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Rh There are worlds upon worlds and forms upon forms. They fulfil their functions according to God's orders : God beholding and contemplating them is pleased. Nanak, to describe them would be impossible.

XXXVIII Make continence thy furnace, resignation thy goldsmith, Understanding thine anvil, divine knowledge thy tools, The fear of God thy bellows, austerities thy fire, Divine love thy crucible, and melt God s name therein. In such a true mint the Word shall be coined. This is the practice of those on whom God looketh with an eye of favour. Nanak, the Kind One by a glance maketh them happy.

SLOK The air is the guru, water our father, and the great earth our mother ; Day and night are our two nurses, male and female, who set the whole world a-playing. Merits and demerits shall be read out in the presence of the Judge. According to men s acts, some shall be near, and others distant from God. They who have pondered on the Name and departed after the completion of their toil, Shall have their countenances made bright, O Nanak ; how many shall be emancipated in company with them !