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The Gurmukh reflects on the self, lovingly attached to the True Lord.

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O Nanak, whom can we ask? He Himself is the Great Giver. ||10||

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Shalok, Third Mehl:

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This world is a rainbird; let no one be deluded by doubt.

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This rainbird is an animal; it has no understanding at all.

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The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, thirst is quenched.

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O Nanak, those Gurmukhs who drink it in shall never again be afflicted by thirst. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

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Malaar is a calming and soothing raga; meditating on the Lord brings peace and tranquility.

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When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, then the rain falls on all the people of the world.

1283 : 1156
From this rain, all creatures find the ways and means to live, and the earth is embellished.

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O Nanak, this world is all water; everything came from water.

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By Guru's Grace, a rare few realize the Lord; such humble beings are liberated forever. ||2||

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Pauree:

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O True and Independent Lord God, You alone are my Lord and Master.

1283 : 1161
You Yourself are everything; who else is of any account?

1283 : 1162
False is the pride of man. True is Your glorious greatness.

1283 : 1163
Coming and going in reincarnation, the beings and species of the world came into being.

1283 : 1164
But if the mortal serves his True Guru, his coming into the world is judged to be worthwhile.

1283 : 1165
And if he eradicates eogtism from within himself, then how can he be judged?

1283 : 1166
The self-willed manmukh is lost in the darkness of emotional attachment, like the man lost in the wilderness.

1283 : 1167
Countless sins are erased, by even a tiny particle of the Lord's Name. ||11||

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Shalok, Third Mehl:

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O rainbird, you do not know the Mansion of your Lord and Master's Presence. Offer your prayers to see this Mansion.

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You speak as you please, but your speech is not accepted.

1283 : 1171
Your Lord and Master is the Great Giver; whatever you desire, you shall receive from Him.

1283 : 1172
Not only the thirst of the poor rainbird, but the thirst of the whole world is quenched. ||1||

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Third Mehl:

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The night is wet with dew; the rainbird sings the True Name with intuitive ease.

1283 : 1175
This water is my very soul; without water, I cannot survive.

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Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, this water is obtained, and egotism is eradicated from within.

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O Nanak, I cannot live without Him, even for a moment; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||2||

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Pauree:

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There are countless worlds and nether regions; I cannot calculate their number.

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You are the Creator, the Lord of the Universe; You create it, and You destroy it.

1283 : 1181
The 8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You.

1283 : 1182
Some are called kings, emperors and nobles.

1283 : 1183
Some claim to be bankers and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor.

1283 : 1184
Some are givers, and some are beggars; God is above the heads of all.

1283 : 1185
Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched.

1283 : 1186
Falsehood shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord does, comes to pass. ||12||

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Shalok, Third Mehl:

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O rainbird, the virtuous soul-bride attains the Mansion of her Lord's Presence; the unworthy, unvirtuous one is far away.

1283 : 1189
Deep within your inner being, the Lord abides. The Gurmukh beholds Him ever-present.

1283 : 1190
When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal no longer weeps and wails.

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O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam intuitively merge with the Lord; they practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||

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