One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages. Guru Nanak More Quotes by Guru Nanak More Quotes From Guru Nanak Excluded from all fellowship at meals, excluded from all sacrifices, excluded from instruction and from matrimonial alliances, abject and excluded from all religious duties, let them wander over ,this earth. Guru Nanak sacrificemealsreligious Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self. Guru Nanak snakesignoranceself Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and heavenly bliss for the ancestors and oneself, depend on one's wife alone. Guru Nanak faithfulwifereligious O my heart! Love God as the chatrik loves the rain drops, Who even when fountains are full and the land green, Is not satisfied as long as it cannot get a drop of rain. Guru Nanak rainheartpast I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me? Guru Nanak birthborn The soul bride shall never be a widow, she shall never suffer sorrow. Guru Nanak sorrowsoulsuffering As with cows, mares, female camels, slave girls, buffalo cows, she goats, and ewes, it is not the begetter ,or his owner who obtains the offspring, even thus ,it is with the wives of others. Guru Nanak camelswifegirl No calamity happens to those who eagerly follow auspicious customs and the rule of good conduct, to those who are always careful of purity, and to those who mutter ,sacred texts and offer burnt oblations. Guru Nanak calamitysacredpurity Through True Love, she merges with Him. She who does not know her Husband Lord, the Architect of karma, is deluded by falsehood she herself is false. Guru Nanak karmahusbanddoe My mind and body, my mind and body I cut my body into pieces, and I dedicate these to Him. Guru Nanak piecescuttingmind He who, having lost his parents or being abandoned, by them without ,just cause, gives himself to a ,man , is called a son self given. Guru Nanak selfmenson The word is the Guru, The Guru is the Word, For all nectar is enshrined in the world Blessed is the word which reveal the Lord's name But more is the one who knows by the Guru's grace. Guru Nanak graceblessednames May liberal men abound with us! May our knowledge of the Vedas and our progeny increase! May faith not forsake us! May we have much to give to the needy. Guru Nanak vedasgivingmen When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards each other like a father and a daughter in law. Guru Nanak daughterlawfather Food sacred to the manes or to the gods must be given to a man distinguished by sacred knowledge, for hands, smeared with blood, cannot be cleansed with blood. Guru Nanak menhandsblood The ignorant soul bride wanders in delusion, in the love of duality, she sits like a widow. She sits like a widow, in the love of duality, infatuated with Maya, she suffers in pain. She grows old, and her body withers away. Guru Nanak ignorantpainsoul The widow cries out at the door, The light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with his death. So cry out, O soul brides of the Husband Lord, and dwell on the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Guru Nanak husbandlightmother Let him avoid ,the acquisition of wealth and ,the gratification of his desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and even lawful acts which may cause pain in the future or are offensive to men. Guru Nanak painlawmen If a woman abandoned by her husband, or a widow, of her own accord contracts a second marriage and bears ,a son , he is called the son of a re married woman . Guru Nanak widowshusbandson If the widow of a man who died without leaving issue, raises up to him a son by a member of the family , she shall deliver to that ,son the whole property which belonged to the ,deceased . Guru Nanak issuesmenson
