551 : 462
He Himself is the water, He Himself gives the tooth-pick, and He Himself offers the mouthwash.

551 : 463
He Himself calls and seats the congregation, and He Himself bids them goodbye.

551 : 464
One whom the Lord Himself blesses with His Mercy - the Lord causes him to walk according to His Will. ||6||

551 : 465
Shalok, Third Mehl:

551 : 466
Rituals and religions are all just entanglements; bad and good are bound up with them.

551 : 467
Those things done for the sake of children and spouse, in ego and attachment, are just more bonds.

551 : 468
Wherever I look, there I see the noose of attachment to Maya.

551 : 469
O Nanak, without the True Name, the world is engrossed in blind entanglements. ||1||

551 : 470
Fourth Mehl:

551 : 471
The blind receive the Divine Light, when they merge with the Will of the True Guru.

551 : 472
They break their bonds, and dwell in Truth, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled.

551 : 473
They see that everything belongs to the One who created and fashioned the body.

551 : 474
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Creator - the Creator preserves his honor. ||2||

551 : 475
Pauree:

551 : 476
When the Creator, sitting all by Himself, created the Universe, he did not consult with any of His servants;

551 : 477
so what can anyone take, and what can anyone give, when He did not create any other like Himself?

551 : 478
Then, after fashioning the world, the Creator blessed all with His blessings.

551 : 479
He Himself instructs us in His service, and as Gurmukh, we drink in His Ambrosial Nectar.

551 : 480
He Himself is formless, and He Himself is formed; whatever He Himself does, comes to pass. ||7||

551 : 481
Shalok, Third Mehl:

551 : 482
The Gurmukhs serve God forever; night and day, they are steeped in the Love of the True Lord.

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551 : 483
They are in bliss forever, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; in this world and in the next, they keep Him clasped to their hearts.

551 : 484
Their Beloved dwells deep within; the Creator pre-ordained this destiny.

551 : 485
O Nanak, He blends them into Himself; He Himself showers His Mercy upon them. ||1||

551 : 486
Third Mehl:

551 : 487
By merely talking and speaking, He is not found. Night and day, sing His Glorious Praises continually.

551 : 488
Without His Merciful Grace, no one finds Him; many have died barking and bewailing.

551 : 489
When the mind and body are saturated with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord Himself comes to dwell in his mind.

551 : 490
O Nanak, by His Grace, He is found; He unites us in His Union. ||2||

551 : 491
Pauree:

551 : 492
He Himself is the Vedas, the Puraanas and all the Shaastras; He Himself chants them, and He Himself is pleased.

551 : 493
He Himself sits down to worship, and He Himself creates the world.

551 : 494
He Himself is a householder, and He Himself is a renunciate; He Himself utters the Unutterable.

551 : 495
He Himself is all goodness, and He Himself causes us to act; He Himself remains detached.

551 : 496
He Himself grants pleasure and pain; the Creator Himself bestows His gifts. ||8||

551 : 497
Shalok, Third Mehl:

551 : 498
O Shaykh, abandon your cruel nature; live in the Fear of God and give up your madness.

551 : 499
Through the Fear of the Guru, many have been saved; in this fear, find the Fearless Lord.

551 : 500
Pierce your stone heart with the Word of the Shabad; let peace and tranquility come to abide in your mind.

551 : 501
If good deeds are done in this state of peace, they are approved by the Lord and Master.

551 : 502
O Nanak, through sexual desire and anger, no one has ever found God - go, and ask any wise man. ||1||

551 : 503
Third Mehl:

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