276 , ■ SEETCH OF THE SIKHS; 



he did so^ and', beard tlie word JFal or well do?ie, pronounced five timas, 

 snd then ,^a! ■ Gumji^ . or well done teacher,-.. After this God said, " Na- 

 ^^:KAc! I have sent thee, into the world, in the Cdli Tug, (or depraved 

 *f-,age;) go and bear my name." Na nac: said, *'■ Oh God I how can 

 "^^ I bear the mighty burthen? If my age was extended to tens of mil- 

 "* lions of years, if I drank of immortahty and my eyes were formed 

 ^' of the sun and moon, and were never closed, still, Oh God! f could 

 ** not presume to take charge of thy wondrous name."' " I will be 

 "^ thy Gum (teacher),'*' said Gqj>, " and thou shak be a Guru to al!" 

 ■''■ mankind^ and thy se&L shall be great in the world,, their word' is Purf 

 « Pdrt. The word of the Bairdgz is, Ram! Ram! that of the Sanydsi 

 ** Oml J\tamd! JVdrdyen! and the word of the Tdgis, Ade's' ! Ades'I and 

 «* the salutation of the Muhammedans is Saldm Alikam; and that of the 

 "^ Hindus , Ram ! Ram! but the word of thy se6l shall be Gurii, and I 

 "will forgive the crimes of thy disciples. The place of worship of the 

 ^^ Bairdgis is called Rdmsdla; that of the Tdgis, Asan; that of the Sa- 

 ^^'nydsis, Mat; that of thy tribe shall be Dherma Sdla., Thou must teach 

 ^^ unto thy followers three lessons ;. the first., to worship my name ; these- _ 

 «^ cond, charity; the third, ablution. They must not abandon the worlds 

 ** and they must do ill to no being ; for into every being have I infused 

 " breath, "and whatever 'I am,, thou, art, for betwixt us there is no differ- , 

 " ence. It is a blessing that thou art sent into the Cdli Tug," After this 

 "'■Wa Guru! or well done, teacher ! wis pronounced from the mouth of 

 ": of the most high Giiru or teacher (God), and Na'nac came to give' 

 "- fight and ifreedora to the universe/^ '•••-' "' ;* — -~ 



The above will give a sufficient view of the ideas, which the .S/H^ enter- 

 tain, regarding the divine origin of their faith, which, as first taught by 

 Na'nac,, might justly be deemed the religion of peace. 



