Sri Guru Granth Sahib Translation
Page 1230 The Lord is your Help and Support. || 1 || Pause || Grasping
hold of the Feet of the Saints, I have abandoned sexual desire,
anger and greed. The Guru, the Lord of the World, has been kind
to me, and I have realized my destiny. || 1 || My doubts and
attachments have been dispelled, and the blinding bonds of Maya
have been broken. My Lord and Master is pervading and permeating
everywhere; no one is an enemy. My Lord and Master is totally
satisfied with me; He has rid me of the pains of death and birth.
Grasping hold of the Feet of the Saints, Nanak sings the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. || 2 || 3 || 132 || SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL:
Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; enshrine the Lord,
Har, Har, within your mind. || 1 || Pause || Hear Him with
your ears, and practice devotional worship - these are
good deeds, which make up for past evils. So seek the Sanctuary
of the Holy, and forget all your other habits. || 1 || Love
the Lord's Feet, continually and continuously -
the most sacred and sanctified. Fear is taken away from the servant
of the Lord, and the dirty residues of past sinful mistakes are
burnt away. Those who speak are liberated, and those who listen
are liberated; those who keep the Rehit, the Code of Conduct,
are not reincarnated again. The Lord's Name is the most
sublime essence; Nanak contemplates the nature of reality. ||
2 || 4 || 133 || SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: I beg for devotion to
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; I have forsaken all other activities.
|| 1 || Pause || Meditate lovingly on the Lord, and sing
forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. I long
for the dust of the feet of the Lord's humble servant,
O Great Giver, my Lord and Master. || 1 || The Naam, the Name
of the Lord, is the ultimate ecstasy, bliss, happiness, peace
and tranquility. The fear is death is dispelled by meditating
in remembrance on the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. Only
the Sanctuary of the Feet of the Lord of the Universe can destroy
all the suffering of the world. The Saadh Sangat, the Company
of the Holy, is the boat, O Nanak, to carry us across to the other
side. || 2 || 5 || 134 || SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: Gazing upon
my Guru, I sing the Praises of my Beloved Lord. I escape from
the five thieves, and I find the One, when I join the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy. || 1 || Pause || Nothing of the
visible world shall go along with you; abandon your pride and
attachment. Love the One Lord, and join the Saadh Sangat, and
you shall be embellished and exalted. || 1 || I have found
the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence; all my hopes have been fulfilled.
Nanak's mind is in ecstasy; the Guru has shattered the
impregnable fortress. || 2 || 6 || 135 || SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL:
My mind is neutral and detached; I seek only the Blessed Vision
of His Darshan. || 1 || Pause || Serving the Holy Saints,
I meditate on my Beloved within my heart. Gazing upon the Embodiment
of Ecstasy, I rise to the Mansion of His Presence. || 1 ||
I work for Him; I have forsaken everything else. I seek only His
Sanctuary. O Nanak, my Lord and Master hugs me close in His Embrace;
the Guru is pleased and satisfied with me. || 2 || 7 || 136 ||
SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: This is my condition. Only my Merciful
Lord knows it. || 1 || Pause || I have abandoned my mother
and father, and sold my mind to the Saints. I have lost my social
status, birth-right and ancestry; I sing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord, Har, Har. || 1 || I have broken away from other
people and family; I work only for God.
Page 1231 The Guru has taught me, O Nanak, to serve only the One Lord.
|| 2 || 8 || 137 || SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: You are my Loving
Beloved Enticing Lord of the World. You are in worms, elephants,
stones and all beings and creatures; You nourish and cherish them
all. || 1 || Pause || You are not far away; You are totally
present with all. You are Beautiful, the Source of Nectar. ||
1 || You have no caste or social class, no ancestry or family.
