~

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t!'fa: ~

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rat ,,~Iij . ~ r.rn ~t1'''

~;] ~ ~ QSllij fir'I,,!fi! ~ ~
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t/IiI>K ~ ""~

"'Tis Thy Holy presence, t<;' find

Thus hemmed in, as we are,
By tM law of karma, oU:
, every side;
'T hy 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 uncon- llfl/"" 0 tI'fe cihfr 0 <ir!! I
ditioned-spirit,
>lfYi) lIfYfu fo~i!Q Rfu I
Thyself as Thyself i-from all
limits free!
They love Thee best who serve 0 '00<' ar~1>ll ~1 1'00'9; I
Thee best,
~ B<!l';; lifo ll<il'll ~ I
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,

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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 1Yea, 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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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!

VI

man, :misco\ur first tbe tltarl

of tlrarlslDttbin!
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,

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fCl(';tfeClal I
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f fH5 81:1 I
I{f;r fii1fe a<fl) H~ I{tre" ~

fua CIa 011

f~

Ij<!'I

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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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;-

ara'

em

til'>!'

l'lSO'

f<1Rfu

CIT

;;tel

'1STel

rei!

I
t!'3'

R Ii

lie II

That all are one i-by Thee

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

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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-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 flymidget. so terribly smaUfhat e'eo the low oo~s
the 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 IyUntil, 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 SelfStruck-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
Ijr~ fFIQ lila Rm (i'a I
world-spread!
And again, all th e Worlds
Ijfc?i llOf3 tI~ '>I'ii'R I
that be :
l!fe?i
-8'>1 ~ I
The upper, the lower & the
middling-three,
Ijfc?i 'lim '(i RJ O/~
Are .Iso, then, revealed unto
(i' 7)c1 'fClI.iP
Ro!'Ij
thee ;
Sustained all, by the Selff;!r<!>H ~lf lJ'l! a!T (i'1j IItll
Same-Symphony!

mu

ReT

[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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(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-StirringNaill) 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 1More; all tbe Mystic lore:
said or heard:
Vedas Shaslras, Smriris are,
then. out-furled!
o Nanak, in this state of
Bliss,
tit,! H'fiJtl"

R.fc~

lif~,"

11fc>ji

I1fei

Jff'f
tio!

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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 !

x
AD HeaveDly Virtues begin to Pour ia !
If ye will Hear This: (the

Self-cbanted,
GloriousStir),
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 & BlissThe Sahaj- will, Thy hearts
kiss !

14

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

~~

wa

FJUfti fQ'II''l

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 !

-- -.....

XI

The Ra'Gt o~ 'n~;n;ty

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
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,
For, by This Light, 'e'en tbe
blind, sigbt recover!
By This-the Plummet of the
Infinite!
Thou sbalt find the Ins &
Outs of tbe Spirit:
(And, then, in thy Hand,
shall fall)

f
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"roar 1m3! IWf",OI''!

p.,fe>ii

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[ IS

-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!

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,

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

f?;at!il <"ire,
{Whereby the Vision-Beatific "ilii mo "..; IIfn aft: II q:w

is, On men, conferred,

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

16 )

~ OT!:!

XJl~

JIn 1!.igbt of ,r,.s'ne !

i',e blis~ of Realization

hring-

mind:
.The unto theof under
standing. ~th

Li~ht

the sun ofIntuition!

And . finally. there cometh
that. supernal- Phase,
When 10 ! all is uulockedvery Plan of Ev61htion !..
Realizing tbis-the self of
sellees-the seer risest ab've;
All sbach of tbe wl>rld, as
also i.t s 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 realizethe word-Inwrougbt !

Hfo

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XIV

No

MOll(l Wblll 'pools

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!

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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!

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iii u'<1f" iiI;!

