H W DIVIN

'The Dakhni Onkar

(T8e Word Divine tittered)
BY
Siri LYra N L
T ,anslated by
Bhai Sabib Sher Singb III. SI; ,
Principal CCl llege or Forestry Colum bu
Ptlished by
!llbl SalwaDt Kaur In the .,fe81 memorJ.1 ller bo.sbaad
aa!! dlstrlbnted In .tiedleD.. t. She "'abes
preosed b.1 bID!' bIa Colllmbn
RA"KALI (OF) ~ R I G'-RU NA"AK DEY JI
"THE DAKHNI ONKAR"
THE WORD-DIVINE UTTERED
IN THE SOUTH
r
ONKAR : GOD-LIVING !-
THE GOLDEN ONE I!
From the ONKAR the GOLDEN ONE, the Lord-Creator
(Himsdf) came into velOg;
'Tis the ONKAR, the G OLDEN ONE who bolds all
(in tether) in Consciousness COSMIC;
From tne ONKAR. the GOLDEN ONa emerged aeons of
Ti'me as a Iso a II piles of mountains-congea led;
From the ONKAR. the GOLDEN ONE were Books
inspired. uttered all spontaneously;
By the Holv Nam (SABAD) is contact had with the
ONKAR the Golden one to cross over;
By the ONKAR tbe Golden One, the holy ones swim
across (the ocean of existence) ;
Such is, hear ye, the inwardne.. (of the Golden one)
the ONKAR",
o ,this "Word" is of the wbole world a nutshell-a
microcosm l
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0, thou (the ignoran t, but professedly learned)
PAJlDIT, what rigmarole dost thou spin
If thou koew RAM-NAN-the Holy
Nam-i nborn, thou wilt be saved-
(Vea), through the holy olfice of the Guru !
(Note I)
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S- THE FlRST CONSONANT
THE BACK-GROUND OF ALL IS TRUTH
this univer:;e was creatp.d spontaneously:
Worlds three (Heaven, earth and firmament) Yet lighted
by ooe Light (Heavenly) !
The Guru-oriented-on .. find this
Holy (Quintessenct) : the Hidden Product,
o they pick up the jewels and pearl. (of wisdom);
(They who see into this Reality Hidden) see
(Thee) and understand (Thee); they ponder and ponder
again to assimilate (the Truth) that the True One
is the Un broken-Thread of Exteroity;
The Guru-orient,d-one seeth this (secret),
And Clutches this (Entity-endurmg), the
TRUTH;-O, without this (Backbone) Of 'Frilth .. an
world would be like a cobweb-fIimsy_
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DH-DHARMA; RIGHTEOUSNESS AS
THE FIRST REQUISITE!
(Let the seeker-aCter-Truth) bold bimsell e'en &Joft in
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the kingdom of Righteousness:
'ti. by virtues that the (uptosst) mind is brought
under the curb;
(In. this world heavy loads of) dust fall on the face of one
and all and behold " e'en golden ones becom e
soiled !-
Blessed is the Lord Himself, who holds all universe
in tether. unborn and undying. 'tis He alone who is
true to His Word and to His Measures (eternal;,
(Of) Thy Infinities. 0 Lord Creator'
Thou alone knowest-or he. the .\laster,
(One initiated into Thy Mysterios Sublime)
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GN : THE GNOSlS-KNOWLEDGE-DlVINE
Having lost touch with the Supreme Knowledge.
We have wandered into (otherness) worldliness,
and by this (resultant) egotism we are consumed.
and we eat thus the Poison (of Evil);
0, they have lost all knowledge of
That Mysterious and sacrosanet-sONG (THE NAil)
-the song of songs of the Master.
does not aUract them. nor they so much as hear it
or relish It ! nor Philosophy subtim.;
The Master tells us the true word' "Seek Ye the Nectar
of Immortality (first) for ('tis this) which puts the
DAUNI ONKAR
body, in true trim (in heyday sublime)"
0, through the Ma.ter, the Lord iniateth us Himsell,
and we (then) quail the Nectar Holy I
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EK-THE ONE! IF WE KNEW HIM
All talk of the One, tho One-in-all,
Y.t egotism envelops them all-ha ! the bloating pride;
If Ye recognised the ONE, here, there and everywhere-
within and without i-then alone in heart of hearts
Ye could peep into the Palace-Sublime,
0, the Transcendent One dwells near thee-under thy
own eyes-do not think that He is yonder (hidden
in the cloud:li) (-and more. all this cosmos is one!
The aKANKAR--the One-in-AII, the ALL-I/f-ALL-
dawneth (only) when there is naught hut Him;
Nanak; let's dissolve ourself in Him I
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THE ONE-EVER UNWEIGHABLE ONE I
How may we keep firm t o u ~ with the Creator :
with Him who is beyond all encirclement, and who
cannot be weighed (or scanned) ;
0, the money.minfted.ones, are mad after wealth; they
are lost in mist of darkness- in stultifying game
of Falsehood I
0, they are lost in greed, in avarice, and (in l'Dending)
needfulness; they are neither here nor there-and
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thus lost (in darkness) they (at last) repent I
It Ye served the One (with all heart and soul), Ye shall
find out all ins and outs (of the Almight})--then,
there will be nc. more coming or going (the Wheel
of transmigration)
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THE ONE !-l'HE HIDDEN ONE SPREAD
INT-9 MANY A FORM
The One liveth and dlvulgest Himself in many a form
guise or wise.
Wind. water and fire are Tby manif"ld (hidden)
forms I
o Thou, the Butterfly supreme f1itath here. there and
everywhere-in heaven. on earth and io tbe
firmament!
