554
:
584
Fifth Mehl:
554
:
585
Let the Lotus Feet of the Lord abide within your heart, and with your tongue, chant God's Name.
554
:
586
O Nanak, meditate in remembrance on God, and nurture this body. ||2||
554
:
587
Pauree:
554
:
588
The Creator Himself is the sixty-eight sacred places of pilgrimage; He Himself takes the cleansing bath in them.
554
:
589
He Himself practices austere self-discipline; the Lord Master Himself causes us to chant His Name.
554
:
590
He Himself becomes merciful to us; the Destroyer of fear Himself gives in charity to all.
554
:
591
One whom He has enlightened and made Gurmukh, ever obtains honor in His Court.
554
:
592
One whose honor the Lord Master has preserved, comes to know the True Lord. ||14||
554
:
593
Shalok, Third Mehl:
554
:
594
O Nanak, without meeting the True Guru, the world is blind, and it does blind deeds.
554
:
595
It does not focus its consciousness on the Word of the Shabad, which would bring peace to abide in the mind.
554
:
596
Always afflicted with the dark passions of low energy, it wanders around, passing its days and nights burning.
554
:
597
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; no one has any say in this. ||1||
554
:
598
Third Mehl:
554
:
599
The True Guru has commanded us to do this:
554
:
600
through the Guru's Gate, meditate on the Lord Master.
554
:
601
The Lord Master is ever-present. He tears away the veil of doubt, and installs His Light within the mind.
554
:
602
The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar - take this healing medicine!
554
:
603
Enshrine the Will of the True Guru in your consciousness, and make the True Lord's Love your self-discipline.
554
:
604
O Nanak, you shall be kept in peace here, and hereafter, you shall celebrate with the Lord. ||2||
554
:
605
Pauree:
554
:
606
He Himself is the vast variety of Nature, and He Himself makes it bear fruit.
554
:
607
He Himself is the Gardener, He Himself irrigates all the plants, and He Himself puts them in His mouth.
554
:
608
He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself gives, and causes others to give.
554
:
609
He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the Protector; He Himself is permeating and pervading everywhere.
554
:
610
Servant Nanak speaks of the greatness of the Lord, the Creator, who has no greed at all. ||15||
554
:
611
Shalok, Third Mehl:
554
:
612
One person brings a full bottle, and another fills his cup.
554
:
613
Drinking the wine, his intelligence departs, and madness enters his mind;
554
:
614
he cannot distinguish between his own and others, and he is struck down by his Lord and Master.
554
:
615
Drinking it, he forgets his Lord and Master, and he is punished in the Court of the Lord.
554
:
616
Do not drink the false wine at all, if it is in your power.
554
:
617
O Nanak, the True Guru comes and meets the mortal; by His Grace, one obtains the True Wine.
554
:
618
He shall dwell forever in the Love of the Lord Master, and obtain a seat in the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||
554
:
619
Third Mehl:
554
:
620
When this world comes to understand, it remains dead while yet alive.
554
:
621
When the Lord puts him to sleep, he remains asleep; when He wakes him up, he regains consciousness.
554
:
622
O Nanak, when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, He causes him to meet the True Guru.
554
:
623
By Guru's Grace, remain dead while yet alive, and you shall not have to die again. ||2||
554
:
624
Pauree:
554
:
625
By His doing, everything happens; what does He care for anyone else?
554
:
626
O Dear Lord, everyone eats whatever You give - all are subservient to You.