1348 : 888
Within the mind dwell anger and massive ego.

1348 : 889
Worship services are performed with great pomp and ceremony.

1348 : 890
Ritual cleansing baths are taken, and sacred marks are applied to the body.

1348 : 891
But still, the filth and pollution within never depart. ||1||

1348 : 892
No one has ever found God in this way.

1348 : 893
The sacred mudras - ritualistic hand gestures - are made, but the mind remains enticed by Maya. ||1||Pause||

1348 : 894
They commit sins, under the influence of the five thieves.

1348 : 895
They bathe at sacred shrines, and claim that everything has been washed off.

1348 : 896
Then they commit them again, without fear of the consequences.

1348 : 897
The sinners are bound and gagged, and taken to the City of Death. ||2||

1348 : 898
The ankle-bells shake and the cymbals vibrate,

1348 : 899
but those who have deception within wander lost like demons.

1348 : 900
By destroying its hole, the snake is not killed.

1348 : 901
God, who created you, knows everything. ||3||

1348 : 902
You worship fire and wear saffron colored robes.

1348 : 903
Stung by your misfortune, you abandon your home.

1348 : 904
Leaving your own country, you wander in foreign lands.

1348 : 905
But you bring the five rejects with you. ||4||

1348 : 906
You have split your ears, and now you steal crumbs.

1348 : 907
You beg from door to door, but you fail to be satisfied.

1348 : 908
You have abandoned your own wife, but now you sneak glances at other women.

1348 : 909
God is not found by wearing religious robes; you are utterly miserable! ||5||

1348 : 910
He does not speak; he is on silence.

1348 : 911
But he is filled with desire; he is made to wander in reincarnation.

1348 : 912
Abstaining from food, his body suffers in pain.

1348 : 913
He does not realize the Hukam of the Lord's Command; he is afflicted by possessiveness. ||6||

1348 : 914
Without the True Guru, no one has attained the supreme status.

1348 : 915
Go ahead and ask all the Vedas and the Simritees.

Continued...

1348 : 916
The self-willed manmukhs do useless deeds.

1348 : 917
They are like a house of sand, which cannot stand. ||7||

1348 : 918
One unto whom the Lord of the Universe becomes Merciful,

1348 : 919
sews the Word of the Guru's Shabad into his robes.

1348 : 920
Out of millions, it is rare that such a Saint is seen.

1348 : 921
O Nanak, with him, we are carried across. ||8||

1348 : 922
If one has such good destiny, then the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained.

1348 : 923
He saves himself, and carries across all his family as well. ||1||SECOND PAUSE||2||

1348 : 924
Prabhaatee, Fifth Mehl:

1348 : 925
Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, all the sins are erased.

1348 : 926
The accounts held by the Righteous Judge of Dharma are torn up.

1348 : 927
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

1348 : 928
I have found the Sublime Essence of the Lord. The Supreme Lord God has melted into my heart. ||1||

1348 : 929
Dwelling on the Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace.

1348 : 930
Your slaves seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||Pause||

1348 : 931
The cycle of reincarnation is ended, and darkness is dispelled.

1348 : 932
The Guru has revealed the door of liberation.

1348 : 933
My mind and body are forever imbued with loving devotion to the Lord.

1348 : 934
Now I know God, because He has made me know Him. ||2||

1348 : 935
He is contained in each and every heart.

1348 : 936
Without Him, there is no one at all.

1348 : 937
Hatred, conflict, fear and doubt have been eliminated.

1348 : 938
God, the Soul of Pure Goodness, has manifested His Righteousness. ||3||

1348 : 939
He has rescued me from the most dangerous waves.

1348 : 940
Separated from Him for countless lifetimes, I am united with Him once again.

1348 : 941
Chanting, intense meditation and strict self-discipline are the contemplation of the Naam.

1348 : 942
My Lord and Master has blessed me with His Glance of Grace. ||4||

1348 : 943
Bliss, peace and salvation are found in that place,

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