If we recognise Tbee and behold Thee, 10 I there will be
New chapter of : will life opened unto us that of
Honour;
Upheaved by Gyan and Dhyaa-by Supreme Knowledge
and meditation-let us live unruffled (in the Sea)
of One I
0, few Guru-oriented-ones (reach) this desideratum: then
Have it I
I:nto whom, the (Lord) blessetll and giveth, he attains
(all) we,al
(Then -he becomes the Vehicle of the Spirit) and utten
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tbe Guru's Word (iot a all rorners of tbe world) !
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THE ONE-IN-ALL : the ALL-IN-ALL
Above and below, in heaven and on
earth, there is but one Ligbt-Divine I
0 , in all tbe worlds Three, art Thou-
0, Thou, the kind. caressing. Master!
Wben this (Sun) dawneth, 10 I there are forros endlessly
varied e'er;
By (!by) Grace, we are drawn ito the House
that of the -SE.LF !
(Behold I the dark clouds Heavenly) dripping ceaselesse Iy
the Nectar of Life I-aye, there is one Torrent-
unbroken) I!
0, 'tis the Most Transcendent N .. M-the 54BAD-
SYMPHONY-sublime, that hath all powers-healing I
(If) we but knew this (all en veloping, ttle Transcendent)
ollE, the Mystery-sublime
Thou wouldst be thyself the Creator-thyself the angel
(of Light) I
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THE ONE !-EVEN THE NON-ORIENTED
ONES ARE IN THEE, 0, LORD I
When the Light of lights dawnelh, 10 I all forces of
darkness are ' quelled I
(Then) our eyes are .uiented (Above), and we begin to
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meditate 00 the NAM-
In tltat Height Supreme (the sABAn) (Io!) there is the
alpha and omega of all existence-of all tbe
three worlds;
'Tis He who createst, who utterest lall wcrds wisdom as
Maoter's or Adepts)-'tis He who also attends
(hearst) !
(Yea), He is tile Gre,,1 Fa,ili oner : boo1y and soul are
given by Him;'
He is t b.e Great Maker -men with faces away from Him
are also in Him (not away) !
(For), tbe Transecodent: Ooe is the One immine nt naugbt
is without Him
'Tis, 0 Naoak, by initiation in the NAM, that real honour
(SEF-HOOD) is ours.!
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R-MAN STABLISED IN GOD!
That Overlord is also the All-Spread One-He who belpest
(ooe and all);
(11) we jump inlo tbis World of Conflict after maslery
over our own mind; (and)
(If) we live io Thee (0 Lord !) submerged, (all moments
. of our I!fe) ; nigbt .. nd day!
(Lo I) we shall know theo (the Mystery of mysteries) :
-(all the ios and outs of) the worlds Three and
Fou r Time of Aeons!
He who kooweth this ; (Supreme Mystery) is like unto
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DAKRNI ONKA"
THEE (0 my Lor.j I) :
He is (no n.ore soiled), is spotlessly clean e'er, with his
bOllih' tabernacle all drenched (in trutb) ;
0, he has known the Mys ter y 01 Godliness, 'he is stabilised
into Uniform Onenes";
[n him hath dawned the Word-unstruck a ttuned with
TROTH whereby he is!
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R: WE COME TO GO !-FEW CATCH
THE BUS!
0 , be not milled, let 's quaff the Drink of Immortality-
(or e l s ~ we hiwe to quit thi s world;
(Aye). (no one shall live :) neither the king-emperor nor
(his) subjects we but come to go-in all these ages
four (0 tho wheel of life !)
In this Duality: 'Rahn-Kahn'--stifled-living and
uniformed speech-we dwell : 0 unto whom could
one tell (open one's heart, to dwell in TROTH)
if Y. rose up to the Word of words-the SABAD
(un-c1ipt), 10 ! this will save Ye (one It all)-but this
is given by the Guru, the Holy Master, a. a (seal of)
Honour on our mind (soiled)
XII
L : HA I CHANGE I-THE RUBY-RED
SOUL t ALL UNVEILED !!
Laden with coyness (and shyness), I lost all my' life
(now, at last) I go with aU of my veils parted %-
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And that mad \!olher-in- Iaw mine (who kept me parted
from the Bridp. t-"worldliness') is now no more
5itting on my hea(l; (0, 1 am now free like the Air I
0, ! was called, }ea, kissed (by the Bride) in one supreme
Draught-ol Love 1-0 His Word Supreme alI
satisfying' walled up in me !!
[ wa'i dyed a-RsD i n and Ollt [-the RUBY-COLOURED
one r became !!
0 , r had no more cares I being oriented Ito my Beloved I)
-(HA I-THE CHANGE !!!)
Xln
TRUEST GUERDON OF LlF:E IS THE
SPIRIT !
(0) The Pro lit (endless) was the Holy Name- Hidde n
the end 01 all Trails-earthly the Diamon d-
Priceless I-of aU ceremonies and remembrences. the
keY'-.. ord I
(No mOre now) Greed and Avarice-nor (that old)
besoiling Egotism I
(No more) ups and downs which lead os but to non-
confidence (ill-will)
'Tis the blind sell-cenlred-one. who (go in this direction)
tbe loolish and the erring ones I
(We) came into this world to earn Holy Prolit (life life,
(But alas I) LIke a watch, a belabouring-coaly, we came
and went invaia I-having lost the (poarl 01) .0nJ.
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DAKHNIONKAR
sell-decei ved!
HO I this Name that is Profit-endless, tbe stock-in-trado
dependable
o Nanak, this is truest Guerdon : true Honour life
Immortal from the Lord-Giver true.
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o ! THIS BECLOUDING, SERPENTINE
WEALTH I
0, we come errently, so does the whole world 'somehow'
gone astray-into the dark ways of Death I
(YetI is men competent to exhaust all wealth? (so vast
and infinite is it in its potent might !)
Piles of wealth occur (may he) in the house of an evil one
or the wi cked,
Seeing this, both o r l s the upper and lower, how unto
him;
(They go so far as to) Call the foolish one as sapient one
iI he has (plenteous) wealth;
0, without true devotion, all world hath gone astray, mad
(in craze for wealth) ;
.
