643
:
1889
Shalok, Third Mehl:
643
:
1890
In the flames of egotism, he is burnt to death; he wanders in doubt and the love of duality.
643
:
1891
The Perfect True Guru saves him, making him His own.
643
:
1892
This world is burning; through the Sublime Word of the Guru's Shabad, this comes to be seen.
643
:
1893
Those who are attuned to the Shabad are cooled and soothed; O Nanak, they practice Truth. ||1||
643
:
1894
Third Mehl:
643
:
1895
Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding; blessed and acceptable is such a life.
643
:
1896
Those who do not forget the True Guru, in life and in death, are truly wise people.
643
:
1897
Their families are saved, and they are approved by the Lord.
643
:
1898
The Gurmukhs are approved in death as in life, while the self-willed manmukhs continue the cycle of birth and death.
643
:
1899
O Nanak, they are not described as dead, who are absorbed in the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||
643
:
1900
Pauree:
643
:
1901
Serve the Immaculate Lord God, and meditate on the Lord's Name.
643
:
1902
Join the Society of the Holy Saints, and be absorbed in the Lord's Name.
643
:
1903
O Lord, glorious and great is service to You; I am so foolish
643
:
1904
- please, commit me to it. I am Your servant and slave; command me, according to Your Will.
643
:
1905
As Gurmukh, I shall serve You, as Guru has instructed me. ||2||
643
:
1906
Shalok, Third Mehl:
643
:
1907
He acts according to pre-ordained destiny, written by the Creator Himself.
643
:
1908
Emotional attachment has drugged him, and he has forgotten the Lord, the treasure of virtue.
643
:
1909
Don't think that he is alive in the world - he is dead, through the love of duality.
643
:
1910
Those who do not meditate on the Lord, as Gurmukh, are not permitted to sit near the Lord.
643
:
1911
They suffer the most horrible pain and suffering, and neither their sons nor their wives go along with them.
643
:
1912
Their faces are blackened among men, and they sigh in deep regret.
643
:
1913
No one places any reliance in the self-willed manmukhs; trust in them is lost.
643
:
1914
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs live in absolute peace; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides within them. ||1||
643
:
1915
Third Mehl:
643
:
1916
They alone are relatives, and they alone are friends, who, as Gurmukh, join together in love.
643
:
1917
Night and day, they act according to the True Guru's Will; they remain absorbed in the True Name.
643
:
1918
Those who are attached to the love of duality are not called friends; they practice egotism and corruption.
643
:
1919
The self-willed manmukhs are selfish; they cannot resolve anyone's affairs.
643
:
1920
O Nanak, they act according to their pre-ordained destiny; no one can erase it. ||2||
643
:
1921
Pauree:
643
:
1922
You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself arranged the play of it.
643
:
1923
You Yourself created the three qualities, and fostered emotional attachment to Maya.
643
:
1924
He is called to account for his deeds done in egotism; he continues coming and going in reincarnation.
643
:
1925
The Guru instructs those whom the Lord Himself blesses with Grace.
643
:
1926
I am a sacrifice to my Guru; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||3||
643
:
1927
Shalok, Third Mehl:
643
:
1928
The love of Maya is enticing; without teeth, it has eaten up the world.
643
:
1929
The self-willed manmukhs are eaten away, while the Gurmukhs are saved; they focus their consciousness on the True Name.
643
:
1930
Without the Name, the world wanders around insane; the Gurmukhs come to see this.