The elder brother who marries after the younger, the younger brother who marries before the elder, the female with whom such a marriage is contracted, he who gives her away, and the sacrificing priest, as the fifth, all fall into hell.
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Related The wife of an elder brother is for his younger ,brother the wife of a Guru, but the wife of the you... GURU NANAK I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I, Lawrence Klein, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, as were my elder brother and younger sister. LAWRENCE R. KLEIN I was at ease in everything, to be sure, but at the same time satisfied with nothing. Each joy made ... THE FALL Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives, and remembering what one receives. DUMAS THE YOUNGER It is better to excel in any single art than to arrive only at mediocrity in several, so moderate sk... PLINY THE YOUNGER That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing. PLINY THE YOUNGER An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. PLINY THE YOUNGER 'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds. MALACLYPSE THE YOUNGER There is nothing to write about, you say. Well then, write and let me know just this - that there is... PLINY THE YOUNGER His only fault is that he has no fault. PLINY THE YOUNGER However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your... PLINY THE YOUNGER So we must work at our profession and not make anybody else's idleness an excuse for our own. There ... PLINY THE YOUNGER If a younger brother begets a son on the wife of the elder, the division must then be made equally, ... GURU NANAK I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother. STEVE CASE The Doctor: This is bad, I don't like this. [kicks console and yells in pain] Never use force, you j... STEVEN MOFFAT The happier the moment the shorter. PLINY THE ELDER The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils. PLINY THE ELDER Men are most apt to believe what they least understand. PLINY THE ELDER There is always something new out of Africa. PLINY THE ELDER An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes. CATO THE ELDER Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. PLINY THE ELDER The only certainty is that nothing is certain. PLINY THE ELDER Compassion and shame come over one who considers how precarious is the origin of the proudest of liv... PLINY THE ELDER Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few. CATO THE ELDER If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave. CATO THE ELDER Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice. CATO THE ELDER True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and i... PLINY THE ELDER I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one. CATO THE ELDER After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one. CATO THE ELDER Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others. PLINY THE ELDER Home is where the heart is. PLINY THE ELDER It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. CATO THE ELDER I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to b... CATO THE ELDER It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. PLINY THE ELDER The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new. CATO THE ELDER It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work. CATO THE ELDER The master's eye is the best fertilizer. PLINY THE ELDER In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain. PLINY THE ELDER Grasp the subject, the words will follow. CATO THE ELDER Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fool... CATO THE ELDER We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. CATO THE ELDER Patience is the greatest of all virtues. CATO THE ELDER In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest... PLINY THE ELDER We trace out all the veins of the earth, and yet, living upon it, undermined as it is beneath our fe... PLINY THE ELDER Our forefathers regarded as a prodigy the passage of the Alps: first by Hannibal and, more recently,... PLINY THE ELDER Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to c... PLINY THE ELDER The invention of money opened a new field to human avarice by giving rise to usury and the practice ... PLINY THE ELDER The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them... PLINY THE ELDER To seek after any shape of God, and to assign a form and image to Him, is a proof of man's folly... PLINY THE ELDER The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to w... PLINY THE ELDER Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, b... PLINY THE ELDER Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man. PLINY THE ELDER Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual? PLINY THE ELDER Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice. CATO THE ELDER What is there more unruly than the sea, with its winds, its tornadoes, and its tempests? And yet in ... PLINY THE ELDER To conclude, all other living creatures live orderly and well, after their own kind: we see them flo... PLINY THE ELDER In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. PLINY THE ELDER The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess th... PLINY THE ELDER Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters. CATO THE ELDER Even though work stops, expenses run on. CATO THE ELDER An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking. CATO THE ELDER Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity. CATO THE ELDER Lighter is the wound foreseen. CATO