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THE -.J llP-..JJ GURU NANAK DEV'S MASTER KEY -HOLY

To THE MYS1 ERY OF DEIFICATION OF MAN

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FIRST EDITION--19S0 SECOND EDITION ~- IS80

Publisrrer- Ra:n Singh GurbuK Kaur Trusr 2069/ 2, Guru Nanak Pura,

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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

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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 â&#x20AC;˘ .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 EvarÂˇM:>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,

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(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 ,

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( 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 路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 .路the Gre at - Hukm, B 1\ for this M (5tic - Content tha 'Archety,.>e; 路 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,

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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

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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! 路;;,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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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'lfl»lfu, ,' are ordained, At:-Thy Bidding, some their fucIo· ~ ., IIlIIIlR Mil· ~1 bondage outgrow. lW R'lfl»Ifu 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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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 !

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IV Unto .1be Giver Oar Meet Off¢ng: Corol/ary

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:-

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• 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- ll·fl/"" 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

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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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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!

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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"

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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 路路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)

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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,

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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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l\llft of &aluatlon .! :. FinaUy, the door of salvation openeth, nnto them wide. who realizing tbeÂˇ 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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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! fQÂťf1ll 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),

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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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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,

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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;

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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,

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Numberless those who are to truth wedded; Yea, numberless giving in alms all !ifes? earning!

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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 •

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

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

Countless pick-pockets & , swindlers be, â&#x20AC;˘ i{bo on Wages of Âˇ.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

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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! 1-' Sada-Slamat Thou Stablisbed eternally!

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'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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For, there is no DevotioD 路 . e'er with~ut Pl垄ty? 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

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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 u~ 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? '

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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!

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cou~J i$ to fumble, fail & retir" ·!

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!

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UIII Tng rinftg can b(lcotnQ h'~'n'tq Thy Praisers praise. Thee, yet koow oot, Thy Infinity I-for 'tis beyond their ken;

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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!

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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

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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 !

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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?

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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' ~~~IRÂť'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:

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-

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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!

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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""¥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 ]

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'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-

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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

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a sa,e,

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3' l>fTf~ 0

Who by their . Tell-Tale Service, Do The< mauifest I-in each & every Age I . - -

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

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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;

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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足 . ~ 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

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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,.

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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

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gems,

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

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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

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Cootinents BigNay, all Galaxies GraDd, A Universe. ;

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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 -

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Who live, move, nay, dwell in Thee: Many more there be !-innu, merable they I

Nanak, - how little Count lie ?

can tbeir

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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,

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And as Thou listcth so are ' they 1-

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Thou dost create : through Thy May_c'er I Thc Creator Tbou , altc, creating-endlessly !

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Each subservicnt to Thy Wis-

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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

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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 "

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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_ '

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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 ! -

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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 :-

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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!

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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 ! '

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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 !)

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And whatsoc'er shall be,

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Real I 0 eternally 1

is, or e'er

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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-

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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 .. -

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into

(rhundering)--l ullion I Vet witn each such toogue, I would chant: Thy Name--Blessed! 0 Lord of the World I

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For t in this

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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

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

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

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'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 \

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ourselves, we have no ;i\j. 0 BOT3! ii!~ Wl"l. II Power, (0 Sovereign:) To sift, to see--to explore and 路 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

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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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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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).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<art·within I-in Holy E ';;la.y I) How many Qarries·Subtb,Out.et & 'Inner I

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~ 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,

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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!

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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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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

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XXXVI,

The Realm of Divine Action! StiJl~. qjgber

is tlte ~ ARMK}lAND : Kingdom Fourtb.

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That of Acti>ity-Di>ine! 'Sollless-FlAT I·in 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- ' f3ii ~~ n ael ~~ II None Else I iii Every ~eD.e ! f3ii ;'ill I!\JTtl8 ':!O II

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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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 路'n thi s Fen.ur Holy-they are -they continue to be I For, are It路,y not saturated with Hdiest Energy ?

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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) 路'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)

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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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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!

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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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, 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!

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