1026 : 1499
Abandon slander and envy of others.

1026 : 1500
Reading and studying, they burn, and do not find tranquility.

1026 : 1501
Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Lord, the Supreme Soul, shall be your helper and companion. ||7||

1026 : 1502
Abandon sexual desire, anger and wickedness.

1026 : 1503
Abandon your involvement in egotistical affairs and conflicts.

1026 : 1504
If you seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru, then you shall be saved. In this way you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, O Siblings of Destiny. ||8||

1026 : 1505
In the hereafter, you shall have to cross over the fiery river of poisonous flames.

1026 : 1506
No one else will be there; your soul shall be all alone.

1026 : 1507
The ocean of fire spits out waves of searing flames; the self-willed manmukhs fall into it, and are roasted there. ||9||

1026 : 1508
Liberation comes from the Guru; He grants this blessing by the Pleasure of His Will.

1026 : 1509
He alone knows the way, who obtains it.

1026 : 1510
So ask one who has obtained it, O Siblings of Destiny. Serve the True Guru, and find peace. ||10||

1026 : 1511
Without the Guru, he dies entangled in sin and corruption.

1026 : 1512
The Messenger of Death smashes his head and humiliates him.

1026 : 1513
The slanderous person is not freed of his bonds; he is drowned, slandering others. ||11||

1026 : 1514
So speak the Truth, and realize the Lord deep within.

1026 : 1515
He is not far away; look, and see Him.

1026 : 1516
No obstacles shall block your way; become Gurmukh, and cross over to the other side. This is the way to cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||12||

1026 : 1517
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the body.

1026 : 1518
The Creator Lord is eternal and imperishable.

1026 : 1519
The soul does not die, and it cannot be killed; God creates and watches over all. Through the Word of the Shabad, His Will is manifest. ||13||

1026 : 1520
He is immaculate, and has no darkness.

1026 : 1521
The True Lord Himself sits upon His throne.

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1026 : 1522
The faithless cynics are bound and gagged, and forced to wander in reincarnation. They die, and are reborn, and continue coming and going. ||14||

1026 : 1523
The Guru's servants are the Beloveds of the True Guru.

1026 : 1524
Contemplating the Shabad, they sit upon His throne.

1026 : 1525
They realize the essence of reality, and know the state of their inner being. This is the true glorious greatness of those who join the Sat Sangat. ||15||

1026 : 1526
He Himself saves His humble servant, and saves his ancestors as well.

1026 : 1527
His companions are liberated; He carries them across.

1026 : 1528
Nanak is the servant and slave of that Gurmukh who lovingly focuses his consciousness on the Lord. ||16||6||

1026 : 1529
Maaroo, First Mehl:

1026 : 1530
For many ages, only darkness prevailed;

1026 : 1531
the infinite, endless Lord was absorbed in the primal void.

1026 : 1532
He sat alone and unaffected in absolute darkness; the world of conflict did not exist. ||1||

1026 : 1533
Thirty-six ages passed like this.

1026 : 1534
He causes all to happen by the Pleasure of His Will.

1026 : 1535
No rival of His can be seen. He Himself is infinite and endless. ||2||

1026 : 1536
God is hidden throughout the four ages - understand this well.

1026 : 1537
He pervades each and every heart, and is contained within the belly.

1026 : 1538
The One and Only Lord prevails throughout the ages. How rare are those who contemplate the Guru, and understand this. ||3||

1026 : 1539
From the union of the sperm and the egg, the body was formed.

1026 : 1540
From the union of air, water and fire, the living being is made.

1026 : 1541
He Himself plays joyfully in the mansion of the body; all the rest is just attachment to Maya's expanse. ||4||

1026 : 1542
Within the mother's womb, upside-down, the mortal meditated on God.

1026 : 1543
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything.

1026 : 1544
With each and every breath, he contemplated the True Name, deep within himself, within the womb. ||5||

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