The ONE (Low) pervadest one and all : 'tis only by his
Grace that He divulgest Himself (unto the lucky
souls),
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J: THY EFFORTLESS WAYS!
o UNSOILED ONE!
II
He makes (and unmakes) this All in all the ages in
Times Four I-and yet He harboueeth no ill-will t.
allY;
Unto Him this c,)ming and going is no act of effort or
experiment: 'tis unsoiled-Spontaniety !
'Tis Then: 0 Sell of Selves Yea, aU that is;
Thou createst, and Thou keepest us (each) fixed on his
(own dutiful) station;
This world all is submerged in cea.eless worry-yet 1hou
art (unperturbed)-O, the unapproachable One!
(And Yet) in the Act of Union. we see Thee (spread here,
there, and ever} where). 0 the Soul of the Universe!
II Ye follow the TROTH : work up the way of
Righteousness, 10 ! true peace shall be there, e'er;
Without this Nam (Heavenly), bow can there be any
liberation?
XVI
W' THE ENDLESS GRIND WITHOUT
THE HOL Y WORD!
Without this WORD (Holy). there are (endless) coDflicts
in the body (and mInd);
Wny lIot lind Him (0 man? finding Whom), there is end
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to all <outliets 01 mind?
The (henpaoked) traveller
cometh and goet n
(in th is world) ;
. (Un-i nformed) what doth he bring ?-What rioth he take
along?
Yea, Without the Holy Word tli thi, viaticum (flim.y)
is bonned to slip away, allover;
Ho 1 we get the guerdon, indeed- if only He could let's
see: to behold 1
All brokers and businessmen carry OD tr a de (i.e. with
a view t o gain)
But without the Holy Word . whore is the guerdon: the
Quintessential HonouT ?
XVI[
G: VIA VIRTUES TO THE FORE-FRONT
OF VIIUUES !
He who meditate3t on viTtue is truly an enlightened one
(Digging in) virtue, he discovereth all GNOSIS !
To tbis Giver of Virtue., Ic,w wor Idly ones do reaU)'
attend;
The real blessed 'Deed' is : Meditation-on-TRUTH I-as
the Gu ru (unfolds) !
0, (then, ~ feel tbis Mystery :) a. endless 3n.
fathomless yet-who can sea. ? wbo can ' tell ?
We behold (Thee, 0 Lord). when Thou Tbyself """ch-
safest Thy Vision I
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The virtuous one is truly virtous yea, e'er ~ d e'er;
o Nanak, 'tis by the Guru-given Light, thaI We can
. begin to see-to meet the FRIEND (of frienos I)
XVIII
K: THE VISTA OF VALUES-IN THIS
VALE OF TEARS!
"KA M-KRODH" : sexual will, ill and anger consume
this body,
Een as gold-i:npure is consumed by ash,
(But) The gold tbat is pure and burnished (on lhe olher
hand) bears all heat-strokes, (so also is soul purified)
picked up by the Elect Ones-the dealers in Finest
Jewels 1
0, this world is 'beastly (: Adam like); ',is the ego that
acts (on it) like the butcher
Tbus" the wheel is set-agoing-'tis _ (aa it .. ere) self-
propelled:
Whoso e'er rises IIp (aDove) this (dark .. heel) 01 deed.
beholdeth the (vista of) Values 1- V ALUIIS TRUE 1
Beyond these what is augllt there 1 : 0 'tis ail DDt.flabl
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KH: Tf-lE SEARCf-l-FRUI TFUL WITHIN 1
By seeking The. again and again, 10 I.... did quail tile
Nectar of Immortality I
We (slipped from 'bea.tliness') i.to Tranquility:-
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revealed by the true Maste.r within;
(Since Ihen) every one calleth us as ,the Pure' , ' the Elect
one'
o this tl-.e PEARL Purity, is, was, and shall c'er be !-
in ail Ages Four!
(Beast-like) we filled our belli.s-ate, drank and made
merry-we died at last, in utter darkness ! -
(And Vet) when we knew Thee (at long last), we died,

in the twinkling 01 an eye (to dic no more!)
beholding Thy Word (in us) is our SELF !!
Thus stabilised, the mind knew at last ;-was prepared
to DIE- I
0, by tbe gro.ce of the Guru, did 1 thus recoguise the
WORD-Holy I
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G: FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN-AND
BEYOND
Be. Ye (as) tranquil as the firmament; (more) dwell Ye in
the indwelling, eternal (Word ; the SABAn);
Sing ye e'er the praises (of . the Lord) : in this self
sustained Spontaoiety; we returneth no more,
(though) we may be gone;
We come to back never
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For by the grace of the Master. man is >Huned with the
Lord [or ever-unwrapt I
The 'Gagan' is the Hidden most firmament
unapproached, without any Lord-wombless !
(In that :Gagao' dwellelh, the) stabilised he.rt,-in
Ectasy ever-soaring, ne'er downcast;
By meditating on the Holy word, there is no more tho
womb t o be entered;
The Guru Word is the Master-key Holy-ot hers ways are
but void inanhries.
XXI
GH; HOW LONG I WANDERED IN
IGNORANCE?
1 wandered O,ere. there and everywhere-to every hearth
and home) from door to door (life stations aU);
0, there are innumerahle (stations in life) : "the species"
who can count them?
Many a time, I was the ' [ather' or the 'mother' or again
a 'son' or 'daughter'.