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II?;

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/)'li f'oaiIQ <ife I

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

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[ 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,
lie ~<! tAr lJ<lti~ I
Are Guardians of mentM ti~ t!Oarfu ~'<i I
aCc~pted e'er I
Great, indeed', is their hon- _lie 1i<Jf<i Bfo oTt/'il I
our, befor~ the Lord,
uiJi ~T <!!i! ~i! fQf1ll I
True Ornaments of Court,
~ ..5 "Ii ~li!'i ' ',with kings in accord ;
~ a.! i'i'<i\ 1!W9: I
(Where'e~ they go, within
iuid without),
tig 'QCfIf ~>!IT - CIT ti3 I
They live in NAM- fhus,
~ irlfuilfll'>ftfflfli ~ IIq~1I
stir about!
They are concentred in This,
in tbeir beartOn tbe Master-Hidden,Guru-Jn-got I
(Thy Creation-the Cosmorarna !-O Lord)
Wbo can describe, yea, who
can tell 7
(And of Thy DoingsInscrutable),

m ..

20 j

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 ?

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I
I

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

e<l SliT j'gfll

1%tlT fgftfl>lT

t!T<! &~ I
'&3T ~fe I

( 21

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 .t hat 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 ]

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<i3'l m ;tr~ ~ , <!'l ,

~~; ' eci ~,

f:m3 fie NII

ea~

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rn'>l' i'i ~'<1' e<i

ii ;rq

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'VcI'

3lilr.r,CJ ,

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o Thou art Formless !-eter-

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

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
>I!l'!~ ilU ',uf~ ;J~ I
of 1bey holy lore,
Which people do recite from I ",ii~ \Iff' ",ii~ ~u;Mt I
their memory;
'- '>IB\! ~aa 'if~~ \J1O I
Numberless those in medi- , "'Rtf;1ar)lfi; a<lf~~ I
tation lostI>jfill ,; roI3 <l!c fill'lflO ~'lv'l
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!

[ 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

Ra'I

'>IRII "T3'O I

l>fIilI J!l!

~"~11 R'1J I

",!TIl Hfo

f~ 3!!J I

l>fA1I

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ili]1 ,,~ I

m'>IT ~ W' ~CI IP'iJ I

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

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

free,
.

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

XV~~

NatUJUl Wo1i~;n~ _OPU,"

Countles< the bare-brained
men bet

Who in the abxyss of darkness.w> .u.k;

24

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 .'(:utthroats' 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
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'~
~'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
1
,
>11'1

lit"

, '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~!

[ ' 25

What is pleasing to Thee-Thy Will Divine.,

'Tis alone is
Dharma,
Righteousness; ;n fine I
Thou art formless 1 yea,
Thou 'art free!
1-'
Sada-Slamat
Thou
Stablisbed eternally!

XIX

'iW".J,'-

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c::NGt",a

Clt;OI~

.... f.:IVot/Unfa[[a&ly-Cl,,,a, (0

La

aLuum,.,16.d

ill

.LouI. ,

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 Destin) writ;In "Hieroglyphs", scrolled
slowly I

26 ]

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'>faJH

II":

'>Il'i\o

~ I

fAil Bf J
<i<Jfu fRfa ~ ;ire

'>Itlal 0'If '>IlIliI ~

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

'>IRtI

JlI61

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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
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'

,0

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 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 sameIf, ~y waler, they are w~lI
sprayed 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 darkn~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 farTrue, we reap but what we
sow,.,
Thus, each is treasured &
carried forward 1Nanak, Will-Divine 10 i
endeth this Slippery-Show!

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

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~

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i'i'i'i<i ijPlW 1If~ ~ II=lOil

XXI (8)
.t "he Ou:ter Schcol.
Of what a vail is it to go 1yea, 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 FountGolden!
.
The Holy of bolies. this : the
Fount within 1Wherei~~in NAM-ye may
wash all Sin !

XXI

a.

t:b..

J;=-~.;f!

3'la~ 0\1 ~ ~

t!"2 ,

~ ~ ra'~ ii' IjTQ I

lJ~' I!fl;ll!r

Hfn 1iIW ~ II
>lfmfil illi5fiJ I!f8 ~ I

(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 Plty?
Hemmed in
'We are, by
Maya caught;
t By this we are confinedwholly 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

as'

XXI (C)
(The Curious Ones do ask- I
the bookworm,
As to when, what date, the ' ~~ ~B' ~ : ~. ~
World took form 1
' fufo <i'~~ I
The day : lunar or solar ,
season or year; .
q~~ Iii IiI "'\1 . ~ ~
When the world emerged :
dl>fT '>f'Cl'l!1
Solid-Sphere !
iii
..........
'
-,
_0 .-'1..4'~1~'
4~~1
H
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To such ones let me, in cl~~'
ness tell,
. .
~ \!g'V
There is no convincing record or chronicl e;
~o\l~'~ f~
Neither the Hindus' nor the
~;!:a'~1
Muslims knowOr else, Purans & Qaran,
with this will o'erflow,

. .

