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Those Gursikhs, with whom the Lord is pleased, accept the Word of the True Guru.

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Those Gurmukhs who meditate on the Naam are imbued with the four-fold color of the Lord's Love. ||12||

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Shalok, Third Mehl:

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The self-willed manmukh is cowardly and ugly; lacking the Name of the Lord, his nose is cut off in disgrace.

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Night and day, he is engrossed in worldly affairs, and even in his dreams, he finds no peace.

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O Nanak, if he becomes Gurmukh, then he shall be saved; otherwise, he is held in bondage, and suffers in pain. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

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The Gurmukhs always look beautiful in the Court of the Lord; they practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

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There is a lasting peace and happiness deep within them; at the Court of the True Lord, they receive honor.

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O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are blessed with the Name of the Lord; they merge imperceptibly into the True Lord. ||2||

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Pauree:

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As Gurmukh, Prahlaad meditated on the Lord, and was saved.

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As Gurmukh, Janak lovingly centered his consciousness on the Lord's Name.

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As Gurmukh, Vashisht taught the Teachings of the Lord.

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Without the Guru, no one has found the Lord's Name, O my Siblings of Destiny.

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The Lord blesses the Gurmukh with devotion. ||13||

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Shalok, Third Mehl:

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One who has no faith in the True Guru, and who does not love the Word of the Shabad,

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shall find no peace, even though he may come and go hundreds of times.

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O Nanak, the Gurmukh meets the True Lord with natural ease; he is in love with the Lord. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

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O mind, search for such a True Guru, by serving whom the pains of birth and death are dispelled.

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Doubt shall never afflict you, and your ego shall be burnt away through the Word of the Shabad.

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The veil of falsehood shall be torn down from within you, and Truth shall come to dwell in the mind.

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Peace and happiness shall fill your mind deep within, if you act according to truth and self-discipline.

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O Nanak, by perfect good karma, you shall meet the True Guru, and then the Dear Lord, by His Sweet Will, shall bless you with His Mercy. ||2||

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Pauree:

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The whole world comes under the control of one whose home is filled with the Lord, the King.

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He is subject to no one else's rule, and the Lord, the King, causes everyone to fall at his feet.

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One may run away from the courts of other men, but where can one go to escape the Lord's Kingdom?

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The Lord is such a King, who abides in the hearts of His devotees; He brings the others, and makes them stand before His devotees.

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The glorious greatness of the Lord's Name is obtained only by His Grace; how few are the Gurmukhs who meditate on Him. ||14||

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Shalok, Third Mehl:

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Without serving the True Guru, the people of the world are dead; they waste their lives away in vain.

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In love with duality, they suffer terrible pain; they die, and are reincarnated, and continue coming and going.

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They live in manure, and are reincarnated again and again.

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O Nanak, without the Name, the Messenger of Death punishes them; in the end, they depart regretting and repenting. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

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In this world, there is one Husband Lord; all other beings are His brides.