Many a time, I was the 'teacher' of this or hi. 'disciple',
again and yet a((ain t-
O by (clutChing at a drowning-straw) : a raw Master,
thou canstnot he liherated t
How many (the enlightened soul) brides who cling to the
ONB (bridegroom) ?-
IS
DAKIl .. 1 ONXAR
ltor the pious ODes live and die. with the One Being
BalDI: GRoom (Trancendent);
Thus in all direc:tions ten.
r found Thee in (m y heart) within
(Yea). I was united I-united tbrough the (Grace) of the
Master I
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G: ONE WHO IS BY THE GURU
ENLIGHTENED
The Guru orieuted-one doth sing e'er and utter words
Aoly;
. The Guru oriented weighteth (scales of wisdom) and
causeth others to do so;
The Guru oriented cometh and gaeth-all unperturbed
and unattacked;
.
Discarding ' aU earthliness he burneth also the Root
(at Evil)
The Guru oriented.soul dwelleth in wisdom in reading holy
Lore and in Contemplation Divine;
The Guru soul hath cleanliess in body, in mind
and in conduct pure,
The Guru oriented lives and bath his beiog io the NA .. :
the Word-<:[uintessential;
0, Nauak. the Guru oriented doth cross oYer the Sea of
Exiatenco ,
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CH : THE MIND FLICKERING
WHEN STABILISED!
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This mind-errent. like mercury, fU11lbleth & tlickerr.th!
(For) The bea.ts of prey st ''llthil y come in and eat away
tbe preci ous '..'i"e of Li fe;
If Ye keep the hlessed Lotus Foat of t be Master in thy
hear t,
Then. thou wilt live long-aye, many an aeon !-it only
. thou wouldst remember Him, e 'er;
{Thoughl everyone appeareth be thinking always
(Yet) If Yo broad on t he ONE, then alone there is Peace-
abiding!
If Thou dwell in me- If I dwell in Thy Name (0 Lord !).
I am released, for e'er,-O; r go with a wlealh of laurels

XXIV
CHH : THE KNOT OF LIFE DISSOLVING
When this body sinks sl owly 10 ! at la, t, the knot of life
is all-loosened ;
(Likewise,) by the six (Wt.irling Seasons), this universe
js worn out-wholly ont worD!
If t1ie Darkness and Light were to be treated by Thee as
co-equal (in duality)
Then, thou wilt clip this, the " ,ot of entanglemellt, and
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will then step up into House of Liberation! .
o this 'Darkoe;, ' i, verily deceptive: 'tiS (also) skin-deep,
it dwellet h une .nd all !
[n this wise, the command .. primeval slowly worked
out:
All seeming Beallt)' Soon "."isheth-and In it. pl""e
creel"'th Age crowned by death!
Thus, the body ,vithout t he all enlivening
(Cement "f I\." WORn !)
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0 ): I AM ONE WITH THEE!
rn all the world. Three. art Thou !-Yea see !
In e'ferr age art Thou: 110 De but Thee I
As Thou pl easest, 0 Lord, so do Thou keep me;
0, r seeie t', magnify Thy glory;
dost Thou gi\' e me this Thy Honour : this blesssing.
Thine !
It I dwell in Thee, wake up in ihee,
r please Thee best;
When thou ardaiDest, I am a .. imilated-in roce;
0, I adore Thee I adore Thee e'". I
o Lord of the World n
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By the Grace Holy,
1 have met Thee - [ am one wi t h Til ! (0 Lord)
indissolubly I!
XXVI
JH : I HAVE ALL THE
TREASU RES NINE!
Why to speak ill, Or wrangle idly with the world 1
o Thou wouldst be drowned if thou wouldst hut see this
-the darkness all-enveloping;
(See all this through) I died whil e more need,
I die:
I come and go : st eadfastly fixed in one 'hope', th .. t is
aLove:all hopes;
By brooding and grumbling, we si nk down and are
assimilated soon into the earth;
(Bot) the Angel of Death doth not tuuch thee, if tho ..
singest the Lord's glory I
0, I've had all the Treasures Nine-! in Thy Name!
Thoa gavest them all to me !-freely, s pontanoously !!
XXVII
NGH: NO LONGER WANDER YE
FROM PILLAR TO POST I
Speak Ye words of ,.;sdom; H. uDderstandeth it al l r-
tile SitU- 01.11' '
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OAKHNIOI<lCAR
He seeth it all-seoth it through I
If the Guru's Word . inketh in Soul
La ! We are pure-nn more soi led I-and (thus) we do
please Thee. the Tnte One!
The Holy Mast er is like unto the Ocean (Infinit.) there i.
no end of lrue gems and jewl. (rlivine) in Him;
o He llath genuine aun true .. trade and
that
Do thou do as the Holy Master cnlered unto you
If Ye do thi<. Y" ,,".,n.ler no long., (Crom pillar to post!)
.0 , Ye are, then, into the Troth, 0 :
XXVIII
(T) , HOW PALPAI3LF.. Afl.T THOU,
o LORD. WHEN FOUND!
Bonds of love are dissolved if Yo falsi fy truth
yourselve,);
If the connecling link is broken:lo, both . ides (of the bed)
fan off; .
By ill-.poken word. ,,,. snapped a It t ies of love;
Having seen the holiowness-cask-like as it' .. er..-of bad-
temper (we) gil'e it up and at last;
"hen (light) of deliberation dawneth, (at last), tl1e,a
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disoolved the knot (of knots);
lIy the Guru-gillen-Word i., the (abiding)
Home (discovered) and the needful done;
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0 , this (Word Holy, : TROTH i. an unending, inexhausli e
Possession
And, in all the worlds three (lhen) we sec Thee, 0 Lord,
palpahly vi sible (then so ': fat 1" I)
XXIX
TH , WHEN THE ERRING SOUL
RETURNETH, LO l THE CHANGE!
