LIFE OF GURU ARJAN 33
Simple and pious he hath asserted himself ; he is unequalled like the sun, the moon, and the philosopher's stone.
He hath adopted no religious garb nor in any wise practised hypocrisy ; he hath subdued all his desires and organs.
Hear, O Ganga,1 ineffable is the word of the saints in whose complete power God is.
The Guru on being satisfied of his wife's conception composed the following :—
That the words of holy men are immutable is apparent to all.
Whoever associateth with a saint shall meet the Lord God.
This faith and comfort are obtained by uttering God's name.
Everybody hath been making his own remarks ;2 the Guru hath brought a child to my house.
There is no doubt God is the preserver of him who seeketh His shelter.
Plant God s name in the soil of acts3 since this opportunity is difficult to find.
God Himself is the Searcher of hearts ; He doeth every thing and causeth everything to be done.
It is God's function to purify many sinners.
Be not led astray, O man, by the deceit of mammon.
Nanak, God will preserve his honour whom He hath robed in His court.4
When Karmo, Prithia s wife, heard of the Guru's wife's pregnancy, she upbraided her husband with having falsely prophesied that no child should be born to Guru Arjan.
When Bhai Budha spoke of a stampede from Amritsar he little thought that there would be a stampede of another character, which would give his words literal fulfilment. Prithia instigated his friend Sulahi Khan, now grown insolent with power,1 Guru Arjan's wife.
2 That Guru Arjan should never have offspring.
3 That is, in this birth.
4 Bilawal.
