405
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2688
Raag Aasaa, Fifth Mehl, Twelfth House:
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2689
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
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2690
Renounce all your cleverness and remember the Supreme, Formless Lord God.
405
:
2691
Without the One True Name, everything appears as dust. ||1||
405
:
2692
Know that God is always with you.
405
:
2693
By Guru's Grace, one understands, and is imbued with the Love of the One Lord. ||1||Pause||
405
:
2694
Seek the Shelter of the One All-powerful Lord; there is no other place of rest.
405
:
2695
The vast and terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, singing continually the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
405
:
2696
Birth and death are overcome, and one does not have to suffer in the City of Death.
405
:
2697
He alone obtains the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, unto whom God shows His Mercy. ||3||
405
:
2698
The One Lord is my Anchor and Support; the One Lord alone is the power of my mind.
405
:
2699
O Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on Him; without the Lord, there is no other at all. ||4||1||136||
405
:
2700
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
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:
2701
The soul, the mind, the body and the breath of life belong to God. He has given all tastes and pleasures.
405
:
2702
He is the Friend of the poor, the Giver of life, the Protector of those who seek His Sanctuary. ||1||
405
:
2703
O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
405
:
2704
Here and hereafter, He is our Helper and Companion; embrace love and affection for the One Lord. ||1||Pause||
405
:
2705
They meditate on the Vedas and the Shaastras, to swim across the world-ocean.
405
:
2706
The many religious rituals, good deeds of karma and Dharmic worship - above all of these is the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||
405
:
2707
Sexual desire, anger, and egotism depart, meeting with the Divine True Guru.
405
:
2708
Implant the Naam within, perform devotional worship to the Lord and serve God - this is good. ||3||
405
:
2709
I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet, O Merciful Lord; You are the Honor of the dishonored.
405
:
2710
You are the Support of my soul, my breath of life; O God, You are Nanak's strength. ||4||2||137||
405
:
2711
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
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:
2712
He wavers and falters, and suffers such great pain, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
405
:
2713
The profit of the sublime essence of the Lord of the Universe is obtained, by the Love of the One Supreme Lord God. ||1||
405
:
2714
Chant continually the Name of the Lord.
405
:
2715
With each and every breath, meditate on God, and renounce other love. ||1||Pause||
405
:
2716
God is the Doer, the All-powerful Cause of causes; He Himself is the Giver of life.
405
:
2717
So renounce all your cleverness, and meditate on God, twenty-four hours a day. ||2||
405
:
2718
He is our best friend and companion, our help and support; He is lofty, inaccessible and infinite.
405
:
2719
Enshrine His Lotus Feet within your heart; He is the Support of the soul. ||3||
405
:
2720
Show Your Mercy, O Supreme Lord God, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises.
405
:
2721
Total peace, and the greatest greatness, O Nanak, are obtained by living to chant the Name of the Lord. ||4||3||138||
405
:
2722
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
405
:
2723
I make the effort, as You cause me to do, my Lord and Master, to behold You in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
405
:
2724
I am imbued with the color of the Love of the Lord, Har, Har; God Himself has colored me in His Love. ||1||
405
:
2725
I chant the Lord's Name within my mind.
405
:
2726
Bestow Your Mercy, and dwell within my heart; please, become my Helper. ||1||Pause||
405
:
2727
Listening continually to Your Name, O Beloved God, I yearn to behold You.