708
:
449
Engrossed in sexual desire, anger and egotism, he wanders around insane.
708
:
450
When the Messenger of Death hits him on the head with his club, then he regrets and repents.
708
:
451
Without the Perfect, Divine Guru, he roams around like Satan. ||9||
708
:
452
Shalok:
708
:
453
Power is fraudulent, beauty is fraudulent, and wealth is fraudulent, as is pride of ancestry.
708
:
454
One may gather poison through deception and fraud, O Nanak, but without the Lord, nothing shall go along with him in the end. ||1||
708
:
455
Beholding the bitter melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty
708
:
456
But it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along with anyone. ||2||
708
:
457
Pauree:
708
:
458
It shall not go along with you when you depart - why do you bother to collect it?
708
:
459
Tell me, why do you try so hard to acquire that which you must leave behind in the end?
708
:
460
Forgetting the Lord, how can you be satisfied? Your mind cannot be pleased.
708
:
461
One who forsakes God, and attaches himself to another, shall be immersed in hell.
708
:
462
Be kind and compassionate to Nanak, O Lord, and dispel his fear. ||10||
708
:
463
Shalok:
708
:
464
Princely pleasures are not sweet; sensual enjoyments are not sweet; the pleasures of Maya are not sweet.
708
:
465
The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is sweet, O slave Nanak; the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan is sweet. ||1||
708
:
466
I have enshrined that love which drenches my soul.
708
:
467
I have been pierced by the Truth, O Nanak; the Master seems so sweet to me. ||2||
708
:
468
Pauree:
708
:
469
Nothing seems sweet to His devotees, except the Lord.
708
:
470
All other tastes are bland and insipid; I have tested them and seen them.
708
:
471
Ignorance, doubt and suffering are dispelled, when the Guru becomes one's advocate.
708
:
472
The Lord's lotus feet have pierced my mind, and I am dyed in the deep crimson color of His Love.
708
:
473
My soul, breath of life, body and mind belong to God; all falsehood has left me. ||11||
708
:
474
Shalok:
708
:
475
Leaving the water, the fish cannot live; the rainbird cannot live without the raindrops from the clouds.
708
:
476
The deer is enticed by the sound of the hunter's bell, and shot through with the arrow; the bumble bee is entangled in the fragrance of the flowers.
708
:
477
The Saints are entranced by the Lord's lotus feet; O Nanak, they desire nothing else. ||1||
708
:
478
Show me Your face, for even an instant, Lord, and I will not give my consciousness to any other.
708
:
479
My life is with the Lord Master, O Nanak, the Friend of the Saints. ||2||
708
:
480
Pauree:
708
:
481
How can the fish live without water?
708
:
482
Without the raindrops, how can the rainbird be satisfied?
708
:
483
The deer, entranced by the sound of the hunter's bell, runs straight to him;
708
:
484
the bumble bee is greedy for the flower's fragrance; finding it, he traps himself in it.
708
:
485
Just so, the humble Saints love the Lord; beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, they are satisfied and satiated. ||12||
708
:
486
Shalok:
708
:
487
They contemplate the Lord's lotus feet; they worship and adore Him with each and every breath.
708
:
488
They do not forget the Name of the imperishable Lord; O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord fulfills their hopes. ||1||
708
:
489
He is woven into the fabric of my mind; He is not outside of it, even for an instant.
708
:
490
O Nanak, the True Lord and Master fulfills my hopes, and always watches over me. ||2||
708
:
491
Pauree:
708
:
492
My hopes rest in You, O Lord of the universe; please, fulfill them.
708
:
493
Meeting with the Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe, I shall never grieve.
708
:
494
Grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, the desire of my mind, and my worries shall be over.