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	A '''~~Masand~~''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book\|author=Charles E. Farhadian\|title=Introducing World Religions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342\|year=2015\|publisher=Baker Academic\|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9\|page=342}}</ref> ~~He was~~ an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A ~~''Masand''~~ forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh ~~Guru. Masands can be Sindhis or Punjabi Jats depending on the place where their ancestors lived. They mainly reside in Northern India in the present day~~.~~<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Nabha \|first1=Kahan Singh \|title=Gurshabad Ratnakar: Mahan Kosh \|date=1995 \|publisher=National Book Shop}}</ref>~~		A '''masand''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book\|author=Charles E. Farhadian\|title=Introducing World Religions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342\|year=2015\|publisher=Baker Academic\|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9\|page=342}}</ref> They were an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A masand forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh guru.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The word ~~''Masand''~~ (Punjabi: ਮਸੰਦ) is an adaptation of the [[Persian language\|Persian]] term ‘masnad’ (Punjabi: ਮਸਨਦ),<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Satbir \|title=Sāḍā itihāsa: Pañjāba dā itihāsa, Volume 1 \|date=1957}}</ref> which refers to ‘a seat’ that is at a lower level than the throne. The Guru was the highest authority while ~~''Masands''~~ were emplaced to spread the message of Sikhism and given the authority to baptize individuals converting to Sikhism. During conversions, the new convert would touch the feet of the ~~''Masand''~~.<ref>{{cite book\|author1=Lewis R. Rambo\|author2=Charles E. Farhadian\|title=The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U03gAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA494 \|year=2014\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=978-0-19-971354-7\|pages=494–495}}</ref>		The word masand (Punjabi: ਮਸੰਦ) is an adaptation of the [[Persian language\|Persian]] term ‘masnad’ (Punjabi: ਮਸਨਦ),<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Satbir \|title=Sāḍā itihāsa: Pañjāba dā itihāsa, Volume 1 \|date=1957}}</ref> which refers to ‘a seat’ that is at a lower level than the throne. The Guru was the highest authority while masands were emplaced to spread the message of Sikhism and given the authority to baptize individuals converting to Sikhism. During conversions happening in the absence of the Guru, the new convert would touch the feet of the masand or drink the water they had dipped their toe in, in order to become initiated into the Sikh religion.<ref>{{cite book\|author1=Lewis R. Rambo\|author2=Charles E. Farhadian\|title=The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U03gAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA494 \|year=2014\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=978-0-19-971354-7\|pages=494–495}}</ref>

	== History: Origin and Structure ==		== History: Origin and Structure ==
	It is unclear when the ''~~Masand~~'' system started. It began with [[Guru Amar Das]] in some accounts,<ref name="Farhadian2015p342" /> by [[Guru Ram Das]] in other accounts,<ref name="MittalThursby2006p244" /> or [[Guru Arjan]] by still other accounts.<ref>History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1469-1606 C.E Volume 1, Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007), Atlantic Publishers & Dist, Page 321</ref> A ~~Masand~~ was appointed for each religious administrative unit called the [[Sikh Manji]], a system that was founded by [[Guru Amar Das]].<ref name="cole20">{{cite book\|author1=William Owen Cole\|author2=Piara Singh Sambhi\|title=The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zIC_MgJ5RMUC&pg=PA22\| year=1995\| publisher= Sussex Academic Press\|isbn=978-1-898723-13-4\|pages=~~20-21~~}}</ref><ref name="FenechMcLeod2014p29">{{cite book\|author1=Louis E. Fenech\|author2=W. H. McLeod\|title=Historical Dictionary of Sikhism\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xajcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29\|year=2014\|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield\|isbn=978-1-4422-3601-1\|pages=29–30}}</ref> This system was expanded by later Sikh Gurus.<ref>Page 95, Sikhism Origin and Development, Dalbir Singh Dhillon. Atlantic Publishers & Distri</ref>		It is unclear when the m''asand'' system started. It began with [[Guru Amar Das]] in some accounts,<ref name="Farhadian2015p342" /> by [[Guru Ram Das]] in other accounts,<ref name="MittalThursby2006p244" /> or [[Guru Arjan]] by still other accounts.<ref>History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1469-1606 C.E Volume 1, Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007), Atlantic Publishers & Dist, Page 321</ref> A masand was appointed for each religious administrative unit called the [[Sikh Manji]], a system that was founded by [[Guru Amar Das]].<ref name="cole20">{{cite book\|author1=William Owen Cole\|author2=Piara Singh Sambhi\|title=The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zIC_MgJ5RMUC&pg=PA22\| year=1995\| publisher= Sussex Academic Press\|isbn=978-1-898723-13-4\|pages=20–21}}</ref><ref name="FenechMcLeod2014p29">{{cite book\|author1=Louis E. Fenech\|author2=W. H. McLeod\|title=Historical Dictionary of Sikhism\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xajcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29\|year=2014\|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield\|isbn=978-1-4422-3601-1\|pages=29–30}}</ref> This system was expanded by later Sikh Gurus.<ref>Page 95, Sikhism Origin and Development, Dalbir Singh Dhillon. Atlantic Publishers & Distri</ref>

