1317 : 820
They alone meet the Lord, the Lord God, their Lord and Master, whose love for the Lord is pre-ordained.

1317 : 821
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, chant it consciously with your mind. ||1||

1317 : 822
Fourth Mehl:

1317 : 823
Seek the Lord God, your Best Friend; by great good fortune, He comes to dwell with the very fortunate ones.

1317 : 824
Through the Perfect Guru, He is revealed, O Nanak, and one is lovingly attuned to the Lord. ||2||

1317 : 825
Pauree:

1317 : 826
Blessed, blessed, beauteous and fruitful is that moment, when service to the Lord becomes pleasing to the mind.

1317 : 827
So proclaim the story of the Lord, O my GurSikhs; speak the Unspoken Speech of my Lord God.

1317 : 828
How can I attain Him? How can I see Him? My Lord God is All-knowing and All-seeing.

1317 : 829
Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, the Lord reveals Himself; we merge in absorption in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

1317 : 830
Nanak is a sacrifice unto those who meditate on the Lord of Nirvaanaa. ||10||

1317 : 831
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

1317 : 832
One's eyes are anointed by the Lord God, when the Guru bestows the ointment of spiritual wisdom.

1317 : 833
I have found God, my Best Friend; servant Nanak is intuitively absorbed into the Lord. ||1||

1317 : 834
Fourth Mehl:

1317 : 835
The Gurmukh is filled with peace and tranquility deep within. His mind and body are absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

1317 : 836
He thinks of the Naam, and reads the Naam; he remains lovingly attuned to the Naam.

1317 : 837
He obtains the Treasure of the Naam, and is rid of anxiety.

1317 : 838
Meeting with the True Guru, the Naam wells up, and all hunger and thirst depart.

1317 : 839
O Nanak, one who is imbued with the Naam, gathers the Naam in his lap. ||2||

1317 : 840
Pauree:

Continued...

1317 : 841
You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself control it.

1317 : 842
Some are self-willed manmukhs - they lose. Others are united with the Guru - they win.

1317 : 843
The Name of the Lord, the Lord God is Sublime. The fortunate ones chant it, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings.

1317 : 844
All pain and poverty are taken away, when the Guru bestows the Lord's Name.

1317 : 845
Let everyone serve the Enticing Enticer of the Mind, the Enticer of the World, who created the world, and controls it all. ||11||

1317 : 846
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

1317 : 847
The disease of egotism is deep within the mind; the self-willed manmukhs and the evil beings are deluded by doubt.

1317 : 848
O Nanak, the disease is cured only by meeting with the True Guru, the Holy Friend. ||1||

1317 : 849
Fourth Mehl:

1317 : 850
My mind and body are embellished and exalted, when I behold the Lord with my eyes.

1317 : 851
O Nanak, meeting with that God, I live, hearing His Voice. ||2||

1317 : 852
Pauree:

1317 : 853
The Creator is the Lord of the World, the Master of the Universe, the Infinite Primal Immeasurable Being.

1317 : 854
Meditate on the Lord's Name, O my GurSikhs; the Lord is Sublime, the Lord's Name is Invaluable.

1317 : 855
Those who meditate on Him in their hearts, day and night, merge with the Lord - there is no doubt about it.

1317 : 856
By great good fortune, they join the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, and speak the Word of the Guru, the Perfect True Guru.

1317 : 857
Let everyone meditate on the Lord, the Lord, the All-pervading Lord, by which all disputes and conflicts with Death are ended. ||12||

1317 : 858
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

1317 : 859
The humble servant of the Lord chants the Name, Har, Har. The foolish idiot shoots arrows at him.

1317 : 860
O Nanak, the humble servant of the Lord is saved by the Love of the Lord. The arrow is turned around, and kills the one who shot it. ||1||

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