57 : 1710
God is known throughout the three worlds. True is the Name of the True One. ||5||

57 : 1711
The wife who knows that her Husband Lord is always with her is very beautiful.

57 : 1712
The soul-bride is called to the Mansion of the His Presence, and her Husband Lord ravishes her with love.

57 : 1713
The happy soul-bride is true and good; she is fascinated by the Glories of her Husband Lord. ||6||

57 : 1714
Wandering around and making mistakes, I climb the plateau; having climbed the plateau, I go up the mountain.

57 : 1715
But now I have lost my way, and I am wandering around in the forest; without the Guru, I do not understand.

57 : 1716
If I wander around forgetting God's Name, I shall continue coming and going in reincarnation, over and over again. ||7||

57 : 1717
Go and ask the travellers, how to walk on the Path as His slave.

57 : 1718
They know the Lord to be their King, and at the Door to His Home, their way is not blocked.

57 : 1719
O Nanak, the One is pervading everywhere; there is no other at all. ||8||6||

57 : 1720
Siree Raag, First Mehl:

57 : 1721
Through the Guru, the Pure One is known, and the human body becomes pure as well.

57 : 1722
The Pure, True Lord abides within the mind; He knows the pain of our hearts.

57 : 1723
With intuitive ease, a great peace is found, and the arrow of death shall not strike you. ||1||

57 : 1724
O Siblings of Destiny, filth is washed away by bathing in the Pure Water of the Name.

57 : 1725
You alone are Perfectly Pure, O True Lord; all other places are filled with filth. ||1||Pause||

57 : 1726
The Temple of the Lord is beautiful; it was made by the Creator Lord.

57 : 1727
The sun and the moon are lamps of incomparably beautiful light. Throughout the three worlds, the Infinite Light is pervading.

57 : 1728
In the shops of the city of the body, in the fortresses and in the huts, the True Merchandise is traded. ||2||

57 : 1729
The ointment of spiritual wisdom is the destroyer of fear; through love, the Pure One is seen.

57 : 1730
The mysteries of the seen and the unseen are all known, if the mind is kept centered and balanced.

Continued...

57 : 1731
If one finds such a True Guru, the Lord is met with intuitive ease. ||3||

57 : 1732
He draws us to His Touchstone, to test our love and consciousness.

57 : 1733
The counterfeit have no place there, but the genuine are placed in His Treasury.

57 : 1734
Let your hopes and anxieties depart; thus pollution is washed away. ||4||

57 : 1735
Everyone begs for happiness; no one asks for suffering.

57 : 1736
But in the wake of happiness, there comes great suffering. The self-willed manmukhs do not understand this.

57 : 1737
Those who see pain and pleasure as one and the same find peace; they are pierced through by the Shabad. ||5||

57 : 1738
The Vedas proclaim, and the words of Vyaasa tell us,

57 : 1739
that the silent sages, the servants of the Lord, and those who practice a life of spiritual discipline are attuned to the Naam, the Treasure of Excellence.

57 : 1740
Those who are attuned to the True Name win the game of life; I am forever a sacrifice to them. ||6||

57 : 1741
Those who do not have the Naam in their mouths are filled with pollution; they are filthy throughout the four ages.

57 : 1742
Without loving devotion to God, their faces are blackened, and their honor is lost.

57 : 1743
Those who have forgotten the Naam are plundered by evil; they weep and wail in dismay. ||7||

57 : 1744
I searched and searched, and found God. In the Fear of God, I have been united in His Union.

57 : 1745
Through self-realization, people dwell within the home of their inner being; egotism and desire depart.

57 : 1746
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Name of the Lord are immaculate and radiant. ||8||7||

57 : 1747
Siree Raag, First Mehl:

57 : 1748
Listen, O deluded and demented mind: hold tight to the Guru's Feet.

57 : 1749
Chant and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; death will be afraid of you, and suffering shall depart.

57 : 1750
The deserted wife suffers terrible pain. How can her Husband Lord remain with her forever? ||1||

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