	== Role in Sikhism ==		== Role in Sikhism ==
	The ~~''Masand''~~ system was critical in empowering Sikhism with an independent economic resource pool, that helped pay for ~~''Gurdwara''~~ (temple) building, for building a Sikh army and the upkeep of Sikh soldiers, as well routine expenses such as ''langar'' (kitchen) which offered a free meal to visitors to the Sikh temples.<ref name="MittalThursby2006p244">{{cite book\|author1=Sushil Mittal\|author2=Gene Thursby\|title=Religions of South Asia: An Introduction\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTqDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT244 \|year=2006\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-59321-7\|pages=244–245}}</ref>		The masand system was critical in empowering Sikhism with an independent economic resource pool, that helped pay for gurdwara (temple) building, for building a Sikh army and the upkeep of Sikh soldiers, as well routine expenses such as ''langar'' (kitchen) which offered a free meal to visitors to the Sikh temples.<ref name="MittalThursby2006p244">{{cite book\|author1=Sushil Mittal\|author2=Gene Thursby\|title=Religions of South Asia: An Introduction\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTqDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT244 \|year=2006\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-59321-7\|pages=244–245}}</ref>

	The ~~Manji~~ and ~~Masand~~ system of revenue collection for Sikh temples and other purposes was a source of major dispute between the Sikh Gurus and the Mughal ~~Emperors~~. For example, [[Aurangzeb]] seized the tithe collections by the ~~''Masands''~~ for use by the Mughal treasury, and demolished Sikh temples throughout Punjab to emphasize the Islamic character of the Mughal ~~empire~~.<ref name="Mandair2013p53">{{cite book\|author=Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair\|title=Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdhLAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53\|date=8 August 2013\|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic\|isbn=978-1-4411-0231-7\|pages=52–53}}</ref>		The manji and masand system of revenue collection for Sikh temples and other purposes was a source of major dispute between the Sikh Gurus and the Mughal emperors. For example, [[Aurangzeb]] seized the tithe collections by the masands for use by the Mughal treasury, and demolished Sikh temples throughout Punjab to emphasize the Islamic character of the Mughal Empire.<ref name="Mandair2013p53">{{cite book\|author=Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair\|title=Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdhLAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53\|date=8 August 2013\|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic\|isbn=978-1-4411-0231-7\|pages=52–53}}</ref>

