648 : 2110
This is how the Gurmukhs eliminate their self-conceit, and come to rule the whole world.

648 : 2111
O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands, when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||1||

648 : 2112
Third Mehl:

648 : 2113
Blessed and approved is the coming into the world, of those Gurmukhs who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

648 : 2114
O Nanak, they save their families, and they are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

648 : 2115
Pauree:

648 : 2116
The Guru unites His Sikhs, the Gurmukhs, with the Lord.

648 : 2117
The Guru keeps some of them with Himself, and engages others in His Service.

648 : 2118
Those who cherish their Beloved in their conscious minds, the Guru blesses them with His Love.

648 : 2119
The Guru loves all of His Gursikhs equally well, like friends, children and siblings.

648 : 2120
So chant the Name of the Guru, the True Guru, everyone! Chanting the Name of the Guru, Guru, you shall be rejuvenated. ||14||

648 : 2121
Shalok, Third Mehl:

648 : 2122
O Nanak, the blind, ignorant fools do not remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord; they involve themselves in other activities.

648 : 2123
They are bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death; they are punished, and in the end, they rot away in manure. ||1||

648 : 2124
Third Mehl:

648 : 2125
O Nanak, those humble beings are true and approved, who serve their True Guru.

648 : 2126
They remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord, and their comings and goings cease. ||2||

648 : 2127
Pauree:

648 : 2128
Gathering the wealth and property of Maya, brings only pain in the end.

648 : 2129
Homes, mansions and adorned palaces will not go with anyone.

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648 : 2130
He may breed horses of various colors, but these will not be of any use to him.

648 : 2131
O human, link your consciousness to the Lord's Name, and in the end, it shall be your companion and helper.

648 : 2132
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the Gurmukh is blessed with peace. ||15||

648 : 2133
Shalok, Third Mehl:

648 : 2134
Without the karma of good actions, the Name is not obtained; it can be obtained only by perfect good karma.

648 : 2135
O Nanak, if the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, then under Guru's Instruction, one is united in His Union. ||1||

648 : 2136
First Mehl:

648 : 2137
Some are cremated, and some are buried; some are eaten by dogs.

648 : 2138
Some are thrown into water, while others are thrown into wells.

648 : 2139
O Nanak, it is not known, where they go and into what they merge. ||2||

648 : 2140
Pauree:

648 : 2141
The food and clothes, and all the worldly possessions of those who are attuned to the Lord's Name are sacred.

648 : 2142
All the homes, temples, palaces and way-stations are sacred, where the Gurmukhs, the selfless servants, the Sikhs and the renouncers of the world, go and take their rest.

648 : 2143
All the horses, saddles and horse blankets are sacred, upon which the Gurmukhs, the Sikhs, the Holy and the Saints, mount and ride.

648 : 2144
All the rituals and Dharmic practices and deeds are sacred, for those who utter the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the True Name of the Lord.

648 : 2145
Those Gurmukhs, those Sikhs, who have purity as their treasure, go to their Guru. ||16||

648 : 2146
Shalok, Third Mehl:

648 : 2147
O Nanak, forsaking the Name, he loses everything, in this world and the next.

648 : 2148
Chanting, deep meditation and austere self-disciplined practices are all wasted; he is deceived by the love of duality.

648 : 2149
He is bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death. He is beaten, and receives terrible punishment. ||1||

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