Curb Ye Your mind and keep it in pwptlr place;
By deeds evil We hit each oluer mutually and then collapse
- t o repent thereafter;
The Lord of Lords is One, and all that is- is (like a) Brid"
unto Him;
The false ooe pUlieth on muny a guise;
She who used to loiter into hou.e. other than her own, i.
now tied to her 01011 statioo,
And being called in, she discovereth the Palace (of tlle
Lord) .. ithin, without any hit ch ",hatever I
tAnd 10 I)She is now sanct ified with tl;e Holy Word-
O. the beloved of TRUTH I
DAIlBNI ONICAR
A n ~ now) she is the Brid_ of brides I-as the Lord is hel s
and she it. of the Lord !I
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(D): FRO\1 LOG CABIN TO WHITE
HOUSE, AT LAST!
In vocillation and in wanderings, 0 sister. my habiliments
were a 11 torn and tattered.:
Ie this eccentricity there is no peace-without the fear
(of the Lord), crowds of men stumble and are
consumed ( a t last) ;
(When) 1 began to li ve in Thy lear (0 Lord), then I did
behold, Thee, 0 Thou the Oll1iniscient One;
(And finally) my fear also disappeared through the grace
of the Guru-lor did loot actual ize that Word-
Holy, which is above all fears ?
b this wilderness of the world, I had deep unquenchable
thirst-and yet when [ beheld Thee, 10 ! Thou wert
80t ,. off !
Yea, my thirst wao "ppeased wheo I had fuJI faith in Thy
Word-thus, r sipped the water's of Immor-
.. lity overfull ever-I
II'"'J one asketh ; '!Give, Give" 'this, 0 my Lord' .
. Il.,i'fttb uoto him wbom He listeth;
,
Yea; the ),laster adlllinistreth thi. to appease Our Tbi .. t
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XXXI
(DH): I REELED & STAGGERED !-AS
THE DARK WIND BLEW
t ,;ought Thee, Here, there and eVerywhere
o I searched for Thee: the strong wind (of worldliness)
blew hard-and I reeled and .taggered !
'the heavy ones, in deed. succumbe(\-(b'lt 10 !) the ligoltf
ones escaped and ",ached the 'other side!
t am a .acrifice unto thft m to whom m,- Lord appear.-
He i. above all death an<i beyond all comprehensi ...
'the dust of thier feet t love an d the sattle I distribute i.
the whole make them all one'
By dedicating the mind at Gum's (Feet). I had the
Name. over"pure
,ADd he (the Guru) who so blessed me, Him I will serve;
o I am a sacrifice unto him,
, He who makest. 'also unmakes!, but for Him thee. 1$
none otber
If by the Guru's Grace. I remain true to aim,
then no more ailment can befall (me) I
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XXXII
(N) : SOULS SURe '-IARGED WITH 'SAL T'-
E'ER CRUMBLING!
No One is mine. to whom may .l cling? 0 there is none,
nor will e'er be !
As we come and go back (from the world), we are lost
(both ways) being overcom' by 'duality'; an ob-
sessing ailmen t
,Yea,) Those who are without the N .... -the Word-Holy
are like those walls that are surcharged with salt,
thus ever crumbling;
0, we are nol saved without this, Name-and finally we
gravitate to the deepest Deep :that of senses-
overfrown I
In 'words' we live and deal-beyond all 'words' is He,
the Infinite-the True!
TIle ignora.nt one is without the Guru alone
who doth enlighten I
Whell one string ot a guitar, is snapped. lo! the ' whole
instrument does not work, due to this loss or
dishormony
.
B .... the Supreme One, doth make the parted ones meet
again-O Nanak, he bringeth about the
deserved I
DAKHNI OKKAIl
XXXIII
T THIS HOLY .TREE WITH
BIRDS-IN-TWAIN !
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Lo , this body is like a tree, and the mind is like the bird
5itting thereon-
On th" same tree sitteth, the BIRD OF BIRDS!
('PAR-MATMAN or TUE SPIRIT)
If the two live in ha.rmony and in unison, there is no
catch, dog or distraction;
II they rise in disorder : all rhythm is lost- they are
attracted adversely by many a cloying attraction,
Their wings are caught, they are enmeshed-entrapped-
o ! they are overcome by a great calamity, by
the (unbrooding) evil;
How can we be saved without the TROTU I-in Him are
aU He is also . DIAMOND OF GRACE
(that forgiveth) I
If (the Lord) Himself ordainst then only are we saved-
He is the Supreme owner (of the world) ;
By the Guru's grace, we are saved- He dispenseth grace
Himself I
0; the Supreme One hath in His own Hands all (gifts and)
HOIlOun, dispensing as He listeth I
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DAKHNl
XXXIV
(TH): THOU GIVEST WHAT WE
DKEAM NOT OF !
It trembleth, e'er f1ickeroth, this mind mme-when
it hath no locns standii of its own,
0, Thou art the Loc .. s ,,( all loci, the Firm Seat of all
Honour, 0 Truth-in Thee naught is e'er amiss;
-Yea, e'er-stabili,ed art Thou the Supreme One, so aloo is
the Maker True. as also is true;
Of all the sages Thou art :nost perfect, of all seen Thou
art most Elect-the Refuge 01 those who are
without any support I
Thou art here, there and 1-
Yea, Thou art the Donor 01 donors,
Wherever [ see, 10 ! Thou art there .- there i. no eud nor
limit to Thee in any direction!
Within and without and, in all, Thou dost in-dwell,-il
only we see Thee through the Guru's-Word
pondered;
0, Thou dost cive (we know not) what we seek not .-
o Thou art Most Hih, Transcendent ever!
DAKHNIONKAR
xxxv
(O): IN THY MEHCY WE
GROW-OUTGROW!
Thou art Merciful, dispensing mercy (e'er).
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Thou crea te;t and dost create-and looketh on them all
!compassionately);
Thou dost, through Thy kindness, unite us with Thee,
sitting men upon the pinnacle (of glory) from the
fallen (dust)-and that in the twiJlklinl: of an eye I
0, Thou art the most Sapient One. tho seer-most-seeing
and Thou art the richest reward: the PaiZE
HIGRasT !
