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Raamkalee, Sadd ~ The Call Of Death:

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One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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He is the Great Giver of the Universe, the Lover of His devotees, throughout the three worlds.

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One who is merged in the Word of the Guru's Shabad does not know any other.

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Dwelling upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he does not know any other; he meditates on the One Name of the Lord.

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By the Grace of Guru Nanak and Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das obtained the supreme status.

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And when the call came for Him to depart, He merged in the Name of the Lord.

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Through devotional worship in this world, the imperishable, immovable, immeasurable Lord is found. ||1||

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The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and so the Guru easily reached the Lord God's Presence.

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The True Guru prays to the Lord, "Please, save my honor. This is my prayer".

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Please save the honor of Your humble servant, O Lord; please bless him with Your Immaculate Name.

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At this time of final departure, it is our only help and support; it destroys death, and the Messenger of Death.

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The Lord God heard the prayer of the True Guru, and granted His request.

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The Lord showered His Mercy, and blended the True Guru with Himself; He said, "Blessed! Blessed! Wonderful!"||2||

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Listen O my Sikhs, my children and Siblings of Destiny; it is my Lord's Will that I must now go to Him.

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The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and my Lord God applauded Him.

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One who is pleased with the Lord God's Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord.

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The unstruck sound current of bliss resounds and vibrates; the Lord hugs him close in His embrace.

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O my children, siblings and family, look carefully in your minds, and see.

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The pre-ordained death warrant cannot be avoided; the Guru is going to be with the Lord God. ||3||

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The True Guru, in His Own Sweet Will, sat up and summoned His family.

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Let no one weep for me after I am gone. That would not please me at all.

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When a friend receives a robe of honor, then his friends are pleased with his honor.

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Consider this and see, O my children and siblings; the Lord has given the True Guru the robe of supreme honor.

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The True Guru Himself sat up, and appointed the successor to the Throne of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of Meditation and Success.

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All the Sikhs, relatives, children and siblings have fallen at the Feet of Guru Ram Das. ||4||

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Finally, the True Guru said, "When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa."

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Call in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.

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Read the sermon of the Lord, and listen to the Lord's Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord.

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Do not bother with offering rice-balls on leaves, lighting lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the Ganges; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord's Pool.

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The Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.

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The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. ||5||