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-----~------

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 Theeor 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

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XXII

The Infinite t1lon'e:knoweth the Infinilu

Bow~.. ny the :World..lofet- I'

' lieibe?
.
;r
, How many the Worlds that
are Higher 1MiUions upon miUions!,-yea
Endless!

[31

cou~J i$ to fumble, fail

& retir" !

To

How long, again, that Line

be:
Who have come and gone~ ll'3'lO 5li ~ '>I'aI1R r
curiously:m ha !pfs 1'1<{ ~e ~
Trying to scan Infinity!-but
have grc:lwD,
fua! "'" 1
Alfea,ry h-bafflell by Thy
R<l'I! "f01CIi! ~Jf5
"'1'!~
Endless Infinity !
fe,! ~ 1
The Books of wisdom do uS
~ ~fu 3 fs~~ 5~ afu
tell,
r~1
But one thing we should know
well,
And tile Books of the WeK
O'i'iif ~ ~ '>Irll iiri
that be:
1fII\I II'?'?II
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!

..au!

UIII
Tng rinftg can b(lcotnQ h'~'n'tq
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 :Of those limits no stream car-

~<Jl

1'1'Brfae3'l

Ot!1'>fTl>{:3~ lj~u
Wil'>lfOJ I

eth to know;
At this end, how separate,
each?
All that e~d, One! with :rhe.,anyhow',
And if our wealth were piled
so high, .
That it o'eTlopped tbe Himalaya ! - thy Sky !Yet, Thou wouldst not be like
unto that Ant;
That thrilled! with the lord's
Name-Vibrant "

l'I8t!

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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 FellowFeelers,
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 DireCtionsFour !)
There i,' ; indeed. no End nor
Limit
;"'h'at'is iii. Thy Mind Divine
(Nor is there End. to Guesses- >i~ 0 ~lk ~ 0 ti/3
.>if:;! 0 t!'1l.IW>iT Hfr; H:;! I
'Great
Whereby men Iry \0 gauge :- ;>ii~ 0 t!'1l <it3r '>1""9. I
Depth-Thine !)
; >i~ 'o \:!ni '~ I
Endless. yea, limitless, is all

