568 : 438
The Lord is all-pervading everywhere; behold Him ever-present. Throughout the ages, know Him as the One.

568 : 439
The young, innocent bride enjoys her Husband Lord; she meets Him, the Architect of karma.

568 : 440
One who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord, and utters the sublime Word of the Shabad, remains immersed in the Lord's Ambrosial Pool.

568 : 441
O Nanak, that soul bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, who, through the Shabad, remains in His Presence. ||2||

568 : 442
Go and ask the happy soul-brides, O mortal bride, who have eradicated their self-conceit from within.

568 : 443
Those who have not eradicated their self-conceit, O mortal bride, do not realize the Hukam of their Husband Lord's Command.

568 : 444
Those who eradicate their self-conceit, obtain their Husband Lord; they delight in His Love.

568 : 445
Ever imbued with His Love, in perfect poise and grace, she repeats His Name, night and day.

568 : 446
Very fortunate is that bride, who focuses her consciousness on Him; her Lord's Love is so sweet to her.

568 : 447
O Nanak, that soul-bride who is adorned with Truth, is imbued with her Lord's Love, in the state of perfect poise. ||3||

568 : 448
Overcome your egotism, O mortal bride, and walk in the Guru's Way.

568 : 449
Thus you shall ever enjoy your Husband Lord, O mortal bride, and obtain an abode in the home of your own inner being.

568 : 450
Obtaining an abode in the home of her inner being, she vibrates the Word of the Shabad, and is a happy soul-bride forever.

568 : 451
The Husband Lord is delightful, and forever young; night and day, He embellishes His bride.

568 : 452
Her Husband Lord activates the destiny written on her forehead, and she is adorned with the True Shabad.

568 : 453
O Nanak, the soul-bride is imbued with the Love of the Lord, when she walks according to the Will of the True Guru. ||4||1||

568 : 454
Wadahans, Third Mehl:

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568 : 455
All dealings of the Gurmukh are good, if they are accomplished with poise and grace.

568 : 456
Night and day, he repeats the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and he earns his profits, drinking in the subtle essence of the Lord.

568 : 457
He earns the profit of the subtle essence of the Lord, meditating on the Lord, and repeating the Naam, night and day.

568 : 458
He gathers in merits, and eliminates demerits, and realizes his own self.

568 : 459
Under Guru's Instruction, he is blessed with glorious greatness; he drinks in the essence of the True Word of the Shabad.

568 : 460
O Nanak, devotional worship of the Lord is wonderful, but only a few Gurmukhs perform it. ||1||

568 : 461
As Gurmukh, plant the crop of the Lord within the field of your body, and let it grow.

568 : 462
Within the home of your own being, enjoy the Lord's subtle essence, and earn profits in the world hereafter.

568 : 463
This profit is earned by enshrining the Lord within your mind; blessed is this farming and trade.

568 : 464
Meditating on the Lord's Name, and enshrining Him within your mind, you shall come to understand the Guru's Teachings.

568 : 465
The self-willed manmukhs have grown weary of this farming and trade; their hunger and thirst will not go away.

568 : 466
O Nanak, plant the seed of the Name within your mind, and adorn yourself with the True Word of the Shabad. ||2||

568 : 467
Those humble beings engage in the Lord's Trade, who have the jewel of such pre-ordained destiny upon their foreheads.

568 : 468
Under Guru's Instruction, the soul dwells in the home of the self; through the True Word of the Shabad, she becomes unattached.

568 : 469
By the destiny written upon their foreheads, they become truly unattached, and by reflective meditation, they are imbued with Truth.

568 : 470
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the whole world is insane; through the Shabad, the ego is conquered.

568 : 471
Attached to the True Word of the Shabad, wisdom comes forth. The Gurmukh obtains the Naam, the Name of the Husband Lord.

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