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THE HINDOO MYTHOLOGY. 285
best victory is that which a man obtains over his own
passions.
'To the Being who is unchangeable and eternal do obei-
sance. Let wisdom be your food: let compassion prepare
it. Nature is the mother of the world ; Briimha, Vishnoo,
and Shivii are her sons, who rule under the direction of
God: he sees them, but remains himself concealed. From
the four primary elements, and day and night, sprang the
universe. God, the invisible, dwells in truth. A thousand
tongues can never complete his praise, nor is the power to
worship him inherent in man; it is the gift of God. The
knowledge of God is more than all ceremonies, and
fills the soul with joy. He who is ashamed of sin, is
happy; he who performs works of merit, shall obtain
happiness.'
The above is an epitome of the contents of the Jupu-Jee,
which chapter of the Adee-Grunt'hii is directed to be read
or repeated daily by every shikh, either before or after
bathing. If a person cannot read or repeat the whole, he
is directed to read five verses. It is not to be supposed,
however, that all shikhs preserve in their houses even so
much as this chapter of the Adee-Griint'hu. Some, it is
true, commit to memory the whole of this chapter; and a
few shikhs are to be found, who can repeat more than a
third,part of the Adee-Grunt'hii, a thick volume in folio.
Others commit to memory a similar quantity of Govindii-
singhii's work.
In the 42d page of the Adee-Grunt'hu, Nanuku compares
the body to a field, the mind to the husbandman, the
praises of God to seed; and absorption in God he deems
the fruit.
best victory is that which a man obtains over his own
passions.
'To the Being who is unchangeable and eternal do obei-
sance. Let wisdom be your food: let compassion prepare
it. Nature is the mother of the world ; Briimha, Vishnoo,
and Shivii are her sons, who rule under the direction of
God: he sees them, but remains himself concealed. From
the four primary elements, and day and night, sprang the
universe. God, the invisible, dwells in truth. A thousand
tongues can never complete his praise, nor is the power to
worship him inherent in man; it is the gift of God. The
knowledge of God is more than all ceremonies, and
fills the soul with joy. He who is ashamed of sin, is
happy; he who performs works of merit, shall obtain
happiness.'
The above is an epitome of the contents of the Jupu-Jee,
which chapter of the Adee-Grunt'hii is directed to be read
or repeated daily by every shikh, either before or after
bathing. If a person cannot read or repeat the whole, he
is directed to read five verses. It is not to be supposed,
however, that all shikhs preserve in their houses even so
much as this chapter of the Adee-Griint'hu. Some, it is
true, commit to memory the whole of this chapter; and a
few shikhs are to be found, who can repeat more than a
third,part of the Adee-Grunt'hii, a thick volume in folio.
Others commit to memory a similar quantity of Govindii-
singhii's work.
In the 42d page of the Adee-Grunt'hu, Nanuku compares
the body to a field, the mind to the husbandman, the
praises of God to seed; and absorption in God he deems
the fruit.