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2601
I serve the One who gave me the Naam; I am a sacrifice to Him.
934
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2602
He who builds, also demolishes; there is no other than Him.
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2603
By Guru's Grace, I contemplate Him, and then my body does not suffer in pain. ||31||
934
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2604
No one is mine - whose gown should I grasp and hold? No one ever was, and no one shall ever be mine.
934
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2605
Coming and going, one is ruined, afflicted with the disease of dual-mindedness.
934
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2606
Those beings who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, collapse like pillars of salt.
934
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2607
Without the Name, how can they find release? They fall into hell in the end.
934
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2608
Using a limited number of words, we describe the unlimited True Lord.
934
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2609
The ignorant lack understanding. Without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom.
934
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2610
The separated soul is like the broken string of a guitar, which does not vibrate its sound.
934
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2611
God unites the separated souls with Himself, awakening their destiny. ||32||
934
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2612
The body is the tree, and the mind is the bird; the birds in the tree are the five senses.
934
:
2613
They peck at the essence of reality, and merge with the One Lord. They are never trapped at all.
934
:
2614
But the others fly away in a hurry, when they see the food.
934
:
2615
Their feathers are clipped, and they are caught in the noose; through their mistakes, they are caught in disaster.
934
:
2616
Without the True Lord, how can anyone find release? The jewel of the Lord's Glorious Praises comes by the karma of good actions.
934
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2617
When He Himself releases them, only then are they released. He Himself is the Great Master.
934
:
2618
By Guru's Grace, they are released, when He Himself grants His Grace.
934
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2619
Glorious greatness rests in His Hands. He blesses those with whom He is pleased. ||33||
934
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2620
The soul trembles and shakes, when it loses its mooring and support.
934
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2621
Only the support of the True Lord brings honor and glory. Through it, one's works are never in vain.
934
:
2622
The Lord is eternal and forever stable; the Guru is stable, and contemplation upon the True Lord is stable.
934
:
2623
O Lord and Master of angels, men and Yogic masters, You are the support of the unsupported.
934
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2624
In all places and interspaces, You are the Giver, the Great Giver.
934
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2625
Wherever I look, there I see You, Lord; You have no end or limitation.
934
:
2626
You are pervading and permeating the places and interspaces; reflecting upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, You are found.
934
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2627
You give gifts even when they are not asked for; You are great, inaccessible and infinite. ||34||
934
:
2628
O Merciful Lord, You are the embodiment of mercy; creating the Creation, You behold it.
934
:
2629
Please shower Your Mercy upon me, O God, and unite me with Yourself. In an instant, You destroy and rebuild.
934
:
2630
You are all-wise and all-seeing; You are the Greatest Giver of all givers.
934
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2631
He is the Eradicator of poverty, and the Destroyer of pain; the Gurmukh realizes spiritual wisdom and meditation. ||35||
934
:
2632
Losing his wealth, he cries out in anguish; the fool's consciousness is engrossed in wealth.
934
:
2633
How rare are those who gather the wealth of Truth, and love the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.
934
:
2634
If by losing your wealth, you may become absorbed in the Love of the One Lord, then just let it go.
934
:
2635
Dedicate your mind, and surrender your head; seek only the Support of the Creator Lord.
934
:
2636
Worldly affairs and wanderings cease, when the mind is filled with the bliss of the Shabad.
934
:
2637
Even one's enemies become friends, meeting with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.
934
:
2638
Wandering from forest to forest searching, you will find that those things are within the home of your own heart.
934
:
2639
United by the True Guru, you shall remain united, and the pains of birth and death will be ended. ||36||
934
:
2640
Through various rituals, one does not find release. Without virtue, one is sent to the City of Death.
934
:
2641
One will not have this world or the next; committing sinful mistakes, one comes to regret and repent in the end.