THE ELDER From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs. CATO THE ELDER Anger so clouds the mind, that it cannot perceive the truth. CATO THE ELDER Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise. CATO THE ELDER Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. CATO THE ELDER The best plan is to profit by the folly of others. PLINY THE ELDER Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first ti... PLINY THE ELDER True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and i... PLINY THE ELDER No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments. PLINY THE ELDER From the end spring new beginnings. PLINY THE ELDER True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, in writing what deserves to be read, and i... PLINY THE ELDER Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives. CATO THE ELDER Carthage must be destroyed. CATO THE ELDER It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work CATO THE ELDER The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess the... PLINY THE ELDER Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible. PLINY THE ELDER No one is wise at all times. PLINY THE ELDER In wine, there's truth. PLINY THE ELDER With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man. PLINY THE ELDER The brain is the citadel of sense perception. PLINY THE ELDER Man has learned how to challenge both Nature and art to become the incitements to vice! His very cup... PLINY THE ELDER Of all wonders, this is among the greatest, that some fresh waters close by the sea spring forth as ... PLINY THE ELDER A man who marries a woman to educate her falls a victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries... ALPHONSE KARR C'mon, I mean who didn't listen to 'The Who' in the 60s? PATTI SMITH Rose: 'If you are an alien, how come you sound like you're from the north?' Doctor: 'Lots of pl... RUSSELL T. DAVIES *Throwing bread out of door* AND STAY OUT! RUSSELL T. DAVIES Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem ne... OSCAR WILDE Youngsters want to change world. Elders want to enjoy their works. The entrepreneur sells anyth... TOBA BETA It's like this,' began the elder. 'All these sentences of hard labour in Siberian prisons, and forme... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY But...If my life on Earth must end, let it end with a promise. Let it end with hope. BETH REVIS The Doctor: 'You know when grown-ups tell you everything's going to be fine, but you really think th... STEVEN MOFFAT Amy Pond: 'I thought... well, I started to think you were just a madman with a box.' The Doctor... STEVEN MOFFAT As a kid, I wasn't listening to The Who; I was listening to Frankie Knuckles. NICK FROST All day long you sit and sew, Stitch life down for fear it grow, Stitch life down fo... EDITH SITWELL O Nanak, know Him as the True Guru, who unites all with the Lord. SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB He obliterates things, she realized. He shatters them. They think they've won because he's a ... NICK HARKAWAY When taken
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I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way. GURU NANAK Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servant... GURU NANAK Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means. GURU NANAK Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore. GURU NANAK From its brilliancy everything is illuminated. GURU NANAK Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets. GURU NANAK Me, the bard out of work, the Lord has applied to His service. In the very beginning, He gave me the... GURU NANAK Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualitie... GURU NANAK Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who med... GURU NANAK If there is one God, then there is only His way to attain Him, not another. 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GURU NANAK On those who rob the king s treasury and those who persevere in opposing ,his commands , he shall in... GURU NANAK The virtuous soul brides dwell on the virtues of God, they keep their Husband Lord in their remembra... GURU NANAK Come and meet with me, O brides of the Lord, let s meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord. GURU NANAK True is the Lord and Master, and True is His Name, His Gracious Glance brings rapture. Those who are... GURU NANAK The One who created these things He alone knows. His subtle form is infinite. GURU NANAK He who, without being a student, gains his livelihood by ,wearing the dress of a student, takes upon... GURU NANAK Those who are engaged in serving You are very fortunate, throughout the ages, they know the One Lord... GURU NANAK Their feet, their feet, I adore, I fall at their feet. GURU NANAK Let mutual fidelity continue until death, this may be considered as the summary of the highest law f... GURU NANAK To a distinguished, handsome suitor ,of equal ,caste should ,a father give his daughter in accordanc... GURU NANAK Both the eldest and the youngest shall take ,their shares according to ,the rule just stated ,each o... GURU NANAK He may either possess enough to fill a granary, or a store filling a grain jar, or he may collect wh... GURU NANAK The ,manner of deciding suits ,falling under the eighteen titles, between two litigant parties, has ... GURU NANAK If, after the nuptial fee has been paid for a maiden, the giver of the fee dies, she shall be given ... GURU NANAK He who takes ,to wife a marriageable damsel, shall not pay any nuptial fee to her father, for the ,l... GURU