To

creation

l>!3 ...-ate cl,rftig wf.:i

~ >i3 0 we tltful
here, there

ThaI is spread , 10 !
' ~~o~cm: I
everywhere !
Nor this End--nor that End, ' ~' <@1>ii ~ <ife I
or Thy INFINITY, we can ~T Ittfu~ ~ lIT~ ~ ~
pre-figHre !
' ~ ~~I
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]

~~~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
V MIl'S, espy!

Thy

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

;'i~ I'fu ~ I,flJ I'fu I
'O1()1;' ?ROl aOlfl <!'tf3' 112 411

How GREAT ? yea, Tis but

known onlv to Th"l'

o Nanak, In Thy Grace abounding, I'm

free

XXV

Thy Grace-Abounding

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

Lord,
Who can write or so liIuch as
express 7The Greatest-Giver Thou, e'er
. And yet, with not a grain orcovet( usness
How many the HeroesValiant 1The Redoubtable Warriors be; ,
How many T by Seekers-inearnest?

1I\l3lqQI:j ~ OJ

wft!
?liS' t!~ ~ '0 3)fTfe .

~3 .ll'qtfu; oro: '111m! I

~~,~'9:

{ 35

Seeking-courting !-Thy Deep

Entity!
How man y 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
a-3 tfitmfu ~o I
be ?Who live to eal! -and do nO ~55~\f1ful
more!
it3 ljO'I l!'il't lf1fu '" 1
How many those in 'labrynth' ~~~IR'ol
lost~fu fu'
'gale'3d I'
Then of Pain & Hunger, in ~fu lIWl'!l ~ 1
Endless-Stor. '
~l>fTfij- '0 11~ are 1
If only we were to reel -to
~lf1~""~ ll'[" ~ :;:r:~'
reconsider:

rn

On Thy Great Doing. -so

mueh as ponder?
We shal t..fihd that e'cn this :-.
PAINWhy' tis a Great Blessing?
(-hence, a Gain I)
And freedom from AII-Eneompassing-Bondage
Is had thus, and into other
way 1-

36 ]

re

~lifu ...

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 (selfsought) humble pie!

'1 hou

knowest O"I!. Thou

knowest all,
Giver Great! Thou weigh

est and dost .give :Yet- of Thy Mystery-Hidden,

few know,And lewer those who in This
Consciousness IiI'''

f~

mm fm:f3

I1'W<I

<'i'?iC< tJ'f3w<jl tJ.fii"R'\! 112511

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

[ 37

XXV'I

Thy Values Jnfinite! 0 Lord I

(Where ',er i'n tbi' iiorld, I seeLo I lbeoe 1IiIii""ihietdjigTranSaJiidently ! 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 ~ ,tl;:I~ I

'Wherewith Thou measusest all

as if read I
.' ,w invaluable are Thy G<flS
.. manifold?
Dw
invaluable are Thy
Tokens of Love. true?
~ ow invaluable is ttat GJCCCabounding?
How invaluable are Thy Com'>il:!~ ~ '>tlj~ ~ I
mands, -.jusl &. due!
'>i~iW:! "'1i!'!~O~ I
Yea, invaluable is this 1'>i1:[8 "'~ '>itfll'>f' ?i TI'f~ I
invaluable that I
.
",Tj't(
""I\; Oil ~\fu . 1
Who can say or so much as
""of;! ~;;- 'uro ,y,P'! I
lel1 ?
And those, my Love, who ' ''f'lrltr \j~ <mf.:J ~fll'>f''! I
follow Thee,
! '>il1:lfu Q'Qil ~f<J fu';;- I
Are lost l---'beCoiDe' One with ",l1:IfU ,liitil 3' iiif~ I
':, hee I-iri:" dwell !
' ''''\lftrelRO' ,,,,'<If\JfRl! I
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+

;~ -tt3 tmfl!ll

I'

i ",n;f<J.\li0<: ~" ~
!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 GodsSo do the Elect Ones-many

-a3 l>fnffiJ '>fTtIk- mfu' I

ii3 fu Clfu
~

a sa,e,

<iI<1 <ira <rnu

3' l>fTf~ 0

Who by their . Tell-Tale

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

lOOu

HTfJ I

~l

<Ire

~ . s~ 3~ me I

olOcl
~

we! Wir' Rre

1111 iia Woi~

Some have sung Thy Glory,

3' ~
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 AIlun spun I
o Thou art Infinite I so also
'1hy Value- Measure,
And as great as Thou list, 0
Sovereign,
That Thou art I-If anyone .
tried to reacb ThyEnd
o NaDak, be would be a f~OI I
a topping ODe I

40 ]

~fo ~fo

1
I

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
steadfastlyo Lord !-Thine Whole Creatioll 1
There, yea, tbere 1 are strucl< i Ii t![ ~;:rr Ii ~ i{;:rt f~ lifu
Songs-Sublime!
11"al! mrr5 I
Many myriad Sf.rains of Elh- :
creal-Melody 1_
;gr" O't! l>f5cl '>ffftfr ~

Some Male-measures 1 others

Fernsle 1How many the Singers?Choristers-Eerie!
To Thee sing all the Gods It.
OoddessesWind, Water Ind Fire; all,
9'er &. oter:
To Thee sin&eth the ADse! of
JusticeThe Oharrnraj-Jow-seated at
Thy Door I
To Thee sing all the Recording
Angels hid;

;gr;ge;:rrd I
~ ~

1Ia'l

ilI=rd

<iI!fc; i3

~~~II'<:l

I1R3i1 ri

0"" tld'If ~rd

~---------------------- [ 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) DeviThe Creator, the De~troyer
. ~ fu;J; q:~ f5fu tI'Gfu
& the ExecutrixWho shine in Thine Reflected f5M'8f\; lIOl:! ~ I
Glory!
~ Iilm! trdW #I ;Nfo_1W
To Thee singeth the O'erlord
King of God. :
Of1~fEi!fewRfe 8~ ' ;?~~
Ind,a,-with all His-God-Aut!fu 0'5 I
endant,
Seated Lordly at Hi. Mighty ~ firq ffi!11l1 l>it!fu . amo
Throne,
I!'tI ~rij I
--Yet, at Thine Door: Soda"
suppliant I
To Thee sing all Sidhas: Master-AdeptsAll deeply sunk-in Abstruse
Meditation I
To Thee sing Seers, Saintsone & all,Rapt well in Holy Contemplation I

ml

.'
,.