	== Abolition of the ~~Masand~~ system ==		== Abolition of the masand system ==
	Overtime, few ~~Masands~~ became corrupt and started treating themselves as Gurus to collect money for their personal motives. Hence, Guru Gobind Singh Ji ordered Sikhs not to recognize those ~~Masands~~ as authority figures and prohibited having any type of relationship with them or their deputies.<ref>Page 135, The History of Sikh Gurus, Prithi Pal Singh, Lotus Press, Jan 1, 2006</ref>		Overtime, a few masands became corrupt and started treating themselves as Gurus to collect money for their personal motives. Hence, Guru Gobind Singh ordered Sikhs not to recognize those masands as authority figures and prohibited having any type of relationship with them or their deputies.<ref>Page 135, The History of Sikh Gurus, Prithi Pal Singh, Lotus Press, Jan 1, 2006</ref> According to early Sikh literature including rahitnamas, the Sikhs, under Guru Gobind's command, punished, beat and killed certain masands whose corruption, exploitation, and greed or inability to deliver sufficient money and resources had affronted the Guru.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Grewal \|first=J. S. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YDLNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT90 \|title=Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk \|date=2019-07-25 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0-19-099038-1 \|pages=88–92 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Lorenzen \|first=David N. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7nYvxCiAQcC&pg=PA44\|title=Bhakti Religion in North India: Community Identity and Political Action\|date=1994-11-09 \|publisher=State University of New York Press \|isbn=9781438411262 \|pages=44 \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~The following verse<ref>Retrieved from Savaiya 28~~,~~ingSavaiya 29~~, ~~[[33 Savaiye]]~~, ~~[[Dasam Granth]]~~</ref> ~~from [[33 Savaiye]], composed by~~ Guru Gobind Singh ~~Ji, in [[Dasam Granth]] is raising awareness about~~ the ~~corrupt personality of Masands:~~
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	\| ~~ਜੋ ਜੁਗੀਆਨ ਕੇ ਜਾਇ ਕਹੈ ਸਭ ਜੋਗਨ ਕੋ ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਮਾਲ ਉਠੈ ਦੈ ॥~~ <br>~~He, who on the persuasion of the Yogis gives in charity all his wealth to them;~~ <br><br>ਜੋ ਪਰੋ ਭਾਜਿ ਸਨਯਾਸਨ ਦੈ ਕਹੈ ਦੱਤ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਪੈ ਧਾਮ ਲੁਟੈ ਦੈ ॥ <br>who squanders his belongings to Sannyasis in the name of Dutt, <br><br>ਜੌ ਕਰਿ ਕੋਊ ਮਸੰਦਨ ਸੌ ਕਹੈ ਸਰਬ ਦਰਬ ਲੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਅਬੈ ਦੈ ॥ <br>Who on the direction of the Masands takes the wealth of Sikhs and gives it to me, <br><br>ਲੇਉ ਹੀ ਲੇਉ ਕਹੈ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਨਰ ਕੋਊ ਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਤਾਇ ਹਮੈ ਦੈ ॥੨੮॥ <br>then I think that these are only the methods of selfish-disciplines; I ask such a person to instruct me about the Mystery of the Lord.28. <br><br>ਜੋ ਕਰਿ ਸੇਵ ਮਸੰਦਨ ਕੀ ਕਹੈ ਆਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਭੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੀਜੈ ॥ <br>He, who serves his disciples and impresses the people and tells them to hand over the victuals to him <br><br>ਜੋ ਕਛੁ ਮਾਲ ਤਵਾਲਯ ਸੋ ਅਬ ਹੀ ਉਠਿ ਭੇਟ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਹੀ ਕੀਜੈ ॥ <br>and present before him whatever they had in ~~their homes; <br><br>ਮੇਰੋ ਈ ਧਯਾਨ ਧਰੋ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਭੂਲ ਕੈ ਅਉਰ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ਨ ਲੀਜੈ ॥ <br>He also asks them to think of him~~ and ~~not to remember the name~~ of ~~anyone else;~~ <br><br>ਦੀਨੇ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਨੈ ਭਜਿ ਰਾਤਹਿ ਲੀਨੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹਿ ਨੈਕ ਪ੍ਰਸੀਜੈ ॥੨੯॥ <br>consider that he has only a Mantra to give, but he would not be pleased without taking back something.29.
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	A '''Masand''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book\|author=Charles E. Farhadian\|title=Introducing World Religions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342\|year=2015\|publisher=Baker Academic\|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9\|page=342}}</ref> He was an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A ''Masand'' forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh Guru. Masands can be Sindhis or Punjabi Jats depending on the place where their ancestors lived. They mainly reside in Northern India in the present day.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Nabha \|first1=Kahan Singh \|title=Gurshabad Ratnakar: Mahan Kosh \|date=1995 \|publisher=National Book Shop}}</ref>		A '''Masand''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book\|author=Charles E. Farhadian\|title=Introducing World Religions \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342\|year=2015\|publisher=Baker Academic\|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9\|page=342}}</ref> He was an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A ''Masand'' forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh Guru. Masands can be Sindhis or Punjabi Jats depending on the place where their ancestors lived. They mainly reside in Northern India in the present day.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Nabha \|first1=Kahan Singh \|title=Gurshabad Ratnakar: Mahan Kosh \|date=1995 \|publisher=National Book Shop}}</ref>

