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He is the Architect of Destiny; He blesses us with mind and body.
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2431
That Architect of Destiny is in my mind and mouth.
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2432
God is the Life of the world; there is no other at all.
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2433
O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is honored. ||9||
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2434
One who lovingly chants the Name of the Sovereign Lord King,
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2435
fights the battle and conquers his own mind;
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2436
day and night, he remains imbued with the Lord's Love.
931
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2437
He is famous throughout the three worlds and the four ages.
931
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2438
One who knows the Lord, becomes like Him.
931
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2439
He becomes absolutely immaculate, and his body is sanctified.
931
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2440
His heart is happy, in love with the One Lord.
931
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2441
He lovingly centers his attention deep within upon the True Word of the Shabad. ||10||
931
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2442
Don't be angry - drink in the Ambrosial Nectar; you shall not remain in this world forever.
931
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2443
The ruling kings and the paupers shall not remain; they come and go, throughout the four ages.
931
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2444
Everyone says that they will remain, but none of them remain; unto whom should I offer my prayer?
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2445
The One Shabad, the Name of the Lord, will never fail you; the Guru grants honor and understanding. ||11||
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2446
My shyness and hesitation have died and gone, and I walk with my face unveiled.
931
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2447
The confusion and doubt from my crazy, insane mother-in-law has been removed from over my head.
931
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2448
My Beloved has summoned me with joyful caresses; my mind is filled with the bliss of the Shabad.
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2449
Imbued with the Love of my Beloved, I have become Gurmukh, and carefree. ||12||
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2450
Chant the jewel of the Naam, and earn the profit of the Lord.
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2451
Greed, avarice, evil and egotism;
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2452
slander, inuendo and gossip;
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2453
the self-willed manmukh is blind, foolish and ignorant.
931
:
2454
For the sake of earning the profit of the Lord, the mortal comes into the world.
931
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2455
But he becomes a mere slave laborer, and is mugged by the mugger, Maya.
931
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2456
One who earns the profit of the Naam, with the capital of faith,
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:
2457
O Nanak, is truly honored by the True Supreme King. ||13||
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2458
The world is ruined on the path of Death.
931
:
2459
No one has the power to erase Maya's influence.
931
:
2460
If wealth visits the home of the lowliest clown,
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:
2461
seeing that wealth, all pay their respects to him.
931
:
2462
Even an idiot is thought of as clever, if he is rich.
931
:
2463
Without devotional worship, the world is insane.
931
:
2464
The One Lord is contained among all.
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2465
He reveals Himself, unto those whom He blesses with His Grace. ||14||
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2466
Throughout the ages, the Lord is eternally established; He has no vengeance.
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:
2467
He is not subject to birth and death; He is not entangled in worldly affairs.
931
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2468
Whatever is seen, is the Lord Himself.
931
:
2469
Creating Himself, He establishes Himself in the heart.
931
:
2470
He Himself is unfathomable; He links people to their affairs.
931
:
2471
He is the Way of Yoga, the Life of the World.
931
:
2472
Living a righteous lifestyle, true peace is found.
931
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2473
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone find liberation? ||15||
931
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2474
Without the Name, even one's own body is an enemy.
931
:
2475
Why not meet the Lord, and take away the pain of your mind?
931
:
2476
The traveller comes and goes along the highway.
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:
2477
What did he bring when he came, and what will he take away when he goes?
931
:
2478
Without the Name, one loses everywhere.
931
:
2479
The profit is earned, when the Lord grants understanding.
931
:
2480
In merchandise and trade, the merchant is trading.
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:
2481
Without the Name, how can one find honor and nobility? ||16||
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:
2482
One who contemplates the Lord's Virtues is spiritually wise.
931
:
2483
Through His Virtues, one receives spiritual wisdom.
931
:
2484
How rare in this world, is the Giver of virtue.
931
:
2485
The True way of life comes through contemplation of the Guru.
931
:
2486
The Lord is inaccessible and unfathomable. His worth cannot be estimated.