The qualler of all foes art Thou' and the Great Trampler
of aU evil -- th.)se oriented toward. Thee live ill Tay
knowiedge and i. Thy Presence (GYAN and D Y ~
e'er) I
- XXXVI
(DH): THE WHIRLGIG OF WEALTH!
When wealth goes, .. e arc very wroth-in wealth is sunk
the mind of an ignorant one;
The tcue Wealth is Troth, in which but few deal in, with
Holy Word, the Pure (NA) We should cultivate
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DAKHIIJ ONKAR
Jove;
11 thy wealth goes (0 mao; let it go, provided You remain
e ~ e attuned with the ONE,
Yea, give up your mind e'er Your head (il need be) and
still take reluge in the ONI! only;
O ~ aU tossings and worries mme aTe over! and in the
mind Ilath welled up the Pount 01 aU joy: the
SABAn II
And all ihat was at cross purposes with me hath become
friendly!-
0, I have met, til. Guru, -the Rescuer-!
I wandered aimlessly in woods-endless seeking that
(precious) Thing whIch was (at last found) in my
own heart I
When the Guru brought about the Meeting, I was united
and 10 ! there was no more coming and going I
XXXV 11
(N): NOT BY NEGATIVITY, BUT BY
VIRTUES WE ARISE I
By sayin!: 'Nay' 'Nay' we cannot be savod, without
cultivating (positiye) virtues, we go but 10 the
abode o( Death;
He aha t hath neither this,aor that (virtue) must (in the
end) repent;
DAKRNI
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He hath neither kn(lwledge nor cultivates contemplation
o he hath no righteousne;s nor
Without the Word how can there-be fearlessness ?-land
without That) why thIS (stultifying) egotism?
0; I am tired at last, how may r roach the End other?-
it is beyond my hard-effort, nor is there any en<l
to it (the voyage)
Nor have I any loving friend unto whom I may unlock
my heart;
Saitll NaDak, if Ye will call Him as the 'Beloved' and
lepeat this, thou wilt be united (at last),
He who sundereth do unite us at last, through the
loving-kindness tho GuJU !
XXXVIll
(P) : IN SIN WE GLOAT & SINI,; WHY?
Evil is bad (po$itively). Yet it is dear unto a sinner !.
He dealeth ;n sin, and collectetll a big load- (a mountain
-Ioad)-thereof;
It Ye give up sin, and disccver the SELF (all-pervading)
There is no mourning, woe nor any parting any longer
(for him);
\0 DIan,) ... by dost thou remain sunk in hell ? why
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dost thou (oller thyself) as a morsel for the Death-
Angel?
Wily dost thou forget this (endless) coming and going ,-
Yea, falsehood is a great vitaleating encumbrence;
Thu< entangled, the mind creates whirlpools and yet other
whirlpools agalore;
Without the Holy Word how can thre Le release ,':"'0,
one, cuts the ground Irom underneath his own feet!
XXXIX
(pL): THE CROW-IN-MAN :
WISEL Y CROOKED!
Again and again he is entrapped-this 'Crow' 01 a man!
Then. he repents, but to what avail?
Entrapped (on aU !<ides), he picks up grains (of worldine )
-not understanding (that he is caugbt);
If the True Master meets us tben One's eye. ",ilI be
opened (lor all time) !
E'en a' a fish is caught-in the J)et of Angel of Death,
So also, without the true .Master, th,ere is DO salvation!
Man cometh 3ain and again - to return and ever anon;
(If on the other hand,) thou art wedded (0 man) to the
ONE: 'ol-one-colour-e'er', and remaineth . attuned
DAI<HNI ONKAU
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thereto always,
Til !n, art thou saved-there is no more entanglement
(therearter 1) for thee!
XL
(B): THE UNENLIGHTENED 'SOUL'
-(SI;TER) BEWAILS DEPARTURE OF
ENLIGH TENED-'BROTHERS' !
I called (erstwhile) 'brothers', but 10 ! they have become
-foe'i' mjne;
The' Brothers' start on their journey Home, and the
'Si,ter' bemoaneth on their (so-call.d)
separation
In ner own' Fathers' Home, all children: male and female
are One in Jove;
If thou seeke,! thy Bridegroom (SPIIUT, 0 soul) thou must
also save the true Master
Few wise onos see this (or seek the path) of Union, through
the Master True,
All honours are in Thy Hand, 0 Lord,
Thou givest as Thou listeth;
0, this "Word-{-Unwritten) lew know or ponder over-lew
who are really pious, indeed.
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This "Word-(-Unwrit,tt n)" BANI elDfTg<lh from tbe
Supreme Pers{111 HUCSELF (<tlld in turu) takt'th us
thereto-to the HOME 0' HOMES-THE INNER!
XLT
(BH): MANY A TIME WE BUILD &
REBUILD O(JRSEL VES !
(VPp, are) and Teca:-: t-made and unmade over and
over again.
What lS ievel is raised; and ",hat Is roused is re--laid into
dust!
All that is green becometh dry; and what is dry becometh
again groen, repl"nished !-O thon art all-P0;-verful
o Thou the Great-U nconcieved-one I
Those who are eoticed by the illusory (world) become as it
,..re) mad; without great-good ,luck what can be had 1
Through the Guru's kindness (if) ye catch the (Golden)
Thread (of the NAM) ; tbat (down-delveth) from tbe
Transcenden tone-
Ye go; as He the String (from Above); (sucb ones)
sing e'er the glories of God, they are in tbe
(Ruby-red) colour of the Lord: for them there is, no
any more;
'Tis thus by seeking .. nd searching that the Guru-oriented
ones find out (the Truth), and enter the (Palace of.
DAKHNI ONKAR
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palaces) : the home within I
O. this Ocean of w')rld is vury stc.rmy, 'tis by Hope
stabilised in 'Hopelessness'; that we go across;
By the (inru's grace. if you dIscover the within_
thus, we die while living (to die no more).
xur
(M): THIS CHESS-BOARD OF THE
WORLD-MAYA: THE BECLOUDING
WEALTH!