NANAK A sick wife who is kind ,to her husband and virtuous in her conduct, may be superseded ,only with he... GURU NANAK Let him not step over a rope to which a calf is tied, let him not run when it rains, and let him not... GURU NANAK The Name of the Lord, He has implanted the Name of the Lord within me, chanting the Name of the Lord... GURU NANAK The Formless Supreme Being abides in the Realm of Eternity. Over His creation He casts His glance of... GURU NANAK The manes are always pleased with offerings made in open, naturally pure places, on the banks of riv... GURU NANAK O my mind, the treasure is deep within you, do not search for it on the outside. GURU NANAK Those humble beings engage in the Lord s trade, who have the jewel of such pre ordained destiny upon... GURU NANAK If he is ardent in wrath against criminals and endowed with brilliant energy, and destroys wicked va... GURU NANAK Who could escape destruction, when he provokes to anger those ,men , by whom the fire was made to co... GURU NANAK What man, desirous of life, would injure them to whose support the ,three worlds and the gods ever o... GURU NANAK Conducting himself ,and ever intent on ,discharging his royal duties, a king shall order all his ser... GURU NANAK The excellence and defects of commodities, the advantages and disadvantages of ,different countries,... GURU NANAK Let him know ,that among these seven constituent parts of a kingdom ,which have been enumerated in d... GURU NANAK For each part is particularly qualified for ,the accomplishment of certain objects, ,and thus each i... GURU NANAK All calamities and vices, afterwards, when he has fully considered their relative importance, let hi... GURU NANAK As the Sun during eight months ,imperceptibly draws up the water with his rays, even so let him grad... GURU NANAK Those who are appointed to guard provinces and his vassals who have been ordered ,to help , he shall... GURU NANAK On the first conviction, let him cause two fingers of a cut purse to be amputated, on the second, on... GURU NANAK A person in urgent necessity, an aged man, a pregnant woman, or a child, shall be reprimanded and cl... GURU NANAK Him who destroys the wall ,of a town , or fills up the ditch ,round a town , or breaks a ,town gate,... GURU NANAK Let him exert himself to the utmost in order to increase his property in a righteous manner, and let... GURU NANAK Throughout the ages, know Him as the One. GURU NANAK Very fortunate is that bride who focuses her consciousness on Him, her Lord s Love is so sweet to he... GURU NANAK Overcome your egotism, O perishable bride, and walk in the Guru s Way. GURU NANAK The Husband Lord is delightful and forever young, night and day, He embellishes His bride. GURU NANAK They all say that the male issue ,of a woman belongs to the lord, but with respect to the ,meaning o... GURU NANAK The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, ,of these matters ... GURU NANAK These and other females of low birth have attained eminence in this world by the respective good qua... GURU NANAK If a woman thinks in her heart of anything that would pain her husband, the ,above mentioned text is... GURU NANAK Through their passion for men, through their mutable temper, through their natural heartlessness, th... GURU NANAK And to this effect many sacred texts are sung also in the Vedas, in order to ,make fully known the t... GURU NANAK This earth, indeed, is called the primeval womb of created beings, but the seed develops not in its ... GURU NANAK In some cases the seed is more distinguished, and in some the womb of the female, but when both are ... GURU NANAK He alone is a devotee, who looks alike upon pleasure and pain, he is imbued with the Name of the Lor... GURU NANAK Her father protects ,her in childhood, her husband protects ,her in youth, and her sons protect ,her... GURU NANAK Women must particularly be guarded against evil inclinations, however trifling ,they may appear , fo... GURU NANAK He who carefully guards his wife, preserves ,the purity of his offspring, virtuous conduct, his fami... GURU NANAK No man can completely guard women by force, but they can be guarded by the employment of the ,follow... GURU NANAK Drinking ,spirituous liquor , associating with wicked people, separation from the husband, rambling ... GURU NANAK Deep within, she is attuned to His Love, intoxicated with delight, her enemies and sufferings are al... GURU NANAK The Lord God, the Giver of peace, has granted His Grace, I am rid of pain, sin and disease. GURU NANAK God is one, but he has innumerable forms. He is the creator of all and He himself takes the human fo... GURU NANAK Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the tr... GURU NANAK One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages. GURU NANAK I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent,... GURU NANAK Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch y... GURU NANAK Whatever kind of seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, a plant of that same kind, marked ... GURU NANAK If additional shares are thus deducted, one must allot equal shares ,out of the residue to each , bu... GURU NANAK Let the king who sees ,everything through his spies, discover the two sorts of thieves who deprive o... GURU NANAK Let him always delight in truthfulness, ,obedience to the sacred law, conduct worthy of an Aryan, an... GURU NANAK Let him not wrangle, let him not wear a garland over ,his hair . To ride on the back of cows ,or of ... GURU NANAK Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form. GURU