651 : 2229
Shalok, Third Mehl:

651 : 2230
The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.

651 : 2231
The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times.

651 : 2232
By Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is transformed, and he becomes detached from the world.

651 : 2233
O Nanak, no filth sticks to him, and he does not fall into the womb again. ||1||

651 : 2234
Third Mehl:

651 : 2235
Kali Yuga is called the Dark Age, but the most sublime state is attained in this age.

651 : 2236
The Gurmukh obtains the fruit, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises; this is his destiny, ordained by the Lord.

651 : 2237
O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, he worships the Lord night and day; he chants the Lord's Name, and remains absorbed in the Lord's devotional worship. ||2||

651 : 2238
Pauree:

651 : 2239
O Lord, unite me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, so that with my mouth, I may speak the sublime Word of the Guru's Bani.

651 : 2240
I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and constantly chant the Lord's Name; through the Guru's Teachings, I enjoy the Lord's Love constantly.

651 : 2241
I take the medicine of meditation on the Lord's Name, which has cured all diseases and multitudes of sufferings.

651 : 2242
Those who do not forget the Lord, while breathing or eating - know them to be the perfect servants of the Lord.

651 : 2243
Those Gurmukhs who worship the Lord in adoration end their subservience to the Messenger of Death, and to the world. ||22||

651 : 2244
Shalok, Third Mehl:

651 : 2245
O man, you have been tormented by a nightmare, and you have passed your life in sleep.

651 : 2246
You did not wake to hear the Word of the True Guru's Shabad; you have no inspiration within yourself.

651 : 2247
That body burns, which has no virtue, and which does not serve the Guru.

651 : 2248
I have seen that the world is burning, in egotism and the love of duality.

651 : 2249
O Nanak, those who seek the Guru's Sanctuary are saved; within their minds, they meditate on the True Word of the Shabad. ||1||

651 : 2250
Third Mehl:

651 : 2251
Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, the soul-bride is rid of egotism, and she is glorified.

651 : 2252
If she walks steadily in the way of His Will, then she is adorned with decorations.

651 : 2253
Her couch becomes beautiful, and she constantly enjoys her Husband Lord; she obtains the Lord as her Husband.

651 : 2254
The Lord does not die, and she never suffers pain; she is a happy soul-bride forever.

651 : 2255
O Nanak, the Lord God unites her with Himself; she enshrines love and affection for the Guru. ||2||

651 : 2256
Pauree:

651 : 2257
Those who conceal and deny their Guru, are the most evil people.

651 : 2258
O Dear Lord, let me not even see them; they are the worst sinners and murderers.

651 : 2259
They wander from house to house, with impure minds, like wicked, forsaken women.

651 : 2260
But by great good fortune, they may meet the Company of the Holy; as Gurmukhs, they are reformed.

651 : 2261
O Lord, please be kind and let me meet the True Guru; I am a sacrifice to the Guru. ||23||

651 : 2262
Shalok, Third Mehl:

651 : 2263
Serving the Guru, peace is produced, and then, one does not suffer in pain.

651 : 2264
The cycle of birth and death is brought to an end, and death has no power over at all.

651 : 2265
His mind is imbued with the Lord, and he remains merged in the True Lord.

651 : 2266
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who walk in the Way of the True Guru's Will. ||1||

651 : 2267
Third Mehl:

651 : 2268
Without the Word of the Shabad, purity is not obtained, even though the soul-bride may adorn herself with all sorts of decorations.