.
.. ~

n..

To
sing the Continent
Ones Holy:~the Ascetics wbo live in Dis' ~icpline True;
,4,11[0 Thee 'ing all the WarriorsGreat\\ bo are most redoubtablethe Few!
To 1 hee sing all the Learned
Ones:
Yea~ Wise Ones Pandils, of
all Age,;
1lI'<l'l'o 'if31 lril Aili\ <Rfu' ~
To Thee sing Seers,-those at
~,
the top,
Whose Wisdom lights Endles, 1ll'~ lim tafo <llitRo 1F8
Line of Sages !
~~W~I
To Thee sinB Fairies &: Nymphs
~ ~1I1Q IMn
UDseCD,.

aaw

~,

Wi!okglimpse is 8 Feast unto '

the r,e,~
~~
To Thee ',jng all Regions Three'
:s~o~ i
Heaven, Earth &: Nether Res-ion !-,in a tic I
To Thee sing those Gems of

'

I>fOllfo

gems,

Thee up-churned from the

Heart', Hid Sea I
To Thee sing all P1acel of Pilgrimage
Numbering no less than Eight '
&: Sixty!
[y

,[ 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

~ ~u

,=,a

Cootinents BigNay, all Galaxies GraDd, A

Universe. ;

H<l11ffi"Il'" OJ1"fu\jl~
I

~~w Hi8

mlP Core Oifa

ailri
Ril4q6 ~ ~ 4'J ~
'" All,
03 3a3i!l3' lIR'"S I
For Thou createst them, keep;ire ~ ilI'm; I'i: ~ faf3 '0
est'" nunes I

To Thee sing these-yea, One

They sin, Thee bell, wbo

pltase Tbee well -

-~.~~~ I

Who live, move, nay, dwell

in Thee:
Many more there be !-innu,
merable they I

Nanak, - how
little Count lie ?

can tbeir

44

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,

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

wmmill
~ it;j>fl wfg "0 tlll'iI OiIO'
f;:rl7; c;;rEI I

~ ~ ~>l

What Thou makest, Thou

keepest under Thy Eyc,

;1 ~

And as Thou listcth so are

'
they 1-

~ ~

iai! taft ST3l

Thou dost create : through

Thy May_c'er I
Thc Creator Tbou , altc, creating-endlessly !

ftIolft

HW>It filfo ~ I

mar

fTtR:T ~

fOIRl~1

'R iiE'l <rcrsi! i"JCll:!"O

'iI"Iil1
Il ~ II'U' Il'f3 IlrfiJlJ 0'"5iI

Each subservicnt to Thy Wis-

dom-High t
Yea.-Tbou dost, as Thou Iistcth,-

o.rre'I

1127"

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

( 45

XXVID -

Old Exploded Yoga & new 'Cf what avail are Thy earrings, 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 I:fe1

body to rub !.
Witb Asbes-gray ,! if tby Mind
is not Me'hing M'ooiI1
"

~ R<Ili ~
O!<!fu f~f3 I

vB'!

furtocij

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

or what

use is tby patcbedquilt-tattered '1

l>fTtit

i(e~

i~

lifo tft-a

m-< I

lnt does Dot remind Th~of

Death !l....Tby ., Moving Sbroud I
Why sbould you, 0 thirsting
Yogi. single be.
Let Thy Self remain 'Virgin'Ineffably Pure I
Tbus, alone mayst Thou conquer sbocks all,
And let tbe Guru-Givcn-Na~
_be,thy ~laff-SC\:ure_ '

