[1. Ursa. A stone on which sandal for worship is scraped.]

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Whom the perfect worship, whom munis serve, on whom gurus meditate,

Whose lamps are the sun and moon, and whose one light pervadeth the three worlds?

The pious have light day and night, but for the perverse there is only sable darkness.

The Sidh sitteth in meditative posture and ever argueth, but can he see God even with both his eyes?

They in whose hearts there is light are awakened by the sound of the Word; the true Guru decideth their arguments.

O Lord of demigods and men, infinite, unborn, Thy true palace is unrivalled.

Saith Nanak, O Life of the world, grant me peace and save me by Thy favouring glance.

GUJARI ASHTAPADI

The Gurus heart is ever filled with devotion:--

I ask Thee, O God, for nothing at any time[1] but the love of Thy pure name; grant it to me, O Bright One.

The chatrik Nanak prayeth for the nectareous water of Thy name; mercifully grant him to sing Thy praises.

There is no happiness without true devotion:--

O Sire, how many people wear religious garbs to beg and fill their bellies!

O mortal, there is no happiness without God's service without the Guru pride departeth not.

O Sire, what shall I ask? Nothing appeareth permanent; in this world are the ebb and flow of life.

Saith Nanak, grant me the Name as my wealth, that 1 may wear it as a necklace on my heart.

The Guru only claims to be a religious instructor from the ranks of the people:--

O Sire, I am not high, or low, or middling; I am of God's people, and I seek His protection.

[1. Ab tab. Also translated--I only look for Thy Pure name, not the worthless things of this world.]

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It is only they who are dyed with the Name who are free from worldly love and forget mourning, separation, and disease.

My brethren, by the favour of the Guru God's service is obtained.

He in whose heart is the Word of the true Guru, obtaineth the Pure God, heedeth not Death and oweth him nothing.

The following instruction was addressed to Pandit Ram Chand at Banaras:--

The saints worship God with love; they thirst for the truth, and hear it with excessive love.

They who cry aloud in trouble obtain rest by prayer and heartily loving God.

O man, repeat God's name and seek His protection.

Repeat God's name and do good works; thus shalt thou cross over the ocean of the world.

O mortal man, to repeat God's name under the Gurus instruction is a happy thought.

By mentally repeating God's name one's mind obtaineth a treasure of real divine knowledge and peace.

In this world man's fickle mind pursueth wealth and becometh intoxicated with worldly love;