182 : 1380
It torments us with the expression of pleasure and pain.

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It torments us through incarnations in heaven and hell.

182 : 1382
It is seen to afflict the rich, the poor and the glorious.

182 : 1383
The source of this illness which torments us is greed. ||1||

182 : 1384
Maya torments us in so many ways.

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But the Saints live under Your Protection, God. ||1||Pause||

182 : 1386
It torments us through intoxication with intellectual pride.

182 : 1387
It torments us through the love of children and spouse.

182 : 1388
It torments us through elephants, horses and beautiful clothes.

182 : 1389
It torments us through the intoxication of wine and the beauty of youth. ||2||

182 : 1390
It torments landlords, paupers and lovers of pleasure.

182 : 1391
It torments us through the sweet sounds of music and parties.

182 : 1392
It torments us through beautiful beds, palaces and decorations.

182 : 1393
It torments us through the darkness of the five evil passions. ||3||

182 : 1394
It torments those who act, entangled in ego.

182 : 1395
It torments us through household affairs, and it torments us in renunciation.

182 : 1396
It torments us through character, lifestyle and social status.

182 : 1397
It torments us through everything, except for those who are imbued with the Love of the Lord. ||4||

182 : 1398
The Sovereign Lord King has cut away the bonds of His Saints.

182 : 1399
How can Maya torment them?

182 : 1400
Says Nanak, Maya does not draw near those who have obtained the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||5||19||88||

182 : 1401
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:

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The eyes are asleep in corruption, gazing upon the beauty of another.

182 : 1403
The ears are asleep, listening to slanderous stories.

182 : 1404
The tongue is asleep, in its desire for sweet flavors.

182 : 1405
The mind is asleep, fascinated by Maya. ||1||

182 : 1406
Those who remain awake in this house are very rare;

182 : 1407
by doing so, they receive the whole thing. ||1||Pause||

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182 : 1408
All of my companions are intoxicated with their sensory pleasures;

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they do not know how to guard their own home.

182 : 1410
The five thieves have plundered them;

182 : 1411
the thugs descend upon the unguarded village. ||2||

182 : 1412
Our mothers and fathers cannot save us from them;

182 : 1413
friends and brothers cannot protect us from them

182 : 1414
- they cannot be restrained by wealth or cleverness.

182 : 1415
Only through the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, can those villains be brought under control. ||3||

182 : 1416
Have Mercy upon me, O Lord, Sustainer of the world.

182 : 1417
The dust of the feet of the Saints is all the treasure I need.

182 : 1418
In the Company of the True Guru, one's investment remains intact.

182 : 1419
Nanak is awake to the Love of the Supreme Lord. ||4||

182 : 1420
He alone is awake, unto whom God shows His Mercy.

182 : 1421
This investment, wealth and property shall remain intact. ||1||Second Pause||20||89||

182 : 1422
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:

182 : 1423
Kings and emperors are under His Power.

182 : 1424
The whole world is under His Power.

182 : 1425
Everything is done by His doing;

182 : 1426
other than Him, there is nothing at all. ||1||

182 : 1427
Offer your prayers to your True Guru;

182 : 1428
He will resolve your affairs. ||1||Pause||

182 : 1429
The Darbaar of His Court is the most exalted of all.

182 : 1430
His Name is the Support of all His devotees.

182 : 1431
The Perfect Master is pervading everywhere.

182 : 1432
His Glory is manifest in each and every heart. ||2||

182 : 1433
Remembering Him in meditation, the home of sorrow is abolished.

182 : 1434
Remembering Him in meditation, the Messenger of Death shall not touch you.

182 : 1435
Remembering Him in meditation, the dry branches become green again.

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