948 : 3227
My Husband Lord has not blessed me with peace and tranquility; what will work with Him?

948 : 3228
By Guru's Grace, I meditate on the Lord; I enshrine Him deep within my heart.

948 : 3229
O Nanak, seated in his her own home, she finds her Husband Lord, when the Creator Lord grants His Grace. ||1||

948 : 3230
Third Mehl:

948 : 3231
Chasing after worldly affairs, the day is wasted, and the night passes in sleep.

948 : 3232
Speaking lies, one eats poison; the self-willed manmukh departs, crying out in pain.

948 : 3233
The Mesenger of Death holds his club over the mortal's head; in the love of duality, he loses his honor.

948 : 3234
He never even thinks of the Name of the Lord; over and over again, he comes and goes in reincarnation.

948 : 3235
But if, by Guru's Grace, the Lord's Name comes to dwell in his mind, then the Messenger of Death will not strike him down with his club.

948 : 3236
Then, O Nanak, he merges intuitively into the Lord, receiving His Grace. ||2||

948 : 3237
Pauree:

948 : 3238
Some are linked to His Praises, when the Lord blesses them with the Guru's Teachings.

948 : 3239
Some are blessed with the Name of the eternal, unchanging True Lord.

948 : 3240
Water, air and fire, by His Will, worship Him.

948 : 3241
They are held in the Fear of God; He has formed the perfect form.

948 : 3242
The Hukam, the Command of the One Lord is all-pervasive; accepting it, peace is found. ||3||

948 : 3243
Shalok:

948 : 3244
Kabeer, such is the touchstone of the Lord; the false cannot even touch it.

948 : 3245
He alone passes this test of the Lord, who remains dead while yet alive. ||1||

948 : 3246
Third Mehl:

948 : 3247
How can this mind be conquered? How can it be killed?

948 : 3248
If one does not accept the Word of the Shabad, egotism does not depart.

948 : 3249
By Guru's Grace, egotism is eradicated, and then, one is Jivan Mukta - liberated while yet alive.

948 : 3250
O Nanak, one whom the Lord forgives is united with Him, and then no obstacles block his way. ||2||

948 : 3251
Third Mehl:

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948 : 3252
Everyone can say that they are dead while yet alive; how can they be liberated while yet alive?

948 : 3253
If someone restrains himself through the Fear of God, and takes the medicine of the Love of God,

948 : 3254
night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. In celestial peace and poise, he crosses over the poisonous, terrifying world-ocean, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

948 : 3255
O Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the Lord; he is blessed with His Glance of Grace. ||3||

948 : 3256
Pauree:

948 : 3257
God created the love of duality, and the three modes which pervade the universe.

948 : 3258
He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who act according to His Will.

948 : 3259
The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers study their books, but they do not understand contemplation.

948 : 3260
Everything is Your play, O True Creator Lord.

948 : 3261
As it pleases You, You bless us with forgiveness, and merge us in the True Word of the Shabad. ||4||

948 : 3262
Shalok, Third Mehl:

948 : 3263
The man of false mind practices falsehood.

948 : 3264
He runs after Maya, and yet pretends to be a man of disciplined meditation.

948 : 3265
Deluded by doubt, he visits all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

948 : 3266
How can such a man of disciplined meditation attain the supreme status?

948 : 3267
By Guru's Grace, one lives the Truth.

948 : 3268
O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation attains liberation. ||1||

948 : 3269
Third Mehl:

948 : 3270
He alone is a man of disciplined meditation, who practices this self-discipline.

948 : 3271
Meeting with the True Guru, he contemplates the Word of the Shabad.

948 : 3272
Serving the True Guru - this is the only acceptable disciplined meditation.

948 : 3273
O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation is honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

948 : 3274
Pauree:

948 : 3275
He created the night and the day, for the activities of the world.

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