Who in this way performeth the Guru’s service,
And who alloweth not his tongue to taste dainties—
Nanak saith, these are the marks of a Jogi.
He who effaceth wrath, avarice, and greed;
Who quencheth the fire of the five evil passions within his
heart;
Who day and night flieth the kite
By which divine knowledge is produced and evil inclinations depart;
Who cherisheth holiness, restraineth his evil passions
And repeateth no spell but the Guru’s—
The habits of that good man are the best—
Nanak saith, these are the marks of a Jogi.
He who maketh his body the vessel, remembrance of
God his milk,
Who putteth pure truth into it as his acid,
Who by contrivance and effort easily curdleth the milk—
Without contrivance it would be spoiled—
Who useth divine knowledge as his churning staff and
the Name as its string;
Who in this way repeateth only the Name,
And who by rolling and rolling extracteth the butter—
Nanak saith, these are the marks of a Jogi.
The Jogis wondered if he were a Bairagi. The Guru defined the word for them:—
He is a Bairagi who is sold to God,
Who in the presence of God subdueth mammon,
Who performeth the work of God and mammon,[1]
Who beareth an unbearable and intangible thing,
Who hath abandoned wrath, avarice, and pride—
Nanak saith, such a man is a Bairagi.
He who abideth lonely in the house of enjoyment,
And dwelleth in the house of worship—
- ↑ That is, who performs his worldly avocations and thinks of God at the same time.
