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The True Guru, the Giver, grants liberation;

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all diseases are eradicated, and one is blessed with the Ambrosial Nectar.

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Death, the tax collector, does not impose any tax on one whose inner fire has been put out, whose heart is cool and tranquil. ||5||

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The body has developed a great love for the soul-swan.

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He is a Yogi, and she is a beautiful woman.

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Day and night, he enjoys her with delight, and then he arises and departs without consulting her. ||6||

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Creating the Universe, God remains diffused throughout it.

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In the wind, water and fire, He vibrates and resounds.

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The mind wavers, keeping company with evil passions; one obtains the rewards of his own actions. ||7||

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Forgetting the Naam, one suffers the misery of his evil ways.

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When the order to depart is issued, how can he remain here?

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He falls into the pit of hell, and suffers like a fish out of water. ||8||

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The faithless cynic has to endure 8.4 million hellish incarnations.

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As he acts, so does he suffer.

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Without the True Guru, there is no liberation. Bound and gagged by his own actions, he is helpless. ||9||

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This path is very narrow, like the sharp edge of a sword.

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When his account is read, he shall be crushed like the sesame seed in the mill.

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Mother, father, spouse and child - none is anyone's friend in the end. Without the Lord's Love, no one is liberated. ||10||

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You may have many friends and companions in the world,

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but without the Guru, the Transcendent Lord Incarnate, there is no one at all.

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Service to the Guru is the way to liberation. Night and day, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||11||

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Abandon falsehood, and pursue the Truth,

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and you shall obtain the fruits of your desires.

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Very few are those who trade in the merchandise of Truth. Those who deal in it, obtain the true profit. ||12||

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Depart with the merchandise of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

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and you shall intuitively obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, in the Mansion of His Presence.

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The Gurmukhs search for Him and find Him; they are the perfect humble beings. In this way, they see Him, who looks upon all alike. ||13||

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God is endless; following the Guru's Teachings, some find Him.

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Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they instruct their minds.

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Accept as True, Perfectly True, the Word of the True Guru's Bani. In this way, you shall merge in the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||14||

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Naarad and Saraswati are Your servants.

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Your servants are the greatest of the great, throughout the three worlds.

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Your creative power permeates all; You are the Great Giver of all. You created the whole creation. ||15||

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Some serve at Your Door, and their sufferings are dispelled.

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They are robed with honor in the Court of the Lord, and emancipated by the True Guru.

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The True Guru breaks the bonds of egotism, and restrains the fickle consciousness. ||16||

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Meet the True Guru, and search for the way,

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by which you may find God, and not have to answer for your account.

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Subdue your egotism, and serve the Guru; O servant Nanak, you shall be drenched with the Lord's Love. ||17||2||8||

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Maaroo, First Mehl:

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My Lord is the Destroyer of demons.

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My Beloved Lord is pervading each and every heart.

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The unseen Lord is always with us, but He is not seen at all. The Gurmukh contemplates the record. ||1||

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The Holy Gurmukh seeks Your Sanctuary.