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A '''Masand''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book|author=Charles E. Farhadian|title=Introducing World Religions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342|year=2015|publisher=Baker Academic|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9|page=342}}</ref> He was an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A ''Masand'' forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh Guru. Masands can be Sindhis or Punjabi Jats depending on the place where their ancestors lived. They mainly reside in Northern India in the present day.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nabha |first1=Kahan Singh |title=Gurshabad Ratnakar: Mahan Kosh |date=1995 |publisher=National Book Shop}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The word ''Masand'' (Punjabi: ਮਸੰਦ) is an adaptation of the [[Persian language|Persian]] term ‘masnad’ (Punjabi: ਮਸਨਦ),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Satbir |title=Sāḍā itihāsa: Pañjāba dā itihāsa, Volume 1 |date=1957}}</ref> which refers to ‘a seat’ that is at a lower level than the throne. The Guru was the highest authority while ''Masands'' were emplaced to spread the message of Sikhism and given the authority to baptize individuals converting to Sikhism. During conversions, the new convert would touch the feet of the ''Masand''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Lewis R. Rambo|author2=Charles E. Farhadian|title=The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U03gAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA494 |year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-971354-7|pages=494–495}}</ref>

== History: Origin and Structure ==
It is unclear when the ''Masand'' system started. It began with [[Guru Amar Das]] in some accounts,<ref name="Farhadian2015p342" /> by [[Guru Ram Das]] in other accounts,<ref name="MittalThursby2006p244" /> or [[Guru Arjan]] by still other accounts.<ref>History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1469-1606 C.E Volume 1, Surjit Singh Gandhi (2007), Atlantic Publishers & Dist, Page 321</ref> A Masand was appointed for each religious administrative unit called the [[Sikh Manji]], a system that was founded by [[Guru Amar Das]].<ref name="cole20">{{cite book|author1=William Owen Cole|author2=Piara Singh Sambhi|title=The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zIC_MgJ5RMUC&pg=PA22| year=1995| publisher= Sussex Academic Press|isbn=978-1-898723-13-4|pages=20-21}}</ref><ref name="FenechMcLeod2014p29">{{cite book|author1=Louis E. Fenech|author2=W. H. McLeod|title=Historical Dictionary of Sikhism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xajcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29|year=2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-4422-3601-1|pages=29–30}}</ref> This system was expanded by later Sikh Gurus.<ref>Page 95, Sikhism Origin and Development, Dalbir Singh Dhillon. Atlantic Publishers & Distri</ref>