Nanak: God, You are Merciful. || 2 || 9 || 138 || Acting and
play-acting, the mortal sinks into corruption. Even the moon and
the sun are enticed and bewitched. The disturbing noise of corruption
wells up, in the tinkling ankle bells of Maya the beautiful. With
her beguiling gestures of love, she seduces everyone except the
Lord. || Pause || Maya clings to the three worlds; those
who are stuck in wrong actions cannot escape her. Drunk and engrossed
in blind worldly affairs, they are tossed about on the mighty
ocean. || 1 || The Saint, the slave of the Lord is saved; the
noose of the Messenger of Death is snapped. The Naam, the Name
of the Lord, is the Purifier of sinners; O Nanak, remember Him
in meditation. || 2 || 10 || 139 || 3 || 13 || 155 ||
No one will be your help and support, except
the Lord. Who has any mother, father, child or spouse? Who is
anyone's brother or sister? || 1 || Pause || All the
wealth, land and property which you consider your own -
when you leave your body, none of it shall go along with you.
Why do you cling to them? || 1 || God is Merciful to the meek,
forever the Destroyer of fear, and yet you do not develop any
loving relationship with Him. Says Nanak, the whole world is totally
false; it is like a dream in the night. || 2 || 1 || SAARANG,
NINTH MEHL: O mortal, why are you engrossed in corruption? No
one is allowed to remain in this world; one comes, and another
departs. || 1 || Pause || Who has a body? Who has wealth
and property? With whom should we fall in love? Whatever is seen,
shall all disappear, like the shade of a passing cloud. || 1
|| Abandon egotism, and grasp the Sanctuary of the Saints; you
shall be liberated in an instant. O servant Nanak, without meditating
and vibrating on the Lord God, there is no peace, even in dreams.
|| 2 || 2|| SAARANG, NINTH MEHL: O mortal, why have you wasted
your life? Intoxicated with Maya and its riches, involved in corrupt
pleasures, you have not sought the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||
1 || Pause || This whole world is just a dream; why does seeing
it fill you with greed? Everything that has been created will
be destroyed; nothing will remain. || 1 || You see this false
body as true; in this way, you have placed yourself in bondage.
O servant Nanak, he is a liberated being, whose consciousness
lovingly vibrates, and meditates on the Lord. || 2 || 3 ||
SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: In my mind, I never sang the Glorious Praises
of the Lord.
Page 1232 I remained under the influence of corruption, night and day; I
did whatever I pleased. || 1 || Pause || I never listened
to the Guru's Teachings; I was entangled with others'
spouses. I ran all around slandering others; I was taught, but
I never learned. || 1 || How can I even describe my actions?
This is how I wasted my life. Says Nanak, I am totally filled
with faults. I have come to Your Sanctuary - please save
me, O Lord! || 2 || 4 || 3 || 13 || 139 || 4 || 159 ||
How can I live, O my mother? Hail to the Lord
of the Universe. I ask to sing Your Praises; without You, O Lord,
I cannot even survive. || 1 || Pause || I am thirsty, thirsty
for the Lord; the soul-bride gazes upon Him all through the night.
My mind is absorbed into the Lord, my Lord and Master. Only God
knows the pain of another. || 1 || My body suffers in pain,
without the Lord; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad,
I find the Lord. O Dear Lord, please be kind and compassionate
to me, that I might remain merged in You, O Lord. || 2 || Follow
such a path, O my conscious mind, that you may remain focused
on the Feet of the Lord. I am wonder-struck, singing the Glorious
Praises of my Fascinating Lord; I am intuitively absorbed in the
Fearless Lord. || 3 || That heart, in which the Eternal, Unchanging
Naam vibrates and resounds, does not diminish, and cannot be evaluated.
Without the Name, everyone is poor; the True Guru has imparted
this understanding. || 4 || My Beloved is my breath of life
- listen, O my companion. The demons have taken poison
and died. As love for Him welled up, so it remains. My mind is
imbued with His Love. || 5 || I am absorbed in celestial samaadhi,
lovingly attached to the Lord forever. I live by singing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. Imbued with the Word of the Guru's
Shabad, I have become detached from the world. In the profound
primal trance, I dwell within the home of my own inner being.
|| 6 || The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is sublimely sweet
and supremely delicious; within the home of my own self, I understand
the essence of the Lord. Wherever You keep my mind, there it is.
