149 : 2399
Reflecting on the True Word of the Shabad, death is overcome.

149 : 2400
Speaking the Unspoken Speech of the Lord, one is adorned with the Word of His Shabad.

149 : 2401
Nanak holds tight to the Treasure of Virtue, and meets with the Dear, Beloved Lord. ||23||

149 : 2402
Shalok, First Mehl:

149 : 2403
Born because of the karma of their past mistakes, they make more mistakes, and fall into mistakes.

149 : 2404
By washing, their pollution is not removed, even though they may wash hundreds of times.

149 : 2405
O Nanak, if God forgives, they are forgiven; otherwise, they are kicked and beaten. ||1||

149 : 2406
First Mehl:

149 : 2407
O Nanak, it is absurd to ask to be spared from pain by begging for comfort.

149 : 2408
Pleasure and pain are the two garments given, to be worn in the Court of the Lord.

149 : 2409
Where you are bound to lose by speaking, there, you ought to remain silent. ||2||

149 : 2410
Pauree:

149 : 2411
After looking around in the four directions, I looked within my own self.

149 : 2412
There, I saw the True, Invisible Lord Creator.

149 : 2413
I was wandering in the wilderness, but now the Guru has shown me the Way.

149 : 2414
Hail to the True, True Guru, through whom we merge in the Truth.

149 : 2415
I have found the jewel within the home of my own self; the lamp within has been lit.

149 : 2416
Those who praise the True Word of the Shabad, abide in the peace of Truth.

149 : 2417
But those who do not have the Fear of God, are overtaken by fear. They are destroyed by their own pride.

149 : 2418
Having forgotten the Name, the world is roaming around like a wild demon. ||24||

149 : 2419
Shalok, Third Mehl:

149 : 2420
In fear we are born, and in fear we die. Fear is always present in the mind.

149 : 2421
O Nanak, if one dies in the fear of God, his coming into the world is blessed and approved. ||1||

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149 : 2422
Third Mehl:

149 : 2423
Without the fear of God, you may live very, very long, and savor the most enjoyable pleasures.

149 : 2424
O Nanak, if you die without the fear of God, you will arise and depart with a blackened face. ||2||

149 : 2425
Pauree:

149 : 2426
When the True Guru is merciful, then your desires will be fulfilled.

149 : 2427
When the True Guru is merciful, you will never grieve.

149 : 2428
When the True Guru is merciful, you will know no pain.

149 : 2429
When the True Guru is merciful, you will enjoy the Lord's Love.

149 : 2430
When the True Guru is merciful, then why should you fear death?

149 : 2431
When the True Guru is merciful, the body is always at peace.

149 : 2432
When the True Guru is merciful, the nine treasures are obtained.

149 : 2433
When the True Guru is merciful, you shall be absorbed in the True Lord. ||25||

149 : 2434
Shalok, First Mehl:

149 : 2435
They pluck the hair out of their heads, and drink in filthy water; they beg endlessly and eat the garbage which others have thrown away.

149 : 2436
They spread manure, they suck in rotting smells, and they are afraid of clean water.

149 : 2437
Their hands are smeared with ashes, and the hair on their heads is plucked out-they are like sheep!

149 : 2438
They have renounced the lifestyle of their mothers and fathers, and their families and relatives cry out in distress.

149 : 2439
No one offers the rice dishes at their last rites, and no one lights the lamps for them. After their death, where will they be sent?

149 : 2440
The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage give them no place of protection, and no Brahmin will eat their food.

149 : 2441
They remain polluted forever, day and night; they do not apply the ceremonial tilak mark to their foreheads.

149 : 2442
They sit together in silence, as if in mourning; they do not go to the Lord's Court.

149 : 2443
With their begging bowls hanging from their waists, and their fly-brushes in their hands, they walk along in single file.

149 : 2444
They are not Yogis, and they are not Jangams, followers of Shiva. They are not Qazis or Mullahs.

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