511 : 758
The body is merely blind dust; go, and ask the soul.

511 : 759
The soul answers, "I am enticed by Maya, and so I come and go, again and again."

511 : 760
O Nanak, I do not know my Lord and Master's Command, by which I would merge in the Truth. ||1||

511 : 761
Third Mehl:

511 : 762
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the only permanent wealth; all other wealth comes and goes.

511 : 763
Thieves cannot steal this wealth, nor can robbers take it away.

511 : 764
This wealth of the Lord is embedded in the soul, and with the soul, it shall depart.

511 : 765
It is obtained from the Perfect Guru; the self-willed manmukhs do not receive it.

511 : 766
Blessed are the traders, O Nanak, who have come to earn the wealth of the Naam. ||2||

511 : 767
Pauree:

511 : 768
My Master is so very great, true, profound and unfathomable.

511 : 769
The whole world is under His power; everything is the projection of Him.

511 : 770
By Guru's Grace, the eternal wealth is obtained, bringing peace and patience to the mind.

511 : 771
By His Grace, the Lord dwells in the mind, and one meets the Brave Guru.

511 : 772
The virtuous praise the ever-stable, permanent, perfect Lord. ||7||

511 : 773
Shalok, Third Mehl:

511 : 774
Cursed is the life of those who forsake and throw away the peace of the Lord's Name, and suffer pain instead by practicing ego and sin.

511 : 775
The ignorant self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in the love of Maya; they have no understanding at all.

511 : 776
In this world and in the world beyond, they do not find peace; in the end, they depart regretting and repenting.

511 : 777
By Guru's Grace, one may meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and egotism departs from within him.

Continued...

511 : 778
O Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny, comes and falls at the Guru's Feet. ||1||

511 : 779
Third Mehl:

511 : 780
The self-willed manmukh is like the inverted lotus; he has neither devotional worship, nor the Lord's Name.

511 : 781
He remains engrossed in material wealth, and his efforts are false.

511 : 782
His consciousness is not softened within, and the words from his mouth are insipid.

511 : 783
He does not mingle with the righteous; within him are falsehood and selfishness.

511 : 784
O Nanak, the Creator Lord has arranged things, so that the self-willed manmukhs are drowned by telling lies, while the Gurmukhs are saved by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||

511 : 785
Pauree:

511 : 786
Without understanding, one must wander around the cycle of reincarnation, and continue coming and going.

511 : 787
One who has not served the True Guru, shall depart regretting and repenting in the end.

511 : 788
But if the Lord shows His Mercy, one finds the Guru, and ego is banished from within.

511 : 789
Hunger and thirst depart from within, and peace comes to dwell in the mind.

511 : 790
Forever and ever, praise Him with love in your heart. ||8||

511 : 791
Shalok, Third Mehl:

511 : 792
One who serves his True Guru, is worshipped by everyone.

511 : 793
Of all efforts, the supreme effort is the attainment of the Lord's Name.

511 : 794
Peace and tranquility come to dwell within the mind; meditating within the heart, there comes a lasting peace.

511 : 795
The Ambrosial Amrit is his food, and the Ambrosial Amrit is his clothes; O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, greatness is obtained. ||1||

511 : 796
Third Mehl:

511 : 797
O mind, listen to the Guru's Teachings, and you shall obtain the treasure of virtue.

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