364 : 796
He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself inspires to understand.

364 : 797
By Guru's Grace, one serves Him. ||1||

364 : 798
With the jewel of spiritual wisdom, total understanding is obtained.

364 : 799
By Guru's Grace, ignorance is dispelled; one then remains wakeful, night and day, and beholds the True Lord. ||1||Pause||

364 : 800
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, attachment and pride are burnt away.

364 : 801
From the Perfect Guru, true understanding is obtained.

364 : 802
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one realizes the Lord's Presence within.

364 : 803
Then, one's coming and going cease, and one becomes stable, absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

364 : 804
The world is tied to birth and death.

364 : 805
The unconscious, self-willed manmukh is enveloped in the darkness of Maya and emotional attachment.

364 : 806
He slanders others, and practices utter falsehood.

364 : 807
He is a maggot in manure, and into manure he is absorbed. ||3||

364 : 808
Joining the True Congregation, the Sat Sangat, total understanding is obtained.

364 : 809
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, devotional love for the Lord is implanted.

364 : 810
One who surrenders to the Lord's Will is peaceful forever.

364 : 811
O Nanak, he is absorbed into the True Lord. ||4||10||49||

364 : 812
Aasaa, Third Mehl, Panch-Padas:

364 : 813
One who dies in the Word of the Shabad, finds eternal bliss.

364 : 814
He is united with the True Guru, the Guru, the Lord God.

364 : 815
He does not die any more, and he does not come or go.

364 : 816
Through the Perfect Guru, he merges with the True Lord. ||1||

364 : 817
One who has the Naam, the Name of the Lord, written in his pre-ordained destiny,

364 : 818
night and day, meditates forever on the Naam; he obtains the wondrous blessing of devotional love from the Perfect Guru. ||1||Pause||

364 : 819
Those, whom the Lord God has blended with Himself

364 : 820
- their sublime state cannot be described.

364 : 821
The Perfect True Guru has given the Glorious Greatness,

364 : 822
of the most exalted order, and I am absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||2||

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364 : 823
Whatever the Lord does, He does all by Himself.

364 : 824
In an instant, He establishes, and disestablishes.

364 : 825
By merely speaking, talking, shouting and preaching about the Lord, even hundreds of times, the mortal is not approved. ||3||

364 : 826
The Guru meets with those, who take virtue as their treasure;

364 : 827
they listen to the True Word of the Guru's Bani, the Shabad.

364 : 828
Pain departs, from that place where the Shabad abides.

364 : 829
By the jewel of spiritual wisdom, one is easily absorbed into the True Lord. ||4||

364 : 830
No other wealth is as great as the Naam.

364 : 831
It is bestowed only by the True Lord.

364 : 832
Through the Perfect Word of the Shabad, it abides in the mind.

364 : 833
O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, peace is obtained. ||5||11||50||

364 : 834
Aasaa, Third Mehl:

364 : 835
One may dance and play numerous instruments;

364 : 836
but this mind is blind and deaf, so for whose benefit is this speaking and preaching?

364 : 837
Deep within is the fire of greed, and the dust-storm of doubt.

364 : 838
The lamp of knowledge is not burning, and understanding is not obtained. ||1||

364 : 839
The Gurmukh has the light of devotional worship within his heart.

364 : 840
Understanding his own self, he meets God. ||1||Pause||

364 : 841
The Gurmukh's dance is to embrace love for the Lord;

364 : 842
to the beat of the drum, he sheds his ego from within.

364 : 843
My God is True; He Himself is the Knower of all.

364 : 844
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, recognize the Creator Lord within yourself. ||2||

364 : 845
The Gurmukh is filled with devotional love for the Beloved Lord.

364 : 846
He intuitively reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

364 : 847
For the Gurmukh, loving devotional worship is the way to the True Lord.

364 : 848
But the dances and the worship of the hypocrites bring only pain. ||3||

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