1029 : 1635
God grants His Grace, and carries him across to the other side.

1029 : 1636
The ocean is very deep, filled with fiery water; the Guru, the True Guru, carries us across to the other side. ||2||

1029 : 1637
The blind, self-willed manmukh does not understand.

1029 : 1638
He comes and goes in reincarnation, dying, and dying again.

1029 : 1639
The primal inscription of destiny cannot be erased. The spiritually blind suffer terribly at Death's door. ||3||

1029 : 1640
Some come and go, and do not find a home in their own heart.

1029 : 1641
Bound by their past actions, they commit sins.

1029 : 1642
The blind ones have no understanding, no wisdom; they are trapped and ruined by greed and egotism. ||4||

1029 : 1643
Without her Husband Lord, what good are the soul-bride's decorations?

1029 : 1644
She has forgotten her Lord and Master, and is infatuated with another's husband.

1029 : 1645
Just as no one knows who is the father of the prostitute's son, such are the worthless, useless deeds that are done. ||5||

1029 : 1646
The ghost, in the body-cage, suffers all sorts of afflictions.

1029 : 1647
Those who are blind to spiritual wisdom, putrefy in hell.

1029 : 1648
The Righteous Judge of Dharma collects the balance due on the account, of those who forget the Name of the Lord. ||6||

1029 : 1649
The scorching sun blazes with flames of poison.

1029 : 1650
The self-willed manmukh is dishonored, a beast, a demon.

1029 : 1651
Trapped by hope and desire, he practices falsehood, and is afflicted by the terrible disease of corruption. ||7||

1029 : 1652
He carries the heavy load of sins on his forehead and head.

1029 : 1653
How can he cross the terrifying world-ocean?

1029 : 1654
From the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, the True Guru has been the boat; through the Lord's Name, He carries us across. ||8||

1029 : 1655
The love of one's children and spouse is so sweet in this world.

1029 : 1656
The expansive expanse of the Universe is attachment to Maya.

Continued...

1029 : 1657
The True Guru snaps the noose of Death, for that Gurmukh who contemplates the essence of reality. ||9||

1029 : 1658
Cheated by falsehood, the self-willed manmukh walks along many paths;

1029 : 1659
he may be highly educated, but he burns in the fire.

1029 : 1660
The Guru is the Great Giver of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. Chanting the Naam, sublime peace is obtained. ||10||

1029 : 1661
The True Guru, in His Mercy, implants Truth within.

1029 : 1662
All suffering is eradicated, and one is placed on the Path.

1029 : 1663
Not even a thorn ever pierces the foot of one who has the True Guru as his Protector. ||11||

1029 : 1664
Dust mixes with dust, when the body wastes away.

1029 : 1665
The self-willed manmukh is like a stone slab, which is impervious to water.

1029 : 1666
He cries out and weeps and wails; he is reincarnated into heaven and then hell. ||12||

1029 : 1667
They live with the poisonous snake of Maya.

1029 : 1668
This duality has ruined so many homes.

1029 : 1669
Without the True Guru, love does not well up. Imbued with devotional worship, the soul is satisfied. ||13||

1029 : 1670
The faithless cynics chase after Maya.

1029 : 1671
Forgetting the Naam, how can they find peace?

1029 : 1672
In the three qualities, they are destroyed; they cannot cross over to the other side. ||14||

1029 : 1673
The false are called pigs and dogs.

1029 : 1674
They bark themselves to death; they bark and bark and howl in fear.

1029 : 1675
False in mind and body, they practice falsehood; through their evil-mindedness, they lose out in the Court of the Lord. ||15||

1029 : 1676
Meeting the True Guru, the mind is stabilized.

1029 : 1677
One who seeks His Sanctuary is blessed with the Lord's Name.

1029 : 1678
They are given the priceless wealth of the Lord's Name; singing His Praises, they are His beloveds in His court. ||16||

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