951 : 3360
The Naam washes off the filth of falsehood; chanting the Naam, one becomes truthful.

951 : 3361
O servant Nanak, wondrous are the plays of the Lord, the Giver of life. ||2||

951 : 3362
Pauree:

951 : 3363
You are the Great Giver; no other is as great as You. Unto whom should I speak and talk?

951 : 3364
By Guru's Grace, I find You; You eradicate egotism from within.

951 : 3365
You are beyond sweet and salty flavors; True is Your glorious greatness.

951 : 3366
You bless those whom You forgive, and unite them with Yourself.

951 : 3367
You have placed the Ambrosial Nectar deep within the heart; the Gurmukh drinks it in. ||9||

951 : 3368
Shalok, Third Mehl:

951 : 3369
The stories of one's ancestors make the children good children.

951 : 3370
They accept what is pleasing to the Will of the True Guru, and act accordingly.

951 : 3371
Go and consult the Simritees, the Shaastras, the writings of Vyaas, Suk Dayv, Naarad, and all those who preach to the world.

951 : 3372
Those, whom the True Lord attaches, are attached to the Truth; they contemplate the True Name forever.

951 : 3373
O Nanak, their coming into the world is approved; they redeem all their ancestors. ||1||

951 : 3374
Third Mehl:

951 : 3375
The disciples whose teacher is blind, act blindly as well.

951 : 3376
They walk according to their own wills, and continually speak falsehood and lies.

951 : 3377
They practice falsehood and deception, and endlessly slander others.

951 : 3378
Slandering others, they drown themselves, and drown all their generations as well.

951 : 3379
O Nanak, whatever the Lord links them to, to that they are linked; what can the poor creatures do? ||2||

951 : 3380
Pauree:

951 : 3381
He keeps all under His Gaze; He created the entire Universe.

951 : 3382
He has linked some to falsehood and deception; these self-willed manmukhs are plundered.

951 : 3383
The Gurmukhs meditate on the Lord forever; their inner beings are filled with love.

951 : 3384
Those who have the treasure of virtue, chant the Praises of the Lord.

951 : 3385
O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, and the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||10||

951 : 3386
Shalok, First Mehl:

Continued...

951 : 3387
Men of charity gather wealth by committing sins, and then give it away in donations to charity.

951 : 3388
Their spiritual teachers go to their homes to instruct them.

951 : 3389
The woman loves the man only for his wealth;

951 : 3390
they come and go as they please.

951 : 3391
No one obeys the Shaastras or the Vedas.

951 : 3392
Everyone worships himself.

951 : 3393
Becoming judges, they sit and administer justice.

951 : 3394
They chant on their malas, and call upon God.

951 : 3395
They accept bribes, and block justice.

951 : 3396
If someone asks them, they read quotations from their books.

951 : 3397
The Muslim scriptures are in their ears and in their hearts.

951 : 3398
They plunder the people, and engage in gossip and flattery.

951 : 3399
They anoint their kitchens to try to become pure.

951 : 3400
Behold, such is the Hindu.

951 : 3401
The Yogi, with matted hair and ashes on his body, has become a householder.

951 : 3402
The children weep in front of him and behind him.

951 : 3403
He does not attain Yoga - he has lost his way.

951 : 3404
Why does he apply ashes to his forehead?

951 : 3405
O Nanak, this is the sign of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga;

951 : 3406
everyone says that he himself knows. ||1||

951 : 3407
First Mehl:

951 : 3408
The Hindu comes to the house of a Hindu.

951 : 3409
He puts the sacred thread around his neck and reads the scriptures.

951 : 3410
He puts on the thread, but does evil deeds.

951 : 3411
His cleansings and washings will not be approved.

951 : 3412
The Muslim glorifies his own faith.

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