This is what the Guru has taught me. || 7 || Sanak and Sanandan,
Brahma and Indra, were imbued with devotional worship, and came
to be in harmony with Him. O Nanak, without the Lord, I cannot
live, even for an instant. The Name of the Lord is glorious and
great. || 8 || 1 || SAARANG, FIRST MEHL: Without the Lord,
how can my mind be comforted? The guilt and sin of millions of
ages is erased, and one is released from the cycle of reincarnation,
when the Truth is implanted within. || 1 || Pause || Anger
is gone, egotism and attachment have been burnt away; I am imbued
with His ever-fresh Love. Other fears are forgotten, begging at
God's Door. The Immaculate Lord is my Companion. || 1
|| Forsaking my fickle intellect, I have found God, the Destroyer
of fear; I am lovingly attuned to the One Word, the Shabad. Tasting
the sublime essence of the Lord, my thirst is quenched; by great
good fortune, the Lord has united me with Himself. || 2 ||
Page 1233 The empty tank has been filled to overflowing. Following the Guru's
Teachings, I am enraptured with the True Lord. My mind is imbued
with love for the Naam. The Immaculate Lord is merciful, from
the beginning of time, and througout the ages. || 3 || My mind
is fascinated with the Fascinating Lord. By great good fortune,
I am lovingly attuned to Him. Contemplating the True Lord, all
the resides of sins and mistakes are wiped away. My mind is pure
and immaculate in His Love. || 4 || God is the Deep and Unfathomable
Ocean, the Source of all jewels; no other is worthy of worship.
I contemplate the Shabad, the Destroyer of doubt and fear; I do
not know any other at all. || 5 || Subduing my mind, I have
realized the pure status; I am totally imbued with the sublime
essence of the Lord. I do not know any other except the Lord.
The True Guru has imparted this understanding. || 6 || God
is Inaccessible and Unfathomable, Unmastered and Unborn; through
the Guru's Teachings, I know the One Lord. Filled to overflowing,
my consciousness does not waver; through the Mind, my mind is
pleased and appeased. || 7 || By Guru's Grace, I speak
the Unspoken; I speak what He makes me speak. O Nanak, my Lord
is Merciful to the meek; I do not know any other at all. || 8
|| 2 ||
O my mind, the Name of the Lord is glorious
and great. I know of none, other than the Lord; through the Lord's
Name, I have attained liberation and emancipation. || 1 || Pause
|| Through the Word of the Shabad, I am lovingly attuned to
the Lord, the Destroyer of fear, the Destroyer of the Messenger
of Death. As Gurmukh, I have realized the Lord, the Giver of peace;
I remain intuitively absorbed in Him. || 1 || The Immaculate
Name of the Lord is the food of His devotees; they wear the glory
of devotional worship. They abide in the home of their inner beings,
and they serve the Lord forever; they are honored in the Court
of the Lord. || 2 || The intellect of the self-willed manmukh
is false; his mind wavers and wobbles, and he cannot speak the
Unspoken Speech. Following the Guru's Teachings, the Eternal
Unchanging Lord abides within the mind; the True Word of His Bani
is Ambrosial Nectar. || 3 || The Shabad calms the turbulent
waves of the mind; the tongue is intuively imbued with peace.
So remain united forever with your True Guru, who is lovingly
attuned to the Lord. || 4 || If the mortal dies in the Shabad,
then he is liberated; he focuses his consciousness on the Lord's
Feet. The Lord is an Ocean; His Water is Forever Pure. Whoever
bathes in it is intuitively imbued with peace. || 5 || Those
who contemplate the Shabad are forever imbued with His Love; their
egotism and desires are subdued. The Pure, Unattached Lord permeates
their inner beings; the Lord, the Supreme Soul, is pervading all.
|| 6 || Your humble servants serve You, O Lord; those who are
imbued with the Truth are pleasing to Your Mind. Those who are
involved in duality do not find the Mansion of the Lord's
Presence; caught in the false nature of the world, they do not
discriminate between merits and demerits. || 7 || When the
Lord merges us into Himself, we speak the Unspoken Speech; True
is the Shabad, and True is the Word of His Bani. O Nanak, the
true people are absorbed in the Truth; they chant the Name of
the Lord. || 8 || 1 || SAARANG, THIRD MEHL: O my mind, the
Name of the Lord is supremely sweet.