I!:very one clingeth to wealth (Maya) (when living). but
(10 !) it goeth with nODe;
the s'lUl departeth, all wealth lieth unowned:listless
(a distracting obsession) !
The mind turned, towards vice. is in the purview of the
Death-Angel-with him go also all tendencies evil.
in us;
In this mind is (also) the 'Super-Mind'-(all that was
necessary was) orientation towards It and
thereto.' if only one had the ' virtues (as necessary
equipment thereto;
Lost in egotism; in II-Ness', they an: no more; without the
HAll, they end In woe;
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DAKHNI ONKAR
(Not lor him) are fort s, temples & palaces-Ihey were like
chess peices : this play-boar<l eq:upment,
a Nanak, without the Truo W'lfd, all this coming and
going is in'vain:
a Lord Thou alone art Omn;.c;"nt; the AU seeing; and
Allknowing-One !
XLII!
(J): I 'DIE' IN FULL
OE" LIE"E:
All those. who come, go back again-they (' ome and go Ctnd
repent;
In this world, there are (no less than) . ighty lonr lacs
(or stations): no Jess and no more <they are, as it
ifixtures' to be crossed by us o.lI i
(Only) Those one' are liberated who love the Lord,
-For them. - There is no Entanglement,' and
with-drawn from their eyes is all allusory - Maya;
(When) aU that we see will pass away, what shall We treat
as our friend?
To what shall I dedicate my body, soul-Yea, e'en my
spirit and tbe Owner
DAII:HNION1Ult 3S
o .Lord, Tilou art tne Main; tay of the world; 0 I Thou art
my Refuge!
I 'die' (now) possessell of virtues all !-wbich the Great
Impress of the Holy Word, hatb turned lIle
(ruby)red (without and within)
XLIV
(R): THE HELL THAT WE MAKE
FOR OURSELVES f
Naught will remain, neither the king nor bis nobles, nor
their plays omene.s-not (e'en the contrasting
discomfitures oil beggars!
When thy turn cometh (0 man) thou must needs go uoder
the bar: 0 no one can save thee, then?
(Look; how the Bad Path (Dark Hell) is t.errible, full of
pits and .hills aDd plains uDtrod.
(Yea) I was full of evils, [ moaned and bemoaDed;without
virtues how can one reach the Home (the SELF-
UNIVERSAL) ?
The virtuous ones progress (Ioaded) .with virtues aDd tbe,
meet the Unseen One; how may (I) meet my
Beloved?
DAKHKI OIfKU
(), [ (also) becom. like uuto tbem (the virtuous)-if I
remember Thee e'er, 0 Yanqui5her of the demon of
ego;
(In me) dwell evils all; o'er brimftll are they, withal (few)
virtues also dwell therein;
(There is no way outf until the Real Master is met and
until the Word Holy is bad and pondered o'er 1
then virtues are in full (possession of tbe field)
XLV
(L) : IN THIS 'CONQUERED CITY' :
THE BODY-LORD'SOWN ONES
LIVE IN AWE-ABlDING! .
The 'armymeo' bave con.e aud occupied houses (in thi&
conquered city!-the houses are altot.d, under orden
from Above, to them somehow;
They do their alloted work (keeping) t heir over.-(Lord)
the owner, e'er in view-and earn this great profit;
(Yea) , they have ,overcome all greed avarice, and evil;
' Iis tbe Name and Fa!De of tbe King o f I<ings ibenind)
and (tbe invincibleness) of His lort, that they are
never defeated;
DAKBNI ONKAR
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(If) on the other hand,) a servan t 0 f t hc Lorn en ters in to
i.mpertinent talk witb. the Master;
H" loses all his prestige-he is no 10 nger allowed to sit on
the Throae !
All Greatness in Thy hands 0, Lord; my Beloved 1-
Tis He who dispenseth. none els.e but He--;wh() is there to
be b'gged for (other tnan Him) ?
XLVI
(8): OUT OE"THE VALLEY OF DEATH!
fIn their heyday) people think of naught else but them-
sel.05) tlley 5('read out their carpets and sit
thinking themselves ali-powerful)
(But they go to valley of Darkness : in the end : know:)
the best way to ",'>'Did Valley of Shadow of Death is
the Supreme One, Above-all , as also His True Name
(Immortal) ;
I searcQ.ed the .. hole world (collectively) as also each straw
(individually) : I have now (given u(' search and)
lIleditate "n Thy Name iOn my mind;
OAKRNI ONKAR
'Tis th" Ruby, the Diamond, of the first wate r,-and this
is in the Master's hands;
[f [ become p"re, ( must needs find the LOld Le. , by
attuning the mind in union wlth the One;
o Nanak, when Ye obtain the Nectar of the Lord, let'.
distribute it among.t others I
He who made tb i, univeBe and brought forth all
existence,
Let 's then medit.!te on that hlinite He who no
limits (indeed) !
XLVll
(Rl SWEETLY-SECRET-
THR WORD-IMMORTAL I
Sweetl ysecret verily is He;
Oth .. than Him, there is king no (indeed);
The ss- call:>d GARUD (tbe vanquisher of evil) is tbi.
Word (Secret) : Hear It I-theu the Supreme One
will abide in thy mind;
'Tis by the Guru's Grace that He is had-do not wander
(e' owhere) in delusion;
DAKKN10HKAR 39
He is the, re,1 "Capitalist" who has the Lord's Qwn
wealth, a< his
The Guru oriented one5 (have) fuJI (stock thereof)-wen-
done they!
By th;s Word sweetly-secret .he Lord is had ('tis) by
pondering o'er this Word,
No more egotism, nor (resultant) pain:
(Yea), the Bride hath got her Bridegroom,' the Lord!
