954 : 3524
and separated from Sita and Lakhshman.

954 : 3525
The ten-headed Raawan, who stole away Sita with the beat of his tambourine, wept when he lost Sri Lanka.

954 : 3526
The Paandavas once lived in the Presence of the Lord; they were made slaves, and wept.

954 : 3527
Janmayjaa wept, that he had lost his way.

954 : 3528
One mistake, and he became a sinner.

954 : 3529
The Shaykhs, Pirs and spiritual teachers weep;

954 : 3530
at the very last instant, they suffer in agony.

954 : 3531
The kings weep - their ears are cut;

954 : 3532
they go begging from house to house.

954 : 3533
The miser weeps; he has to leave behind the wealth he has gathered.

954 : 3534
The Pandit, the religious scholar, weeps when his learning is gone.

954 : 3535
The young woman weeps because she has no husband.

954 : 3536
O Nanak, the whole world is suffering.

954 : 3537
He alone is victorious, who believes in the Lord's Name.

954 : 3538
No other action is of any account. ||1||

954 : 3539
Second Mehl:

954 : 3540
Meditation, austerity and everything come through belief in the Lord's Name. All other actions are useless.

954 : 3541
O Nanak, believe in the One who is worth believing in. By Guru's Grace, he is realized. ||2||

954 : 3542
Pauree:

954 : 3543
The union of the body and the soul-swan was pre-ordained by the Creator Lord.

954 : 3544
He is hidden, and yet pervading all. He is revealed to the Gurmukh.

954 : 3545
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and chanting His Praises, one merges in His Glories.

954 : 3546
True is the True Word of the Guru's Bani. One unites in Union with the True Lord.

954 : 3547
He Himself is everything; He Himself grants glorious greatness. ||14||

954 : 3548
Shalok, Second Mehl:

954 : 3549
O Nanak, the blind man may go to appraise the jewels,

954 : 3550
but he will not know their value; he will return home after exposing his ignorance. ||1||

954 : 3551
Second Mehl:

954 : 3552
The Jeweller has come, and opened up the bag of jewels.

954 : 3553
The merchandise and the merchant are merged together.

954 : 3554
They alone purchase the gem, O Nanak, who have virtue in their purse.

954 : 3555
Those who do not appreciate the value of the jewels, wander like blind men in the world. ||2||

954 : 3556
Pauree:

954 : 3557
The fortress of the body has nine gates; the tenth gate is kept hidden.

954 : 3558
The rigid door is not open; only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad can it be opened.

954 : 3559
The unstruck sound current resounds and vibrates there. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is heard.

954 : 3560
Deep within the nucleus of the heart, the Divine Light shines forth. Through devotional worship, one meets the Lord.

954 : 3561
The One Lord is pervading and permeating all. He Himself created the creation. ||15||

954 : 3562
Shalok, Second Mehl:

954 : 3563
He is truly blind, who follows the way shown by the blind man.

954 : 3564
O Nanak, why should the one who can see, get lost?

954 : 3565
Do not call them blind, who have no eyes in their face.

954 : 3566
They alone are blind, O Nanak, who wander away from their Lord and Master. ||1||

954 : 3567
Second Mehl:

954 : 3568
One whom the Lord has made blind - the Lord can make him see again.

954 : 3569
He acts only as he knows, although he may be spoken to a hundred times.

954 : 3570
Where the real thing is not seen, self-conceit prevails there - know this well.

954 : 3571
O Nanak, how can the purshaser purchase the real thing, if he cannot recognize it? ||2||

954 : 3572
Second Mehl:

954 : 3573
How can someone be called blind, if he was made blind by the Lord's Command?

954 : 3574
O Nanak, one who does not understand the Hukam of the Lord's Command should be called blind. ||3||