,-

46 J

--~------------~
: ~---~-m--

Why carve out, 0 Y.gi , ror

tLee a Niche-Hidden 1
ot Thy Ai-Panth

b. AIl-

gumanify-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 !
All hail, all haii; le'ts t~ tbee, . ""r., l>IOl~ l>IO'ft! l)f<')I;Jf3 ;rdl
~ eli ~Ii' ilisil
all-haill
'TbeBeiog-Primal: 'COLOURtESS', 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 11 hen, make thou, Know/~dge
DMn. : Thy He Iy Victual,
And let Fellow-Feeling-Universal be thy Cook-crrectual I
In thy own heart, 10 I in thy
Cell -within ! -

furliI'Q t!fefT ~ uk

",!'z;;iilf<J6 it! I

[ 47

00 thou Thai Great NameUnchanted, 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 & tryLet 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' .f irst-to-set-saill
Without ~'. BeginoiD& '"
without any End :
Sclf-stablisbed c'er ;-io cveQ'
Age-Glistened :-

48 J

"'~ i>'lIl

fRfu

1{9

nr

m fufu

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 !
By 'c'" jun:ticn' with (the
Ma le), ,h<re cometh to be,
Persolls Pro~inent'-Di,clples
B,es, ed-Three 'l !
4

of "f hese, 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!
alit

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!

eq,'we1 i'Jarf3 R!>I' el f3fn -a 8

\f<R'I ~

II

fei! iiA"al rei! ~ fui! w~

t'jal~ II ,

f'i:w f312 .~
~OW{

~ ~~ ~ ;j;i

II"

t?'l >?~ t??i' (')Bfo (')

e'l ~,~ II

fT~ Ii\! 3'T

f~12 f3R f~12 I

flf~ ~
i:!~

"'(')'R

~ i:!~

eel >?J;! 113 0;)

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'(!ui 1aDY End !"
Selr--stablished e'er !n every
Age;-Olistel)led !
'

[ 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

me ~~ f~urq i,

On Thy Handiwork !; (cr

else, would it not fly !)

"fa

<'i"Ool f!~

a1 ffiil

And whatsoc'er
shall be,

'>!~I!

~I! rft! R>1l2

!O'Of'iI tlQ! 'iF!!

Real I 0
eternally 1

1$

is, or e'er

'>fOTfu

Nanak, True

All hail, all hail,

Tbee, all-:hail ;

let's to

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

f;m

~ 113111

C[lO

II

eii

XXXII

Two Bless<!d 'Wings:' Grace & Simran!

.~ Vere

one
little
tongue
.mine, multipli<d.And it become a mounting,\'Iillion I
And .
ir
Reduplication
co nt :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

n.!<! ~

For t in this

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

way, to Thee,.

we do ascendAnd, ascending, into

are absorbed I

Thee

.Hearing these
TidingsGladsome News l or Thy Union-, yea of Thee,
Hy--High I

<511 ijf<J all ij?fu

~I! II

'ilCTtil1!

II

ii-q atf" lff3 lf~' mil~ M"

fu"ll! II
~ Q151 '>f<!'1:J 011 <!1c' '>!'m

em II

E'en the 'wo rms'wish to imitate ~

Ihe Hawl.:
Wishine
wllhout "wings"
. - Heavenwards to fly I '.

tili

neal 1.f1l.!l>ii ,pl

o1R 113211

'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
[ 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

'>tlt1fi i
;iq 0

i3 ;; \l ' iiJ

itt

II

Aot~-~~o i q II
~ Ifdi'G Oil. ;iq'1I

;iq '"
;io 0 <rft!

>f1f5 mrno

II

;i~ 7i 1;!03'I fur>I,fi.~ "

ourselves, we have no
;i\j. 0 BOT3! ii!~ Wl"l. II
Power, (0 Sovereign:)
To sift, to see--to explore and fm:I <Jfu ;iq <!fi3 ~Q fife'/I
find;
or ourselves, we bave no 0'7i<! ~. ?iIi! 7i me II nil
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 )

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,d10 ! rar off-away I
.
A " d likewise is the Region
Upper the Higher;
In
between the Two is;
Mother,Earth,
Aslumber I

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II

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

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They arc adjudged,-all, by

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 11\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 1without 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 !

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Rti'

Will"

II'

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

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

m?ol ai,j u~ o'IR~ "
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).xxv

The Realm of Enlightenr:- ent !

