1249 : 2009
Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the Guru, and is saved. The Guru, the Lord, is his Protector. ||30||

1249 : 2010
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1249 : 2011
Reading and writing, the Pandits engage in debates and disputes; they are attached to the flavors of Maya.

1249 : 2012
In the love of duality, they forget the Naam. Those foolish mortals shall receive their punishment.

1249 : 2013
They do not serve the One who created them, who gives sustenance to all.

1249 : 2014
The noose of Death around their necks is not cut off; they come and go in reincarnation, over and over again.

1249 : 2015
The True Guru comes and meets those who have such pre-ordained destiny.

1249 : 2016
Night and day, they meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; O Nanak, they merge into the True Lord. ||1||

1249 : 2017
Third Mehl:

1249 : 2018
Those Gurmukhs who fall at His Feet deal with the True Lord and serve the True Lord.

1249 : 2019
O Nanak, those who walk in harmony with the Guru's Will are intuitively absorbed in the True Lord. ||2||

1249 : 2020
Pauree:

1249 : 2021
In hope, there is very great pain; the self-willed manmukh focuses his consciousness on it.

1249 : 2022
The Gurmukhs become desireless, and attain supreme peace.

1249 : 2023
In the midst of their household, they remain detached; they are lovingly attuned to the Detached Lord.

1249 : 2024
Sorrow and separation do not cling to them at all. They are pleased with the Lord's Will.

1249 : 2025
O Nanak, they remain forever immersed in the Primal Lord, who blends them with Himself. ||31||

1249 : 2026
Shalok, Third Mehl:

1249 : 2027
Why keep what is held in trust for another? Giving it back, peace is found.

1249 : 2028
The Word of the Guru's Shabad rests in the Guru; it does not appear through anyone else.

Continued...

1249 : 2029
The blind man finds a jewel, and goes from house to house selling it.

1249 : 2030
But they cannot appraise it, and they do not offer him even half a shell for it.

1249 : 2031
If he cannot appraise it himself, then he should have it appraised by an appraiser.

1249 : 2032
If he focuses his consciousness, then he obtains the true object, and he is blessed with the nine treasures.

1249 : 2033
The wealth is within the house, while the world is dying of hunger. Without the True Guru, no one has a clue.

1249 : 2034
When the cooling and soothing Shabad comes to dwell in the mind and body, there is no sorrow or separation there.

1249 : 2035
The object belongs to someone else, but the fool is proud of it, and shows his shallow nature.

1249 : 2036
O Nanak, without understanding, no one obtains it; they come and go in reincarnation, over and over again. ||1||

1249 : 2037
Third Mehl:

1249 : 2038
My mind is in ecstasy; I have met my Beloved Lord. My beloved friends, the Saints, are delighted.

1249 : 2039
Those who are united with the Primal Lord shall never be separated again. The Creator has united them with Himself.

1249 : 2040
The Shabad permeates my inner being, and I have found the Guru; all my sorrows are dispelled.

1249 : 2041
I praise forever the Lord, the Giver of peace; I keep Him enshrined deep within my heart.

1249 : 2042
How can the self-willed manmukh gossip about those who are embellished and exalted in the True Word of the Shabad?

1249 : 2043
My Beloved Himself preserves the honor of those who have come to the Guru's Door seeking Sanctuary.

1249 : 2044
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are filled with joy; their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

1249 : 2045
Pauree:

1249 : 2046
The husband and wife are very much in love; joining together, their love increases.

1249 : 2047
Gazing on his children and his wife, the man is pleased and attached to Maya.

1249 : 2048
Stealing the wealth of his own country and other lands, he brings it home and feeds them.

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