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He is a Brahman who reflecteth upon God:

He shall be saved himself, and shall save all his relations.

Wise is he who cleanseth his heart:

A Musalman is he who cleanseth his impurity.

He who readeth and acteth on what he readeth, is acceptable.

He shall bear on his forehead the stamp of God's court.

DHANASARI ASHTAPADI

God is pleased with love and service, not with idolatry or pilgrimages:--

God maketh Himself manifest and beholdeth men.

He is not pleased by obstinate penance nor by many religious garbs.

He who fashioned the vessel of the body and poured into it His ambrosial gifts,

Will only be satisfied with man's love and service.

They who, though ever reading, forget God's name shall suffer punishment,

And notwithstanding their great cleverness undergo transmigration.

He who repeateth the Name and thus eateth the food of fear,

Shall become a pious worshipper and be absorbed 'u God.

He who worshippeth stones, visiteth places of pilgrimage, dwelleth in forests,

And renounceth the world, wandereth and wavereth.

How can his filthy mind become pure?

He who meeteth the True One shall obtain honour.

DHANIASARI CHHANT

They who utter falsehood are unhappy:--

If a woman please her Spouse, she shall be honoured in His house:

If she utter falsehood it is of no avail:

If she utter falsehood it is of no avail her Spouse will not look at her.

Without merits, forgotten by her Spouse, and false, painful are her nights.

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RAG SUHI

Man ought to practise devotion at home:--

Man dwelleth not at home, but wandereth abroad.

Why doth he forsake ambrosia and eat poison?

Embrace such knowledge, O my soul,

As may make thee a servant of the True One.

Although every one speaketh of divine knowledge and meditation,

Yet the whole world wandereth bound by its own entanglements.

He who performeth service is a servant of Him

Who pervadeth the water, the dry land, the nether regions, and the firmament.

I am not good; there is nobody bad.

The representation of Nanak is--he who thinketh so is saved.

SUHI ASHTAPADI

The Guru depreciates himself, and utters a prayer to the Almighty --

In me are all demerits; I have not one merit

How shall I meet my Spouse?

No beauty or lustrous eyes are mine,

No family, no manners, or sweet speech.

The woman who cometh adorned with divine knowledge,

Shall be a happy wife if she please her Spouse.

O God, mercifully attach her to Thy feet

Who hath neither beauty nor good features,

Who remembereth not God at the last moment,

Who hath no wisdom, understanding, or cleverness.

The woman, who though very wise pleaseth not her Spouse,