148 : 2350
Sometimes it is perched on the sandalwood tree, and sometimes it is on the branch of the poisonous swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars through the heavens.

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O Nanak, our Lord and Master leads us on, according to the Hukam of His Command; such is His Way. ||2||

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Pauree:

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Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away.

148 : 2354
The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits.

148 : 2355
Not by studying, but through understanding, is the Lord's Mystery revealed.

148 : 2356
There are six pathways in the Shaastras, but how rare are those who merge in the True Lord through them.

148 : 2357
The True Lord is Unknowable; through the Word of His Shabad, we are embellished.

148 : 2358
One who believes in the Name of the Infinite Lord, attains the Court of the Lord.

148 : 2359
I humbly bow to the Creator Lord; I am a minstrel singing His Praises.

148 : 2360
Nanak enshrines the Lord within his mind. He is the One, throughout the ages. ||21||

148 : 2361
Shalok, Second Mehl:

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Those who charm scorpions and handle snakes only brand themselves with their own hands.

148 : 2363
By the pre-ordained Order of our Lord and Master, they are beaten badly, and struck down.

148 : 2364
If the self-willed manmukhs fight with the Gurmukh, they are condemned by the Lord, the True Judge.

148 : 2365
He Himself is the Lord and Master of both worlds. He beholds all and makes the exact determination.

148 : 2366
O Nanak, know this well: everything is in accordance with His Will. ||1||

148 : 2367
Second Mehl:

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O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge.

148 : 2369
If someone understands both the disease and the medicine, only then is he a wise physician.

148 : 2370
Do not involve yourself in idle business on the way; remember that you are only a guest here.

148 : 2371
Speak with those who know the Primal Lord, and renounce your evil ways.

148 : 2372
That virtuous person who does not walk in the way of greed, and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous.

148 : 2373
If an arrow is shot at the sky, how can it reach there?

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The sky above is unreachable-know this well, O archer! ||2||

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Pauree:

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The soul-bride loves her Husband Lord; she is embellished with His Love.

148 : 2377
She worships Him day and night; she cannot be restrained from doing so.

148 : 2378
In the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, she has made her home; she is adorned with the Word of His Shabad.

148 : 2379
She is humble, and she offers her true and sincere prayer.

148 : 2380
She is beautiful in the Company of her Lord and Master; she walks in the Way of His Will.

148 : 2381
With her dear friends, she offers her heart-felt prayers to her Beloved.

148 : 2382
Cursed is that home, and shameful is that life, which is without the Name of the Lord.

148 : 2383
But she who is adorned with the Word of His Shabad, drinks in the Amrit of His Nectar. ||22||

148 : 2384
Shalok, First Mehl:

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The desert is not satisfied by rain, and the fire is not quenched by desire.

148 : 2386
The king is not satisfied with his kingdom, and the oceans are full, but still they thirst for more.

148 : 2387
O Nanak, how many times must I seek and ask for the True Name? ||1||

148 : 2388
Second Mehl:

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Life is useless, as long as one does not know the Lord God.

148 : 2390
Only a few cross over the world-ocean, by Guru's Grace.

148 : 2391
The Lord is the All-powerful Cause of causes, says Nanak after deep deliberation.

148 : 2392
The creation is subject to the Creator, who sustains it by His Almighty Power. ||2||

148 : 2393
Pauree:

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In the Court of the Lord and Master, His minstrels dwell.

148 : 2395
Singing the Praises of their True Lord and Master, the lotuses of their hearts have blossomed forth.

148 : 2396
Obtaining their Perfect Lord and Master, their minds are transfixed with ecstasy.

148 : 2397
Their enemies have been driven out and subdued, and their friends are very pleased.

148 : 2398
Those who serve the Truthful True Guru are shown the True Path.

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