509 : 668
They do not obtain the Lord's Name, and they waste away their lives in vain; O Nanak, the Messenger of Death punishes and dishonors them. ||2||

509 : 669
Pauree:

509 : 670
He created Himself - at that time, there was no other.

509 : 671
He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass.

509 : 672
At that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no nether regions, nor the three worlds.

509 : 673
At that time, only the Formless Lord Himself existed - there was no creation.

509 : 674
As it pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other. ||1||

509 : 675
Shalok, Third Mehl:

509 : 676
My Master is eternal. He is seen by practicing the Word of the Shabad.

509 : 677
He never perishes; He does not come or go in reincarnation.

509 : 678
So serve Him, forever and ever; He is contained in all.

509 : 679
Why serve another who is born, and then dies?

509 : 680
Fruitless is the life of those who do not know their Lord and Master, and who center their consciousness on others.

509 : 681
O Nanak, it cannot be known, how much punishment the Creator shall inflict on them. ||1||

509 : 682
Third Mehl:

509 : 683
Meditate on the True Name; the True Lord is pervading everywhere.

509 : 684
O Nanak, by understanding the Hukam of the Lord's Command, one becomes acceptable, and then obtains the fruit of Truth.

509 : 685
He wanders around babbling and speaking, but he does not understand the Lord's Command at all. He is blind, the falsest of the false. ||2||

509 : 686
Pauree:

509 : 687
Creating union and separation, He laid the foundations of the Universe.

509 : 688
By His Command, the Lord of Light fashioned the Universe, and infused His Divine Light into it.

509 : 689
From the Lord of Light, all light originates. The True Guru proclaims the Word of the Shabad.

509 : 690
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, under the influence of the three dispositions, were put to their tasks.

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509 : 691
He created the root of Maya, and the peace obtained in the fourth state of consciousness. ||2||

509 : 692
Shalok, Third Mehl:

509 : 693
That alone is chanting, and that alone is deep meditation, which is pleasing to the True Guru.

509 : 694
Pleasing the True Guru, glorious greatness is obtained.

509 : 695
O Nanak, renouncing self-conceit, one merges into the Guru. ||1||

509 : 696
Third Mehl:

509 : 697
How rare are those who receive the Guru's Teachings.

509 : 698
O Nanak, he alone receives it, whom the Lord Himself blesses with glorious greatness. ||2||

509 : 699
Pauree:

509 : 700
Emotional attachment to Maya is spiritual darkness; it is very difficult and such a heavy load.

509 : 701
Loaded with so very many stones of sin, how can the boat cross over?

509 : 702
Those who are attuned to the Lord's devotional worship night and day are carried across.

509 : 703
Under the Instruction of the Guru's Shabad, one sheds egotism and corruption, and the mind becomes immaculate.

509 : 704
Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the Lord, Har, Har, is our Saving Grace. ||3||

509 : 705
Shalok:

509 : 706
O Kabeer, the gate of liberation is narrow, less than one-tenth of a mustard seed.

509 : 707
The mind has become as big as an elephant; how can it pass through this gate?

509 : 708
If one meets such a True Guru, by His Pleasure, He shows His Mercy.

509 : 709
Then, the gate of liberation becomes wide open, and the soul easily passes through. ||1||

509 : 710
Third Mehl:

509 : 711
O Nanak, the gate of liberation is very narrow; only the very tiny can pass through.

509 : 712
Through egotism, the mind has become bloated. How can it pass through?

509 : 713
Meeting the True Guru, egotism departs, and one is filled with the Divine Light.

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