1179 : 531
Each and every breath of the Lord's humble servant is pierced through with love of the Lord God.

1179 : 532
As the lotus is totally in love with the water and withers away without seeing the water, so am I in love with the Lord. ||2||

1179 : 533
The Lord's humble servant chants the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Guru's Teachings, the Lord reveals Himself.

1179 : 534
The filth of egotism which stained me for countless lifetimes has been washed away, by the Ambrosial Water of the Ocean of the Lord. ||3||

1179 : 535
Please, do not take my karma into account, O my Lord and Master; please save the honor of Your slave.

1179 : 536
O Lord, if it pleases You, hear my prayer; servant Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. ||4||3||5||

1179 : 537
Basant Hindol, Fourth Mehl:

1179 : 538
Each and every moment, my mind roams and rambles, and runs all over the place. It does not stay in its own home, even for an instant.

1179 : 539
But when the bridle of the Shabad, the Word of God, is placed over its head, it returns to dwell in its own home. ||1||

1179 : 540
O Dear Lord of the Universe, lead me to join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, so that I may meditate on You, Lord.

1179 : 541
I am cured of the disease of egotism, and I have found peace; I have intuitively entered into the state of Samaadhi. ||1||Pause||

1179 : 542
This house is loaded with countless gems, jewels, rubies and emeralds, but the wandering mind cannot find them.

1179 : 543
As the water-diviner finds the hidden water, and the well is then dug in an instant, so do we find the object of the Name through the True Guru. ||2||

1179 : 544
Those who do not find such a Holy True Guru - cursed, cursed are the lives of those people.

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1179 : 545
The treasure of this human life is obtained when one's virtues bear fruit, but it is lost in exchange for a mere shell. ||3||

1179 : 546
O Lord God, please be merciful to me; be merciful, and lead me to meet the Guru.

1179 : 547
Servant Nanak has attained the state of Nirvaanaa; meeting with the Holy people, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||4||6||

1179 : 548
Basant Hindol, Fourth Mehl:

1179 : 549
Coming and going, he suffers the pains of vice and corruption; the body of the self-willed manmukh is desolate and vacant.

1179 : 550
He does not dwell on the Lord's Name, even for an instant, and so the Messenger of Death seizes him by his hair. ||1||

1179 : 551
O Dear Lord of the Universe, please rid me of the poison of egotism and attachment.

1179 : 552
The Sat Sangat, Guru's True Congregation is so dear to the Lord. So join the Sangat, and taste the sublime essence of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

1179 : 553
Please be kind to me, and unite me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of the Holy; I seek the Sanctuary of the Holy.

1179 : 554
I am a heavy stone, sinking down - please lift me up and pull me out! O God, Merciful to the meek, You are the Destroyer of sorrow. ||2||

1179 : 555
I enshrine the Praises of my Lord and Master within my heart; joining the Sat Sangat, my intellect is enlightened.

1179 : 556
I have fallen in love with the Lord's Name; I am a sacrifice to the Lord. ||3||

1179 : 557
O Lord God, please fulfill the desires of Your humble servant; please bless me with Your Name, O Lord.

1179 : 558
Servant Nanak's mind and body are filled with ecstasy; the Guru has blessed him with the Mantra of the Lord's Name. ||4||5||7||12||18||7||37||

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