Page 1234 It is the Destroyer of the sinful residues, the guilt and fears
of countless incarnations; the Gurmukh sees the One Lord. ||
1 || Pause || Millions upon millions of sins are erased, when
the mind comes to love the True Lord. I do not know any other,
except the Lord; the True Guru has revealed the One Lord to me.
|| 1 || Those whose hearts are filled with the wealth of the
Lord's Love, remain intuitively absorbed in Him. Imbued
with the Shabad, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of His
Love. They are imbued with the Lord's celestial peace and
poise. || 2 || Contemplating the Shabad, the tongue is imbued
with joy; embracing His Love, it is dyed a deep crimson. I have
come to know the Name of the Pure Detached Lord; my mind is satisfied
and comforted. || 3 || The Pandits, the religious scholars,
read and study, and all the silent sages have grown weary; they
have grown weary of wearing their religious robes and wandering
all around. By Guru's Grace, I have found the Immaculate
Lord; I contemplate the True Word of the Shabad. || 4 || My
coming and going in reincarnation is ended, and I am imbued with
Truth; the True Word of the Shabad is pleasing to my mind. Serving
the True Guru, eternal peace is found, and self-conceit is eliminated
from within. || 5 || Through the True Word of the Shabad, the
celestial melody wells up, and the mind is lovingly focused on
the True Lord. The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Inaccessible
and Unfathomable Lord, abides in the mind of the Gurmukh. ||
6 || The whole world is contained in the One Lord. How rare
are those who understand the One Lord. One who dies in the Shabad
comes to know everything; night and day, he realizes the One Lord.
|| 7 || That humble being, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance
of Grace, understands. Nothing else can be said. O Nanak, those
who are imbued with the Naam are forever detached from the world;
they are lovingly attuned to the One Word of the Shabad. || 8
|| 2 || SAARANG, THIRD MEHL: O my mind, the Speech of the
Lord is unspoken. That humble being who is blessed by the Lord's
Glance of Grace, obtains it. How rare is that Gurmukh who understands.
|| 1 || Pause || The Lord is Deep, Profound and Unfathomable,
the Ocean of Excellence; He is realized through the Word of the
Guru's Shabad. Mortals do their deeds in all sorts of ways,
in the love of duality; but without the Shabad, they are insane.
|| 1 || That humble being who bathes in the Lord's Name
becomes immaculate; he never becomes polluted again. Without the
Name, the whole world is polluted; wandering in duality, it loses
its honor. || 2 || What should I grasp? What should I gather
up or leave behind? I do not know. O Dear Lord, Your Name is the
Help and Support of those whom You bless with Your kindness and
compassion. || 3 || The True Lord is the True Giver, the Architect
of Destiny; as He pleases, He links mortals to the Name. He alone
comes to understand, who enters the Guru's Gate, whom the
Lord Himself instructs. || 4 || Even gazing upon the wonders
of the Lord, this mind does not think of Him. The world comes
and goes in reincarnation. Serving the True Guru, the mortal comes
to understand, and finds the Door of Salvation. || 5 || Those
who understand the Lord's Court, never suffer separation
from him. The True Guru has imparted this understanding. They
practice truth, self-restraint and good deeds; their comings and
goings are ended. || 6 || In the Court of the True Lord, they
practice Truth. The Gurmukhs take the Support of the True Lord.
Page 1235 The self-willed manmukhs wander, lost in doubt and duality. They
do not know how to contemplate the Lord. || 7 || He Himself
is the Gurmukh, and He Himself gives; He Himself creates and beholds.
