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I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.

Guru Nanak

I am a song bird, I am a meek song bird, I offer my prayer to the Lord.
GURU NANAK

Bird God Offering Prayer Song
He, who is appointed to, cohabit with the widow shall, approach her at night anointed with clarified butter and silent, and beget one son, by no means a second.
GURU NANAK

Herself Night Silence Son
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

Avoid Desire Offend Pain Sacred Wealth
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

Appearance Aspect Ignorance Limitation State
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

Ancestor Faith Heaven Performance Religious Service Wife
Death would not be called bad, o people, if one knew how to truly die.
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Bad Death People True
Far from wife and son am 1, far from land and wealth and other notions of that kind. I am the Witness, the Eternal, the Inner Self.
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Forever Land Oneself Wealth Wife
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

Adversity Auspicious Burnt Care Follow Purity
Do not wish evil for others. Do not speak ill of others. Do not obstruct anyones activities.
GURU NANAK

Activity Evil Obstruct Talk
My mind and body, my mind and body I cut my body into pieces, and I dedicate these to Him.
GURU NANAK

Body Dedication Himself Mindset Pieces
The soul bride shall never be a widow, she shall never suffer sorrow.
GURU NANAK

Bride Sorrow Soul Suffering
If an appointed daughter by accident dies without, leaving a son, the husband of the appointed daughter may, without hesitation, take that estate.
GURU NANAK

Accident Daughter Death Estate Hesitation Leaving
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

Animal Herself Himself Wife
Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river, united with the ocean.
GURU NANAK

Assumption Man Ocean Quality River Unity Woman
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

Faith Knowledge Man Need
Conquer your mind and conquer the world.
GURU NANAK

Conquer Inspirational Mindset One Liner World

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