1030 : 1679
In the Sanctuary of the Holy, chant the Lord's Name.

1030 : 1680
Through the True Guru's Teachings, one comes to know His state and extent.

1030 : 1681
Nanak: chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; the Lord, the Uniter, shall unite you with Himself. ||17||3||9||

1030 : 1682
Maaroo, First Mehl:

1030 : 1683
Remain in your own home, O my foolish and ignorant mind.

1030 : 1684
Meditate on the Lord - concentrate deep within your being and meditate on Him.

1030 : 1685
Renounce your greed, and merge with the infinite Lord. In this way, you shall find the door of liberation. ||1||

1030 : 1686
If you forget Him, the Messenger of Death will catch sight of you.

1030 : 1687
All peace will be gone, and you will suffer in pain in the world hereafter.

1030 : 1688
Chant the Name of the Lord as Gurmukh, O my soul; this is the supreme essence of contemplation. ||2||

1030 : 1689
Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the sweetest essence.

1030 : 1690
As Gurmukh, see the essence of the Lord deep within.

1030 : 1691
Day and night, remain imbued with the Lord's Love. This is the essence of all chanting, deep meditation and self-discipline. ||3||

1030 : 1692
Speak the Guru's Word, and the Name of the Lord.

1030 : 1693
In the Society of the Saints, search for this essence.

1030 : 1694
Follow the Guru's Teachings - seek and find the home of your own self, and you shall never be consigned to the womb of reincarnation again. ||4||

1030 : 1695
Bathe at the sacred shrine of Truth, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

1030 : 1696
Reflect upon the essence of reality, and lovingly focus your consciousness on the Lord.

1030 : 1697
At the very last moment, the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you, if you chant the Name of the Beloved Lord. ||5||

1030 : 1698
The True Guru, the Primal Being, the Great Giver, is all-knowing.

1030 : 1699
Whoever has Truth within himself, merges in the Word of the Shabad.

1030 : 1700
One whom the True Guru unites in Union, is rid of the overpowering fear of death. ||6||

1030 : 1701
The body is formed from the union of the five elements.

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1030 : 1702
Know that the Lord's jewel is within it.

1030 : 1703
The soul is the Lord, and the Lord is the soul; contemplating the Shabad, the Lord is found. ||7||

1030 : 1704
Abide in truth and contentment, O humble Siblings of Destiny.

1030 : 1705
Hold tight to compassion and the Sanctuary of the True Guru.

1030 : 1706
Know your soul, and know the Supreme Soul; associating with the Guru, you shall be emancipated. ||8||

1030 : 1707
The faithless cynics are stuck in falsehood and deceit.

1030 : 1708
Day and night, they slander many others.

1030 : 1709
Without meditative remembrance, they come and then go, and are cast into the hellish womb of reincarnation. ||9||

1030 : 1710
The faithless cynic is not rid of his fear of death.

1030 : 1711
The Messenger of Death's club is never taken away.

1030 : 1712
He has to answer to the Righteous Judge of Dharma for the account of his actions; the egotistical being carries the unbearable load. ||10||

1030 : 1713
Tell me: without the Guru, what faithless cynic has been saved?

1030 : 1714
Acting egotistically, he falls into the terrifying world-ocean.

1030 : 1715
Without the Guru, no one is saved; meditating on the Lord, they are carried across to the other side. ||11||

1030 : 1716
No one can erase the Guru's blessings.

1030 : 1717
The Lord carries across those whom He forgives.

1030 : 1718
The pains of birth and death do not even approach those whose minds are filled with God, the infinite and endless. ||12||

1030 : 1719
Those who forget the Guru come and go in reincarnation.

1030 : 1720
They are born, only to die again, and continue committing sins.

1030 : 1721
The unconscious, foolish, faithless cynic does not remember the Lord; but when he is stricken with pain, then he cries out for the Lord. ||13||

1030 : 1722
Pleasure and pain are the consequences of the actions of past lives.

1030 : 1723
The Giver, who blesses us with these - He alone knows.

1030 : 1724
So who can you blame, O mortal being? The hardships you suffer are from your own actions. ||14||

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