O Nanak, those humble beings are approved, whose honor the Lord
Himself accepts. || 8 || 3 ||
O Lord of the World, I gaze upon Your wondrous
glory. You are the Doer, the Cause of causes, the Creator and
Destroyer. You are the Sovereign Lord of all. || 1 || Pause
|| The rulers and nobles and kings shall become beggars. Their
ostentatious shows are false. My Sovereign Lord King is eternally
stable. His Praises are sung in every heart. || 1 || Listen
to the Praises of my Lord King, O Saints. I chant them as best
I can. My Lord King, the Great Giver, is Immeasurable. He is the
Highest of the high. || 2 || He has strung His Breath throughout
the creation; He locked the fire in the wood. He placed the water
and the land together, but neither blends with the other. ||
3 || In each and every heart, the Story of our Sovereign Lord
is told; in each and every home, they yearn for Him. Afterwards,
He created all beings and creatures; but first, He provided them
with sustenance. || 4 || Whatever He does, He does by Himself.
Who has ever given Him advice? The mortals make all sorts of efforts
and showy displays, but He is realized only through the Teachings
of Truth. || 5 || The Lord protects and saves His devotees;
He blesses them with the glory of His Name. Whoever is disrespectful
to the humble servant of the Lord, shall be swept away and destroyed.
|| 6 || Those who join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, are liberated; all their demerits are taken away. Seeing
them, God becomes merciful; they are carried across the terrifying
world-ocean. || 7 || I am lowly, I am nothing at all; You are
my Great Lord and Master - how can I even contemplate Your
creative potency? My mind and body are cooled and soothed, gazing
upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan. Nanak takes
the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 8 || 1 ||
Listen to the Story of the Inaccessible and
Unfathomable. The glory of the Supreme Lord God is wondrous and
amazing! || 1 || Pause || Forever and ever, humbly bow to
the True Guru. By Guru's Grace, sing the Glorious Praises
of the Infinite Lord. His Light shall radiate deep within your
mind. With the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom, ignorance
is dispelled. || 1 || There is no limit to His Expanse. His
Glory is Infinite and Endless. His many plays cannot be counted.
He is not subject to pleasure or pain. || 2 || Many Brahmas
vibrate Him in the Vedas. Many Shivas sit in deep meditation.
Page 1236 Many beings take incarnation. Many Indras stand at the Lord's
Door. || 3 || Many winds, fires and waters. Many jewels, and
oceans of butter and milk. Many suns, moons and stars. Many gods
and goddesses of so many kinds. || 4 || Many earths, many wish-fulfilling
cows. Many miraculous Elysian trees, many Krishnas playing the
flute. Many Akaashic ethers, many nether regions of the underworld.
Many mouths chant and meditate on the Lord. || 5 || Many Shaastras,
Simritees and Puraanas. Many ways in which we speak. Many listeners
listen to the Lord of Treasure. The Lord God totally permeates
all beings. || 6 || Many righteous judges of Dharma, many gods
of wealth. Many gods of water, many mountains of gold. Many thousand-headed
snakes, chanting ever-new Names of God. They do not know the limits
of the Supreme Lord God. || 7 || Many solar systems, many galaxies.
Many forms, colors and celestial realms. Many gardens, many fruits
and roots. He Himself is mind, and He Himself is matter. || 8
|| Many ages, days and nights. Many apocalypses, many creations.
Many beings are in His home. The Lord is perfectly pervading all
places. || 9 || Many Mayas, which cannot be known. Many are
the ways in which our Sovereign Lord plays. Many exquisite melodies
sing of the Lord. Many recording scribes of the conscious and
subconscious are revealed there. || 10 || He is above all,
and yet He dwells with His devotees. Twenty-four hours a day,
they sing His Praises with love. Many unstruck melodies resound
and resonate with bliss. There is no end or limit of that sublime
essence. || 11 || True is the Primal Being, and True is His
dwelling. He is the Highest of the high, Immaculate and Detached,
in Nirvaanaa. He alone knows His handiwork. He Himself pervades
each and every heart. The Merciful Lord is the Treasure of Compassion,
O Nanak. Those who chant and meditate on Him, O Nanak, are exalted
and enraptured. || 12 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 7 ||
See the Giver of fearlessness in all. The
Detached Lord is totally permeating each and every heart. Like
waves in the water, He created the creation. He enjoys all tastes,
and takes pleasure in all hearts. There is no other like Him at
all. The color of the Lord's Love is the one color of our
Lord and Master; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
God is realized. O Nanak, I am drenched with the Blessed Vision
of the Lord, like the fish in the water. I see the Giver of fearlessness
in all. || 1 || What praises should I give, and what approval
should I offer to Him? The Perfect Lord is totally pervading and
permeating all places. The Perfect Enticing Lord adorns each and
every heart.
