935
:
2642
He has neither spiritual wisdom or meditation; neither Dharmic faith mor meditation.
935
:
2643
Without the Name, how can one be fearless? How can he understand egotistical pride?
935
:
2644
I am so tired - how can I get there? This ocean has no bottom or end.
935
:
2645
I have no loving companions, whom I can ask for help.
935
:
2646
O Nanak, crying out, "Beloved, Beloved", we are united with the Uniter.
935
:
2647
He who separated me, unites me again; my love for the Guru is infinite. ||37||
935
:
2648
Sin is bad, but it is dear to the sinner.
935
:
2649
He loads himself with sin, and expands his world through sin.
935
:
2650
Sin is far away from one who understands himself.
935
:
2651
He is not afflicted by sorrow or separation.
935
:
2652
How can one avoid falling into hell? How can he cheat the Messenger of Death?
935
:
2653
How can coming and going be forgotten? Falsehood is bad, and death is cruel.
935
:
2654
The mind is enveloped by entanglements, and into entanglements it falls.
935
:
2655
Without the Name, how can anyone be saved? They rot away in sin. ||38||
935
:
2656
Again and again, the crow falls into the trap.
935
:
2657
Then he regrets it, but what can he do now?
935
:
2658
Even though he is trapped, he pecks at the food; he does not understand.
935
:
2659
If he meets the True Guru, then he sees with his eyes.
935
:
2660
Like a fish, he is caught in the noose of death.
935
:
2661
Do not seek liberation from anyone else, except the Guru, the Great Giver.
935
:
2662
Over and over again, he comes; over and over again, he goes.
935
:
2663
Be absorbed in love for the One Lord, and remain lovingly focused on Him.
935
:
2664
In this way you shall be saved, and you shall not fall into the trap again. ||39||
935
:
2665
She calls out, "Brother, O brother - stay, O brother!" But he becomes a stranger.
935
:
2666
Her brother departs for his own home, and his sister burns with the pain of separation.
935
:
2667
In this world, her father's home, the daughter, the innocent soul bride, loves her Young Husband Lord.
935
:
2668
If you long for your Husband Lord, O soul bride, then serve the True Guru with love.
935
:
2669
How rare are the spiritually wise, who meet the True Guru, and truly understand.
935
:
2670
All glorious greatness rests in the Lord and Master's Hands. He grants them, when He is pleased.
935
:
2671
How rare are those who contemplate the Word of the Guru's Bani; they become Gurmukh.
935
:
2672
This is the Bani of the Supreme Being; through it, one dwells within the home of his inner being. ||40||
935
:
2673
Shattering and breaking apart, He creates and re-creates; creating, He shatters again. He builds up what He has demolished, and demolishes what He has built.
935
:
2674
He dries up the pools which are full, and fills the dried tanks again. He is all-powerful and independent.
935
:
2675
Deluded by doubt, they have gone insane; without destiny, what do they obtain?
935
:
2676
The Gurmukhs know that God holds the string; wherever He pulls it, they must go.
935
:
2677
Those who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, are forever imbued with His Love; they never again feel regret.
935
:
2678
Bhabha: If someone seeks, and then becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to dwell in the home of his own heart.
935
:
2679
Bhabha: The way of the terrifying world-ocean is treacherous. Remain free of hope, in the midst of hope, and you shall cross over.
935
:
2680
By Guru's Grace, one comes to understand himself; in this way, he remains dead while yet alive. ||41||
935
:
2681
Crying out for the wealth and riches of Maya, they die; but Maya does not go along with them.
935
:
2682
The soul-swan arises and departs, sad and depressed, leaving its wealth behind.
935
:
2683
The false mind is hunted by the Messenger of Death; it carries its faults along when it goes.
935
:
2684
The mind turns inward, and merges with mind, when it is with virtue.