647
:
2067
Shalok, Third Mehl:
647
:
2068
Great men speak the teachings by relating them to individual situations, but the whole world shares in them.
647
:
2069
One who becomes Gurmukh knows the Fear of God, and realizes his own self.
647
:
2070
If, by Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive, the mind becomes content in itself.
647
:
2071
Those who have no faith in their own minds, O Nanak - how can they speak of spiritual wisdom? ||1||
647
:
2072
Third Mehl:
647
:
2073
Those who do not focus their consciousness on the Lord, as Gurmukh, suffer pain and grief in the end.
647
:
2074
They are blind, inwardly and outwardly, and they do not understand anything.
647
:
2075
O Pandit, O religious scholar, the whole world is fed for the sake of those who are attuned to the Lord's Name.
647
:
2076
Those who praise the Word of the Guru's Shabad, remain blended with the Lord.
647
:
2077
O Pandit, O religious scholar, no one is satisfied, and no one finds true wealth through the love of duality.
647
:
2078
They have grown weary of reading scriptures, but still, they do not find contentment, and they pass their lives burning, night and day.
647
:
2079
Their cries and complaints never end, and doubt does not depart from within them.
647
:
2080
O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they rise up and depart with blackened faces. ||2||
647
:
2081
Pauree:
647
:
2082
O Beloved, lead me to meet my True Friend; meeting with Him, I shall ask Him to show me the Path.
647
:
2083
I am a sacrifice to that Friend, who shows it to me.
647
:
2084
I share His Virtues with Him, and meditate on the Lord's Name.
647
:
2085
I serve my Beloved Lord forever; serving the Lord, I have found peace.
647
:
2086
I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has imparted this understanding to me. ||12||
647
:
2087
Shalok, Third Mehl:
647
:
2088
O Pandit, O religious scholar, your filth shall not be erased, even if you read the Vedas for four ages.
647
:
2089
The three qualities are the roots of Maya; in egotism, one forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
647
:
2090
The Pandits are deluded, attached to duality, and they deal only in Maya.
647
:
2091
They are filled with thirst and hunger; the ignorant fools starve to death.
647
:
2092
Serving the True Guru, peace is obtained, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad.
647
:
2093
Hunger and thirst have departed from within me; I am in love with the True Name.
647
:
2094
O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam, who keep the Lord clasped tightly to their hearts, are automatically satisfied. ||1||
647
:
2095
Third Mehl:
647
:
2096
The self-willed manmukh does not serve the Lord's Name, and so he suffers in horrible pain.
647
:
2097
He is filled with the darkness of ignorance, and he does not understand anything.
647
:
2098
Because of his stubborn mind, he does not plant the seeds of intuitive peace; what will he eat in the world hereafter, to satisfy his hunger?
647
:
2099
He has forgotten the treasure of the Naam; he is caught in the love of duality.
647
:
2100
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are honored with glory, when the Lord Himself unites them in His Union. ||2||
647
:
2101
Pauree:
647
:
2102
The tongue which sings the Lord's Praises, is so very beautiful.
647
:
2103
One who speaks the Lord's Name, with mind, body and mouth, is pleasing to the Lord.
647
:
2104
That Gurmukh tastes the the sublime taste of the Lord, and is satisfied.
647
:
2105
She sings continually the Glorious Praises of her Beloved; singing His Glorious Praises, she is uplifted.
647
:
2106
She is blessed with the Lord's Mercy, and she chants the Words of the Guru, the True Guru. ||13||
647
:
2107
Shalok, Third Mehl:
647
:
2108
The elephant offers its head to the reins, and the anvil offers itself to the hammer;
647
:
2109
just so, we offer our minds and bodies to our Guru; we stand before Him, and serve Him.