Page 1237 When He withdraws, the mortal turns to dust. Why do you not worship
and adore Him? Join together with the Holy Saints; any instant,
your time shall come. All your property and wealth, and all that
you see - none of it will go along with you. Says Nanak,
worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har. What praise, and what approval,
can I offer to Him? || 2 || I ask the Saints, what is my Lord
and Master like? I offer my heart, to one who brings me news of
Him. Give me news of my Dear God; where does the Enticer live?
He is the Giver of peace to life and limb; God is totally permeating
all places, interspaces and countries. He is liberated from bondage,
joined to each and every heart. I cannot say what the Lord is
like. Gazing upon His wondrous play, O Nanak, my mind is fascinated.
I humbly ask, what is my Lord and Master like? || 3 || In His
Kindness, He has come to His humble servant. Blessed is that heart,
in which the Lord's Feet are enshrined. His Feet are enshrined
within, in the Society of the Saints; the darkness of ignorance
is dispelled. The heart is enlightened and illumined and enraptured;
God has been found. Pain is gone, and peace has come to my house.
The ultimate intuitive peace prevails. Says Nanak, I have found
the Perfect Lord; in His Kindness, He has come to His humble servant.
|| 4 || 1 ||
SHALOK, SECOND MEHL: The key of the Guru
opens the lock of attachment, in the house of the mind, under
the roof of the body. O Nanak, without the Guru, the door of the
mind cannot be opened. No one else holds the key in hand. || 1
|| FIRST MEHL: He is not won over by music, songs or the Vedas.
He is not won over by intuitive wisdom, meditation or Yoga. He
is not won over by feeling sad and depressed forever. He is not
won over by beauty, wealth and pleasures. He is not won over by
wandering naked at sacred shrines. He is not won over by giving
donations in charity. He is not won over by living alone in the
wilderness. He is not won over by fighting and dying as a warrior
in battle. He is not won over by becoming the dust of the masses.
The account is written of the loves of the mind. O Nanak, the
Lord is won over only by His Name. || 2 || FIRST MEHL: You
may study the nine grammars, the six Shaastras and the six divions
of the Vedas. You may recite the Mahaabhaarata. Even these cannot
find the limits of the Lord. Without the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, how can anyone be liberated? Brahma, in the lotus of the
navel, does not know the limits of God. The Gurmukh, O Nanak,
realizes the Naam. || 3 || PAUREE: The Immaculate Lord Himself,
by Himself, created Himself. He Himself created the whole drama
of all the world's play. He Himself formed the three gunas,
the three qualities; He increased the attachment to Maya. By Guru's
Grace, they are saved - those who love the Will of God.
Page 1238 O Nanak, the True Lord is pervading everywhere; all are contained
within the True Lord. || 1 || SHALOK, SECOND MEHL: He Himself
creates, O Nanak; He establishes the various creatures. How can
anyone be called bad? We have only One Lord and Master. There
is One Lord and Master of all; He watches over all, and assigns
all to their tasks. Some have less, and some have more; no one
is allowed to leave empty. Naked we come, and naked we go; in
between, we put on a show. O Nanak, one who does not understand
the Hukam of God's Command - what will he have to
do in the world hereafter? || 1 || FIRST MEHL: He sends out
the various created beings, and he calls back the various created
beings again. He himself establishes, and He Himself disestablishes.
He fashions them in various forms. And all the human beings who
wander around as beggars, He Himself gives in charity to them.
As it is recorded, the mortals speak, and as it is recorded, they
walk. So why put on all this show? This is the basis of intelligence;
this is certified and approved. Nanak speaks and proclaims it.
