641 : 1819
We are saved by following those, O Beloved, who seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||2||

641 : 1820
He thinks that his food is so sweet, O Beloved, but it makes his body ill.

641 : 1821
It turns out to be bitter, O Beloved, and it produces only sadness.

641 : 1822
The Lord leads him astray in the enjoyment of pleasures, O Beloved, and so his sense of separation does not depart.

641 : 1823
Those who meet the Guru are saved, O Beloved; this is their pre-ordained destiny. ||3||

641 : 1824
He is filled with longing for Maya, O Beloved, and so the Lord does not ever come into his mind.

641 : 1825
Those who forget You, O Supreme Lord Master, their bodies turn to dust.

641 : 1826
They cry out and scream horribly, O Beloved, but their torment does not end.

641 : 1827
Those who meet the Guru, and reform themselves, O Beloved, their capital remains intact. ||4||

641 : 1828
As far as possible, do not associate with the faithless cynics, O Beloved.

641 : 1829
Meeting with them, the Lord is forgotten, O Beloved, and you rise and depart with a blackened face.

641 : 1830
The self-willed manmukh finds no rest or shelter, O Beloved; in the Court of the Lord, they are punished.

641 : 1831
Those who meet with the Guru, and reform themselves, O Beloved, their affairs are resolved. ||5||

641 : 1832
One may have thousands of clever tricks and techniques of austere self-discipline, O Beloved, but not even one of them will go with him.

641 : 1833
Those who turn their backs on the Lord of the Universe, O Beloved, their families are stained with disgrace.

641 : 1834
They do not realize that they do have Him , O Beloved; falsehood will not go with them.

641 : 1835
Those who meet with the True Guru, O Beloved, dwell upon the True Name. ||6||

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641 : 1836
When the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, O Beloved, one is blessed with Truth, contentment, wisdom and meditation.

641 : 1837
Night and day, he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, O Beloved, totally filled with Ambrosial Nectar.

641 : 1838
He crosses over the sea of pain, O Beloved, and swims across the terrifying world-ocean.

641 : 1839
One who is pleasing to His Will, He unites with Himself, O Beloved; he is forever true. ||7||

641 : 1840
The all-powerful Divine Lord is compassionate, O Beloved; He is the Support of His devotees.

641 : 1841
I seek His Sanctuary, O Beloved; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

641 : 1842
He has adorned me in this world and the next, O Beloved; He has placed the Emblem of Truth upon my forehead.

641 : 1843
I shall never forget that God, O Beloved; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||8||2||

641 : 1844
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Ashtapadees:

641 : 1845
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

641 : 1846
They read scriptures, and contemplate the Vedas; they practice the inner cleansing techniques of Yoga, and control of the breath.

641 : 1847
But they cannot escape from the company of the five passions; they are increasingly bound to egotism. ||1||

641 : 1848
O Beloved, this is not the way to meet the Lord; I have performed these rituals so many times.

641 : 1849
I have collapsed, exhausted, at the Door of my Lord Master; I pray that He may grant me a discerning intellect. ||Pause||

641 : 1850
One may remain silent and use his hands as begging bowls, and wander naked in the forest.

641 : 1851
He may make pilgrimages to river banks and sacred shrines all over the world, but his sense of duality will not leave him. ||2||

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