== Role in Sikhism ==
The ''Masand'' system was critical in empowering Sikhism with an independent economic resource pool, that helped pay for ''Gurdwara'' (temple) building, for building a Sikh army and the upkeep of Sikh soldiers, as well routine expenses such as ''langar'' (kitchen) which offered a free meal to visitors to the Sikh temples.<ref name="MittalThursby2006p244">{{cite book|author1=Sushil Mittal|author2=Gene Thursby|title=Religions of South Asia: An Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTqDAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT244 |year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-59321-7|pages=244–245}}</ref>

The Manji and Masand system of revenue collection for Sikh temples and other purposes was a source of major dispute between the Sikh Gurus and the Mughal Emperors. For example, [[Aurangzeb]] seized the tithe collections by the ''Masands'' for use by the Mughal treasury, and demolished Sikh temples throughout Punjab to emphasize the Islamic character of the Mughal empire.<ref name="Mandair2013p53">{{cite book|author=Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair|title=Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdhLAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53|date=8 August 2013|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=978-1-4411-0231-7|pages=52–53}}</ref>

== Abolition of the Masand system ==
Overtime, few Masands became corrupt and started treating themselves as Gurus to collect money for their personal motives. Hence, Guru Gobind Singh Ji ordered Sikhs not to recognize those Masands as authority figures and prohibited having any type of relationship with them or their deputies.<ref>Page 135, The History of Sikh Gurus, Prithi Pal Singh, Lotus Press, Jan 1, 2006</ref>

The following verse<ref>Retrieved from Savaiya 28,ingSavaiya 29, [[33 Savaiye]], [[Dasam Granth]]</ref> from [[33 Savaiye]], composed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, in [[Dasam Granth]] is raising awareness about the corrupt personality of Masands:
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| ਜੋ ਜੁਗੀਆਨ ਕੇ ਜਾਇ ਕਹੈ ਸਭ ਜੋਗਨ ਕੋ ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਮਾਲ ਉਠੈ ਦੈ ॥ He, who on the persuasion of the Yogis gives in charity all his wealth to them; ਜੋ ਪਰੋ ਭਾਜਿ ਸਨਯਾਸਨ ਦੈ ਕਹੈ ਦੱਤ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਪੈ ਧਾਮ ਲੁਟੈ ਦੈ ॥ who squanders his belongings to Sannyasis in the name of Dutt, ਜੌ ਕਰਿ ਕੋਊ ਮਸੰਦਨ ਸੌ ਕਹੈ ਸਰਬ ਦਰਬ ਲੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਅਬੈ ਦੈ ॥ Who on the direction of the Masands takes the wealth of Sikhs and gives it to me, ਲੇਉ ਹੀ ਲੇਉ ਕਹੈ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਨਰ ਕੋਊ ਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਤਾਇ ਹਮੈ ਦੈ ॥੨੮॥ then I think that these are only the methods of selfish-disciplines; I ask such a person to instruct me about the Mystery of the Lord.28. ਜੋ ਕਰਿ ਸੇਵ ਮਸੰਦਨ ਕੀ ਕਹੈ ਆਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਭੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੀਜੈ ॥ He, who serves his disciples and impresses the people and tells them to hand over the victuals to him ਜੋ ਕਛੁ ਮਾਲ ਤਵਾਲਯ ਸੋ ਅਬ ਹੀ ਉਠਿ ਭੇਟ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਹੀ ਕੀਜੈ ॥ and present before him whatever they had in their homes; ਮੇਰੋ ਈ ਧਯਾਨ ਧਰੋ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਭੂਲ ਕੈ ਅਉਰ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ਨ ਲੀਜੈ ॥ He also asks them to think of him and not to remember the name of anyone else; ਦੀਨੇ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਨੈ ਭਜਿ ਰਾਤਹਿ ਲੀਨੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹਿ ਨੈਕ ਪ੍ਰਸੀਜੈ ॥੨੯॥ consider that he has only a Mantra to give, but he would not be pleased without taking back something.29.
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