By past actions, each being is judged; what else can anyone say?
|| 2 || PAUREE: The Guru's Word makes the drama play
itself out. Through virtue, this becomes evident. Whoever utters
the Word of the Guru's Bani - the Lord is enshrined
in his mind. Maya's power is gone, and doubt is eradicated;
awaken to the Light of the Lord. Those who hold onto goodness
as their treasure meet the Guru, the Primal Being. O Nanak, they
are intuitively absorbed and blended into the Name of the Lord.
|| 2 || SHALOK, SECOND MEHL: The merchants come from the
Banker; He sends the account of their destiny with them. On the
basis of their accounts, He issues the Hukam of His Command, and
they are left to take care of their merchandise. The merchants
have purchased their merchandise and packed up their cargo. Some
depart after having earned a good profit, while others leave,
having lost their investment altogether. No one asks to have less;
who should be celebrated? The Lord casts His Glance of Grace,
O Nanak, upon those who have preserved their capital investment.
|| 1 || SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: United, the united separate,
and separated, they unite again. Living, the living die, and dying,
they live again. They become the fathers of many, and the sons
of many; they become the gurus of many, and the disciples. No
account can be made of the future or the past; who knows what
shall be, or what was? All the actions and events of the past
are recorded; the Doer did, He does, and He will do. The self-willed
manmukh dies, while the Gurmukh is saved; O Nanak, the Gracious
Lord bestows His Glance of Grace. || 2 || PAUREE: The self-willed
manmukh wanders in duality, lured and enticed by duality. He practices
falsehood and deception, telling lies. Love and attachment to
children and spouse is total misery and pain. He is gagged and
bound at the door of the Messenger of Death; he dies, and wanders
lost in reincarnation. The self-willed manmukh wastes his life;
Nanak loves the Lord. || 3 || SHALOK, SECOND MEHL: Those
who are blessed with the glorious greatness of Your Name -
their minds are imbued with Your Love. O Nanak, there is only
One Ambrosial Nectar; there is no other nectar at all. O Nanak,
the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained within the mind, by Guru's
Grace.
Page 1239 They alone drink it in with love, who have such pre-ordained destiny.
|| 1 || SECOND MEHL: Why praise the created being? Praise
the One who created all. O Nanak, there is no other Giver, except
the One Lord. Praise the Creator Lord, who created the creation.
Praise the Great Giver, who gives sustenence to all. O Nanak,
the treasure of the Eternal Lord is over-flowing. Praise and honor
the One, who has no end or limitation. || 2 || PAUREE: The
Name of the Lord is a treasure. Serving it, peace is obtained.
I chant the Name of the Immaculate Lord, so that I may go home
with honor. The Word of the Gurmukh is the Naam; I enshrine the
Naam within my heart. The bird of the intellect comes under one's
control, by meditating on the True Guru. O Nanak, if the Lord
becomes merciful, the mortal lovingly tunes in to the Naam. ||
4 || SHALOK, SECOND MEHL: How can we speak of Him? Only He
knows Himself. His decree cannot be challenged; He is our Supreme
Lord and Master. By His Decree, even kings, nobles and commanders
must step down. Whatever is pleasing to His Will, O Nanak, is
a good deed. By His Decree, we walk; nothing rests in our hands.
When the Order comes from our Lord and Master, all must rise up
and take to the road. As His Decree is issued, so is His Command
obeyed. Those who are sent, come, O Nanak; when they are called
back, they depart and go. || 1 || SECOND MEHL: Those whom
the Lord blesses with His Praises, are the true keepers of the
treasure. Those who are blessed with the key - they alone
receive the treasure. That treasure, from which virtue wells up
- that treasure is approved. Those who are blessed by His
Glance of Grace, O Nanak, bear the Insignia of the Naam. || 2
|| PAUREE: The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is immaculate and
pure; hearing it, peace is obtained. Listening and hearing, It
is enshrined in the mind; how rare is that humble being who realizes
it. Sitting down and standing up, I shall never forget Him, the
Truest of the true. His devotees have the Support of His Name;
in His Name, they find peace. O Nanak, He permeates and pervades
mind and body; He is the Lord, the Guru's Word. || 5 ||
SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: O Nanak, the weight is weighed out, when
the soul is placed on the scale. Nothing is equal to speaking
of the One, who perfectly unites us with the Perfect Lord. To
call Him glorious and great carries such a heavy weight. Other
intellectualisms are lightweight; other words are lightweight
as well. The weight of the earth, water and mountains -
how can the goldsmith weigh it on the scale? What weights can
balance the scale? O Nanak, when questioned, the answer is given.
