789
:
2355
Pauree:
789
:
2356
Praise the Lord, forever and ever; dedicate your body and mind to Him.
789
:
2357
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have found the True, Profound and Unfathomable Lord.
789
:
2358
The Lord, the jewel of jewels, is permeating my mind, body and heart.
789
:
2359
The pains of birth and death are gone, and I shall never again be consigned to the cycle of reincarnation.
789
:
2360
O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the ocean of excellence. ||10||
789
:
2361
Shalok, First Mehl:
789
:
2362
O Nanak, burn this body; this burnt body has forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
789
:
2363
The dirt is piling up, and in the world hereafter, your hand shall not be able to reach down into this stagnant pond to clean it out. ||1||
789
:
2364
First Mehl:
789
:
2365
O Nanak, wicked are the uncountable actions of the mind.
789
:
2366
They bring terrible and painful retributions, but if the Lord forgives me, then I will be spared this punishment. ||2||
789
:
2367
Pauree:
789
:
2368
True is the Command He sends forth, and True are the Orders He issues.
789
:
2369
Forever unmoving and unchanging, permeating and pervading everywhere, He is the All-knowing Primal Lord.
789
:
2370
By Guru's Grace, serve Him, through the True Insignia of the Shabad.
789
:
2371
That which He makes is perfect; through the Guru's Teachings, enjoy His Love.
789
:
2372
He is inaccessible, unfathomable and unseen; as Gurmukh, know the Lord. ||11||
789
:
2373
Shalok, First Mehl:
789
:
2374
O Nanak, the bags of coins are brought in
789
:
2375
and placed in the Court of our Lord and Master, and there, the genuine and the counterfeit are separated. ||1||
789
:
2376
First Mehl:
789
:
2377
They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but their minds are still evil, and their bodies are thieves.
789
:
2378
Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only accumulate twice as much.
789
:
2379
Like a gourd, they may be washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with poison.
789
:
2380
The holy man is blessed, even without such bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes. ||2||
789
:
2381
Pauree:
789
:
2382
He Himself issues His Commands, and links the people of the world to their tasks.
789
:
2383
He Himself joins some to Himself, and through the Guru, they find peace.
789
:
2384
The mind runs around in the ten directions; the Guru holds it still.
789
:
2385
Everyone longs for the Name, but it is only found through the Guru's Teachings.
789
:
2386
Your pre-ordained destiny, written by the Lord in the very beginning, cannot be erased. ||12||
789
:
2387
Shalok, First Mehl:
789
:
2388
The two lamps light the fourteen markets.
789
:
2389
There are just as many traders as there are living beings.
789
:
2390
The shops are open, and trading is going on;
789
:
2391
whoever comes there, is bound to depart.
789
:
2392
The Righteous Judge of Dharma is the broker, who gives his sign of approval.
789
:
2393
O Nanak, those who earn the profit of the Naam are accepted and approved.
789
:
2394
And when they return home, they are greeted with cheers;
789
:
2395
they obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||
789
:
2396
First Mehl:
789
:
2397
Even when the night is dark, whatever is white retains its white color.
789
:
2398
And even when the light of day is dazzlingly bright, whatever is black retains its black color.
789
:
2399
The blind fools have no wisdom at all; their understanding is blind.
789
:
2400
O Nanak, without the Lord's Grace, they will never receive honor. ||2||
789
:
2401
Pauree:
789
:
2402
The True Lord Himself created the body-fortress.
789
:
2403
Some are ruined through the love of duality, engrossed in egotism.
789
:
2404
This human body is so difficult to obtain; the self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain.
789
:
2405
He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to understand; he is blessed by the True Guru.
789
:
2406
He created the entire world for His play; He is pervading amongst all. ||13||