NANAK Yet in a kingdom containing seven constituent parts, which is upheld like the triple staff ,of an as... GURU NANAK They are rid of emotional attachment, their sins are erased, and their association with the five pas... GURU NANAK By singing the Guru's hymns, I, the minstrel spread the Lord's glory. Nanak, by praising the... GURU NANAK Egotistical involvement in Maya is filth, Maya is overflowing with filth. GURU NANAK When it pleases You, then I am satisfied and satiated. GURU NANAK Servant Nanak, the Lord s slave, says that only the very fortunate meditate on the Lord. GURU NANAK O Nanak, those ears are acceptable, which listen to the True Master. GURU NANAK Servant Nanak has crossed over on the path, the treacherous path. GURU NANAK But when lightning and the roar of thunder ,are observed after the sacred fires have been made to bl... GURU NANAK Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion. GURU NANAK His virtues are infinite none of them can be described. GURU NANAK His color and shape cannot be seen, His description is indescribable. GURU NANAK The counterfeit and the genuine are all appraised in the Court of the True Lord. GURU NANAK The Name of the immaculate, inaccessible, unfathomable Commander is permeating and pervading everywh... GURU NANAK An adopted son shall never take the family ,name and the estate of his natural father, the funeral c... GURU NANAK By the means of clever reformed thieves, who associate with such ,rogues , follow them and know thei... GURU NANAK One s slaves as one s shadow, one s daughter as the highest object of tenderness, hence if one is of... GURU NANAK As fragrance abides in the flowerAs reflection is within the mirror,So does your Lord abide within y... GURU NANAK After all the debts and assets have been duly distributed according to the rule, any ,property be af... GURU NANAK His humble servants partake of the sweet Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord and are satiated. The Lord see... GURU NANAK Excluded from all fellowship at meals, excluded from all sacrifices, excluded from instruction and f... GURU NANAK If she be ,still a virgin, or one who returned ,to her first husband after leaving him, she is worth... GURU NANAK Nor without receiving permission from a guest ,who stays in his house , nor while the wind blows veh... GURU NANAK Let him not eat, dressed with one garment only, let him not bathe naked, let him not void urine on a... GURU NANAK If by a special contract ,a field is made over ,to another for sowing, then the owner of the seed an... GURU NANAK He who takes care of his deceased brother s estate and of his widow, shall, after raising up a son f... GURU NANAK My hopes and desires have been fulfilled, O my Lord. GURU NANAK Purchase the jewel, the priceless treasure, the True Guru has given this understanding. The profit o... GURU NANAK Without the Guru, I am without the Guru, I am totally dishonored. GURU NANAK For his fires, not being worshipped by offerings of new grain and of an animal, seek to devour his v... GURU NANAK Even the male ,child of a female ,duly appointed, not begotten according to the rule ,given above , ... GURU NANAK O Baba, they alone are known to weep and wail, who meet together and weep, chanting the Praises of t... GURU NANAK The worthless bride does not know her Husband Lord she is deluded, forgetting her Husband Lord, she ... GURU NANAK One who weeps for the sake of worldly objects, O Baba, weeps totally in vain. GURU NANAK One who enjoys her Husband Lord, O perishable bride, knows Him to be all pervading everywhere. GURU NANAK Those who, having no property in a field, but possessing seed corn, sow it in another s soil, do ind... GURU NANAK Let him not scratch his head with both hands joined, let him not touch it while he is impure, nor ba... GURU NANAK They go to holy places for a bath, Their minds are impure and bodies are like thieves; If by bath th... GURU NANAK Those who conquer their minds are beings of renunciation and detachment. They are beings of renuncia... GURU NANAK Through True Love, she merges with Him. She who does not know her Husband Lord, the Architect of kar... GURU NANAK One s true home is obtained by serving the True One, real Truth comes by being truthful. By falsehoo... GURU NANAK No one can reach Him. He Himself creates, and He Himself nurtures, all beings and creatures are fash... GURU NANAK If a younger brother begets a son on the wife of the elder, the division must then be made equally, ... GURU NANAK The additional share ,deducted for the eldest shall be one twentieth ,of the estate and the best of ... GURU NANAK These beings are Yours, You are their Creator. GURU NANAK The wife of an elder brother is for his younger ,brother the wife of a Guru, but the wife of the you... GURU NANAK You may practice celibacy, truth, austere self discipline and rituals, but without the Guru, you sha... GURU NANAK Serving the True Guru, I have obtained the supreme status, I meditate on the Lord with every breath ... GURU NANAK In the True Court of the Lord, they are approved. They are approved by their Lord and Master, and ac... GURU NANAK When the True Guru united me, then I was naturally united with my Husband Lord, and now, I keep Him ... GURU NANAK If he avoids quarrels with these persons, he will be freed from all sins, and by suppressing ,all su... GURU NANAK No calamity happens to those who eagerly follow auspicious customs and the rule of good conduct, to ... GURU NANAK As the second half of the month is preferable to the first half, even