The blind fool is running around, leading the blind. The more
they say, the more they expose themselves. || 1 || FIRST MEHL:
It is difficult to chant it; it is difficult to listen to it.
It cannot be chanted with the mouth. Some speak with their mouths
and chant the Word of the Shabad - the low and the high,
day and night. If He were something, then He would be visible.
His form and state cannot be seen. The Creator Lord does all deeds;
He is established in the hearts of the high and the low.
Page 1240 It is so difficult to chant it, O Nanak; it cannot be chanted with the mouth. || 2 || PAUREE: Hearing the Name, the mind is delighted. The Name brings peace and tranquility. Hearing the Name, the mind is satisfied, and all pains are taken away. Hearing the Name, one becomes famous; the Name brings glorious greatness. The Name brings all honor and status; through the Name, salvation is obtained. The Gurmukh meditates on the Name; Nanak is lovingly attuned to the Name. || 6 || SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: Impurity does not come from music; impurity does not come from the Vedas. Impurity does not come from the phases of the sun and the moon. Impurity does not come from food; impurity does not come from ritual cleansing baths. Impurity does not come from the rain, which falls everywhere. Impurity does not come from the earth; impurity does not come from the water. Impurity does not come from the air which is diffused everywhere. O Nanak, the one who has no Guru, has no redeeming virtues at all. Impurity comes from turning one's face away from God. || 1 || FIRST MEHL: O Nanak, the mouth is truly cleansed by ritual cleansing, if you really know how to do it. For the intuitively aware, cleansing is spiritual wisdom. For the Yogi, it is self-control. For the Brahmin, cleansing is contentment; for the householder, it is truth and charity. For the king, cleansing is justice; for the scholar, it is true meditation. The consciousness is not washed with water; you drink it to quench your thirst. Water is the father of the world; in the end, water destroys it all. || 2 || PAUREE: Hearing the Name, all supernatural spiritual powers are obtained, and wealth follows along. Hearing the Name, the nine treasures are received, and the mind's desires are obtained. Hearing the Name, contentment comes, and Maya meditates at one's feet. Hearing the Name, intuitive peace and poise wells up. Through the Guru's Teachings, the Name is obtained; O Nanak, sing His Glorious Praises. || 7 || SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: In pain, we are born; in pain, we die. In pain, we deal with the world. Hereafter, there is said to be pain, only pain; the more the mortals read, the more they cry out. The packages of pain are untied, but peace does not emerge. In pain, the soul burns; in pain, it departs weeping and wailing. O Nanak, imbued with the Lord's Praise, the mind and body blossom forth, rejuvenated. In the fire of pain, the mortals die; but pain is also the cure. || 1 || FIRST MEHL: O Nanak, worldly pleasures are nothing more than dust. They are the dust of the dust of ashes. The mortal earns only the dust of the dust; his body is covered with dust. When the soul is taken out of the body, it too is covered with dust. And when one's account is called for in the world hereafter, he receives only ten times more dust. || 2 || PAUREE: Hearing the Name, one is blessed with purity and self-control, and the Messenger of Death will not draw near. Hearing the Name, the heart is illumined, and darkness is dispelled. Hearing the Name, one comes to understand his own self, and the profit of the Name is obtained. Hearing the Name, sins are eradicated, and one meets the Immaculate True Lord. O Nanak, hearing the Name, one's face becomes radiant. As Gurmukh, meditate on the Name. || 8 || SHALOK, FIRST MEHL: In your home, is the Lord God, along with all your other gods. |
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