By the Guru's instruction to his disciples this knowledge is obtained,

[1. Krishan son of Vasudev, by his wife Devaki, was born, according to Indian tradition, 3185 B.C. Cattle-grazing was the original calling of the family, and Krishan is celebrated for his adventures among the milkmaids of Mathura. In the Bhagavat Gîta, an episode of the Sanskrit epic Mahâbhârat, he declared himself to be God, the supreme Soul, the Creator of the world, and its Destroyer; and he has been accepted as such by Hindus, who deem him an incarnation of Vishnu.]

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That the Kind One saveth those on whom He looketh with favour.

Oil-presses, spinning-wheels, hand-mills, potters' wheels,

Plates,[1] whirlwinds, many and endless,

Tops, churning-staves, threshing-frames,

Birds tumble and take no breath.

Men put animals on stakes and swing them round.

O Nanak, the tumblers are innumerable and endless.

In the same way men bound in entanglements are swung round;

Every one danceth according to his own acts--

They who dance and laugh shall weep on their departure,

They cannot fly or obtain supernatural power.

Leaping and dancing are mental recreations,

Nanak, they who have the fear of God in their hearts have also love.[2]

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