II

'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,
Naths? yea, the Mother?!'low many the Devi-female
Energy, E'er-Astir 1

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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<artwithin I-in

Holy E ';;la.y I)
How many QarriesSubtb,Out.et & 'Inner I

~ll'll .

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

!-jow many , ' Fo~ms of the
,W ORD ?' We. \1 do: utler .1 ~3 E. t'~ ' Jifo ir3a3 li'Jj30

Hew' many Lon~' , Lines of 'King ... Rhling HierarchY!

'
How . inany

o Nanak,

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Seers & Sages,

<B'l"" '.l:!o'31. ij""

nO End, ve,iiy! ,

, 0>i'G.
[Such is GYAN
the Rea.!m Holy

KHAND,

Wherein Light flitereth, ,trom

A bove, ,lowly, I

And then, Lol m,any a Vista

is revealed:

Of Infinite this & thaC ! .. Yea \

AII .. unsealed !]

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XXXVI

The Realm of Beauty!

Higher still is SARAMK HAND-Ihe Kin gcom 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 7This Change-Tran sfiguring I
which here doth dwell I
Fe who Htemplelh 10 describe
Thislbe-~Same :
Falleth back. and repenteth !in utter shame!

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

I'

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tr.. cit

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f"e urr;>f" usN a<;!~ l>IQlI .1

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ilil

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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',- OwnFermenl I in Operation !

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More;

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 !
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XXXVI,

The Realm of Divine Action!

StiJl~. qjgber

is tlte ~ ARMK}lAND : Kingdom Fourtb.

That of Acti>ity-Di>ine!
'Sollless-FlAT Iin sooth I
Herein; Lo I the Consciousn~~s ofNAM.is so intensea:o II f!;;r <it ari! ;lq II
That All becometh ONE 1- '
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None Else I iii Every ~eD.e !
f3ii ;'ill I!\JTtl8 ':!O II

In

tbis Realm -Sup:rlative,

til~le W HriOrs alan: b: I

WIIO are Mighty- Most I Redoubtable Ones, vuily !

Tbe Cup of tbeir Heart is,

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

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cil

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 ?

f,~

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0 ' ~'fJ IfOf<Jo old! ,!lfu
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II

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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

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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 Mighty Urge!
And all that is. and i. yet to
be,
Thou do,t love. lave! -C@ntiD 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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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 sma ll I)

I fiR f.:!?

Th .n seo .1 them ~ II, overseelh

tbem ~ yea. e'er.Judging them ceaseiess ly, losing sight of 'CIll, neter- This Realily Most Deep!
o ,'anak, who can tell?

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f?orR oro ,.,l"il'i! II

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
of Light-inherited!

In

;:t?

Heart!

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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

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fRo cr? 7mfu "il0li f'3oo11(j II
"\'iJQo[ ot!O'l 7mfu /?:,J1C? 113811

This is the Holiest Mint-AII~ublime,

This Holy of Holies I-engulfing all Time!

Thi s Work Holy-a Miracleis wrought e'er ;Set In Motion, ~ Nanak, by
GRACE A-stir Ii

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Shlok: The End!

'They who have the loner -Ear:
Do, do, ver :Jy-This Hear i Vea: the NAM I- by -'AIR"
Stirred!
And by the Guru e'er and e'er,
deciphered I

,
HO ! this 'Air; Dllr ''.iRster'
is 1Water I givest us the Fatherly
Kiss!And, 0 Earth! thou art our
Big- Mother!
-The Most Venerable-EntityNether!

Day'" Night! Lo !-ye our

Nurses be,
In your Embrace, we do play
-in glee!
Good alld Bad are weighed
e'er. and c'erBy the Dbarm Raj io his
Scalel-Clever I

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As we sow, so do we reapThus, wec's Far or Near!(-why to weep) 1-

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

(They show but relative distances away I)
But those, (on the other hand,)
who discGver,

Thy Name I-Cut the Gordian

Knot asunder!
liil'H'l '>I'1J '>f1J.R:1 & i:i it ;:,fu II
And, so doing, all their Labour
rnfo OIl:! flll>ilf'C'l{l iIlil HH01B '
is O'erThe Wheel (of Karma) moveth
for them, no more f

UfTfu 11
7i'Oo' -3 lit(

Behold their faces ! La 1beaming 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

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