so the afternoon is better for... GURU NANAK As Indra sends copious rain during the four months of the rainy season, even so let the king, taking... GURU NANAK The eldest alone may take the whole paternal estate, the others shall live under him just as ,they l... GURU NANAK Whatever ,kind on seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, ,a plant of that same kind, marke... GURU NANAK O Nanak, they merge in celestial bliss. GURU NANAK I am a sinner, I am a worthless sinner, I am meek, but I am Yours, Lord. GURU NANAK I am a worthless sinner, and I am meek, but I am Yours, I seek Your Sanctuary, O Merciful Lord. GURU NANAK Let the son of an appointed daughter first present a funeral cake to his mother, the second to her f... GURU NANAK Now learn fully from whom all these manes derive their origin, and with what ceremonies they ought t... GURU NANAK Immediately on the birth of his first born a man is ,called the father of a son and is freed from th... GURU NANAK O my mind, obtaining the blessing of this human birth, some are engaged in the trade of Truth. GURU NANAK There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He ne... GURU NANAK Meditating on the Lord s Name, and enshrining Him within the mind, the Guru s Teachings are understo... GURU NANAK By the destiny written upon their foreheads, they become truly unattached, and by reflective meditat... GURU NANAK By His Command, one intuitively merges and blends with Him. GURU NANAK Day and night woman must be kept in dependence by the males ,of their ,families , and, if they attac... GURU NANAK Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualitie... GURU NANAK Thus has been declared the ever pure popular usage ,which regulates the relations between husband an... GURU NANAK Offspring, ,the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and... GURU NANAK Listen ,now to the following holy discussion, salutary to all men, which the virtuous ,of the presen... GURU NANAK Come, O Baba, and Siblings of Destiny let s join together, take me in your arms, and bless me with y... GURU NANAK That one ,plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen, whatever seed is sown, ,a plan... GURU NANAK The food eaten by hermits in the forest, milk, Soma juice, meat which is not prepared with spices , ... GURU NANAK By the sacred tradition the woman is declared to be the soil, the man is declared to be the seed, th... GURU NANAK O God, my mind is fascinated with Thy lotus feet as the bumble-bee with the flower; night and day I ... GURU NANAK I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste GURU NANAK Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die. GURU NANAK I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me? GURU NANAK She knows her Beloved, the Architect of karma, and she speaks words of ambrosial sweetness. GURU NANAK Far from wife and son am 1, far from land and wealth and other notions of that kind. I am the Witnes... GURU NANAK The Lord has perfectly arranged this wedding, the Saints have come together as a wedding party. GURU NANAK If such ,persons who are secret thieves, dwell in the realm of a king, they constantly harass his go... GURU NANAK Defrauded by Maya and worldly affairs, the weepers weep. They weep for the sake of worldly affairs, ... GURU NANAK Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful, this is a bad bargain. GURU NANAK Go and ask the happy soul brides, O perishable bride, who have eradicated self conceit from within. GURU NANAK On comparing the seed and the receptacle ,of the seed , the seed is declared to be more important, f... GURU NANAK Keeping his hair, nails, and beard clipped, subduing his passions by austerities, wearing white garm... GURU NANAK Deep within, they are stained with the filth of emotional attachment to Maya, they deal in Maya alon... GURU NANAK One may also entertain on such occasions one s maternal grandfather, a maternal uncle, a sister s so... GURU NANAK They have wasted away their whole lives in vain, those faithless cynics die regretting and repenting... GURU NANAK Such property, as well as a gift subsequent and what was given ,to her by her affectionate husband, ... GURU NANAK O Nanak, without the Name, everyone is deluded, ruined by emotional attachment to Maya. GURU NANAK The Lord s humble servant begs for the Lord s Name, for the Lord s Praises, and for devotional worsh... GURU NANAK By protecting those who live as ,becomes Aryans and by removing the thorns, kings, solely intent on ... GURU NANAK The king shall cause a goldsmith who behaves dishonestly, the most nocuous of all the thorns, to be ... GURU NANAK As the male is to whom a wife cleaves, even so is the son whom she brings forth, let him therefore c... GURU NANAK Intuitively embellished are those, who with their tongues chant the Name of the Lord. GURU NANAK Let him not eat any dainty food which he does not offer to his guest, the hospitable reception of gu... GURU NANAK All this he shall present to his guests , being pure and attentive, successively invite them to part... GURU NANAK In birth and death, in coming and going, this soul is held in bondage by corruption. GURU NANAK Between sons born of wives equal ,in caste ,and without ,any other distinction no seniority in right... GURU NANAK Nor ,the food given by those who knowingly bear with paramours ,of their wives , and by those who in... GURU NANAK Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and ... GURU NANAK They purchase the jewel, the invaluable treasure, when the True Guru gives this understanding. GURU NANAK