Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak pronunciation was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Kartik Pooranmashi, the full-moon day in the month of Katak, October–November...
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth15 April 1469
CityPunjab, Pakistan
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Those who are appointed to guard provinces and his vassals who have been ordered ,to help , he shall speedily punish like thieves, ,if they remain inactive in attacks ,by robbers .
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Then having caused the crimes, which they committed by their several actions, to be proclaimed in accordance with the facts, the king shall duly punish them according to their strength and their crimes.
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The ornaments which may have been worn by women during their husbands lifetime, his heirs shall not divide, those who divide them become outcasts.
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A son whom a damsel secretly bears in the house of her father, one shall name the son of an unmarried damsel and declare such offspring of an unmarried girl ,to belong to him who weds her ,afterwards .
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You shall enjoy your Husband Lord forever, O perishable bride, and obtain an abode in the home of your own inner being.
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Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.
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All those also who in villages give food to thieves or grant them room for ,concealing their implements , he shall cause to be put to death.
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A just king shall not cause a thief to be put to death, ,unless taken with the stolen goods ,in his possession , him who ,is taken with the stolen goods and the implements ,of burglary , he may, without hesitation, cause to be slain.
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Throughout the ages, know Him as the One.
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I will fully declare what result the giver obtains after death, if he gives food, destined for the gods or manes, to a man who is unworthy to sit in the company.
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Nanak knows this Truth, that the Lord is not separate from His Saints.
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Those humble beings engage in the Lord s trade, who have the jewel of such pre ordained destiny upon their foreheads.
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That soul bride who is adorned with Truth is imbued with her Lord s Love, in peace and poise.
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Very fortunate is that bride who focuses her consciousness on Him, her Lord s Love is so sweet to her.