XLVIII
(5): THE SWAN-SPIRIT IN POND
OF THE WORLD!
We aocumulate gold and silver, ('0 'tis) false wealth-it
leadeth to poison and to dust I
If tboulikest to I)e a true Banker, accumulate the Wealth
(true); III Duality is all ignominy (in the elld);
The trlle ones tloard this W lth-True-tll. Word-true :
un"aluanle
o Lurd Tbou art" truly without turbidity, Vea ever-
refulgent Thou true to Thy Honour and Thy Word
Thou art my Companion and my Friend, OTbou tb. ,,11-
40 DAKBNI ONKAR
seeing One; Thou art the Swan of swaR. as also the
Pond (the World, :wherein It is) I
If Thou, 0 Lord, dwellest in One's heart , [am a ,ac rifie.
no to Him!
This Maya and egotis", are both bewiteh;ng (toys)-
Remember tbou Him whtmade thee
The Poison and (so-t ailed) Nectar- (the tight and sbade)
-are both ONE, 'tis know n only to the wise I
XLIX
(KH): IN WE DRAW
NEAR TO GOD!
Without forgiveness we stink and die-thus; have passed
away millions of men, countless;
0 , no one can count their number .. why do so ? they
eked out their existence but to die!
If Thou dost recognise the Supreme Brid. thine, thou wilt
be set free i- no more prison (for thee) !
(Yea,) By the (Lord's) Word tbou art in His Palace, and
thou art pure-so also, by pardou Ye get true ""ace
and lDcalt.:ulaple love;
DAKHNI
rr Ye dp.al in this True Wealth Igot by) meditation, then
the Supreme One Himsolf dwelleth in your oody-
Yea, He is in the body, and in mind and (outflows
from) the mouth: also, thus man dwelletb in yirtues
e'er, and his mind is in peace-eternal;
(On the other hand) egotism eats up our v,tal. and
Consumes us all - it breeds poisonous charge:
Having created the creatures, there was also, super-added
the Lord ([mmortal) within-yet . without, and
I!nending !
L
(5): FROM THIS WEALTH-
TO THAT!
No oQe knoweth the Mystery of tbis world;
What the Creator doth , takes place, withe"t lail;
E'en the God 01 gods ([shwar) meditates tn gel w .. lth
But this fortune is had by good acts done behind-thus
recorded;
FOT this we serve others-e'en steal;
But this wealtb does not go witb us-
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Wilhaut truth no one is accepted at the Lord's Own
Court;
I! (on the other hand) e'en an ignorant one. sippetb. the
Lor<l',own-Tchor (the NAM),
O. he will 'be saved-surely!
LI
(H): IN IGNORANCE, T STUMBLED
HOW LONG?
Seeing and prying (in ignorance). [ hecome wombed i ~ the
end)
I died in egotism. in :1'; ([ did not know) that the carrie.
of gnosis is the WORD (secret),
"Ianya necklace, anklet and ornament [ donned, 0 r
was tired of them (at last) of this tinsel;
When [ found my Bdoved (then alone) [ found peace;
o in Him. I found virtues all, as l.t were, in a garland
-all in One!
o Nanak. 'tis tbe Garu-oriented-ones who only cultivate
love with the 1.ord;
Without the Lora who hath e'er attained peace I ponder
and consider I
DAKHNI ONKAR
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Yea, s tudy the Lord, find Him Ollt and establish all love
with Him J
By remembering Him and by meditating on Him, the
Lord's Name becometh YOlll S s"pport-abiding!
LIr
(L): THAT 'WRITJNG' WHICH IS
NO WRITJNGAr ALL I
The "writing-hieroglyphic" which the Creator writest (00
head) is unavoidable (lor us. all,;
H, who ordainest all t ~ s creation, (0 let 's) Cling unto
His (Lotus) Feet yea thTough His GTace;
[n the Lord own Hands are greatnesses (honours) one and
all, consider the Guru 's instructions (and act) ;
o the "scri pt-inscrutable" is inescapable : LeI's do as is
the Will-Divine; aye that is the Nutshell;
' Tis by Thy GTace, 0 Lord, we f:nd Peace-al,;ding: 0
Nanak, by pondering on thy word (Secret);
The vicious ones aTe entangled and are lost in the mist;
Ye rise only by pondering over this Word (Holy),
He who doth not beheld Thee, 0 Lord, what need be said
or spoken of him?
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DAKHNIONKAll
0, r am a sacrifict unto My Master who 'tlivulged
the Supreme One in the Inner Recessts of my '
heart. !
LUI
(P) : THE TEACHER WHO HAS
TO BE TAUGH'L,!
The Teacber is truly enlightened jf he utters words of
wisdom and ILat spont!'neously,
He weighs all that is said and finds out the Quintossenee-
and (linally) attunes his mind to this Wor" Holy
abidingly;
(On the other hand) the miod-swayed-one read; only to
gloat in poi son, \\ hich be gobbles,
The ignorant one knoweth not the (NhMI the Word-Holy
-he hath) no reason (much less) intuition I
LIV
(P) : THE MASTER PERFECT
(PANDHA) !
The PANDHA ; the "Masler-Perlect " is he who is God
oriented within ~ n initialetll his pupils also too
(into th e Mystuies of God) :
DAKHN.ONKAR
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He telleth us tb 'seek this N'affi ' (Hiddell); and to accumu-
late It-and (firlally) (to distribMt. It) inord.r to
earn big dividends in the world;
Iris a true Alphabet, indeed, if we read what is TROTH 01
which this Word is the Quintessence-(abidingj:
~ Nanak, he is a truly educated, and enlightened ODe, who
weareth the Necklace' of (undecayi1lg) flowerS
nainely of IIAM-liAM I (the wallO UU(QUAL IN
HEART 0"/1 HI!ART DlscovaRED)
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