570 : 507
One's virtues merge into the virtues of the Lord; he comes to understand his own self. He earns the profit of devotional worship in this world.

570 : 508
Without devotion, there is no peace; through duality, one's honor is lost, but under Guru's Instruction, he is blessed with the Support of the Naam.

570 : 509
He ever earns the profit of the merchandise of the Naam, whom the Lord employs in this Trade.

570 : 510
He purchases the jewel, the invaluable treasure, unto whom the True Guru has given this understanding. ||1||

570 : 511
The love of Maya is totally painful; this is a bad deal.

570 : 512
Speaking falsehood, one eats poison, and the evil within increases greatly.

570 : 513
The evil within increases greatly, in this world of doubt; without the Name, one's honor is lost.

570 : 514
Reading and studying, the religious scholars argue and debate; but without understanding, there is no peace.

570 : 515
Their comings and goings never end; emotional attachment to Maya is dear to them.

570 : 516
The love of Maya is totally painful; this is a bad deal. ||2||

570 : 517
The counterfeit and the genuine are all assayed in the Court of the True Lord.

570 : 518
The counterfeit are cast out of the Court, and they stand there, crying out in misery.

570 : 519
They stand there, crying out in misery; the foolish, idiotic, self-willed manmukhs have wasted their lives.

570 : 520
Maya is the poison which has deluded the world; it does not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

570 : 521
The self-willed manmukhs are resentful toward the Saints; they harvest only pain in this world.

570 : 522
The counterfeit and the genuine are assayed in that True Court of the Lord. ||3||

570 : 523
He Himself acts; who else should I ask? No one else can do anything.

570 : 524
As He pleases, He engages us; such is His glorious greatness.

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570 : 525
Such is His glorious greatness - He Himself causes all to act; no one is a warrior or a coward.

570 : 526
The Life of the World, the Great Giver, the Architect of karma - He Himself grants forgiveness.

570 : 527
By Guru's Grace, self-conceit is eradicated, O Nanak, and through the Naam, honor is obtained.

570 : 528
He Himself acts; who else should I ask? No one else can do anything. ||4||4||

570 : 529
Wadahans, Third Mehl:

570 : 530
The True merchandise is the Lord's Name. This is the true trade.

570 : 531
Under Guru's Instruction, we trade in the Lord's Name; its value is very great.

570 : 532
The value of this true trade is very great; those who are engaged in the true trade are very fortunate.

570 : 533
Inwardly and outwardly, they are imbued with devotion, and they enshrine love for the True Name.

570 : 534
One who is blessed with the Lord's Favor, obtains Truth, and reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

570 : 535
O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Name find peace; they deal only in the True Name. ||1||

570 : 536
Egotistical involvement in Maya is filth; Maya is overflowing with filth.

570 : 537
Under Guru's Instruction, the mind is made pure and the tongue tastes the subtle essence of the Lord.

570 : 538
The tongue tastes the subtle essence of the Lord, and deep within, the heart is drenched with His Love, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad.

570 : 539
Deep within, the well of the heart is overflowing with the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar; the water-carrier draws and drinks in the water of the Shabad.

570 : 540
One who is blessed with the Lord's favor is attuned to the Truth; with his tongue, he chants the Lord's Name.

570 : 541
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are immaculate. The others are full of the filth of egotism. ||2||

570 : 542
All the religious scholars and astrologers read and study, and argue and shout. Who are they trying to teach?

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