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If there is power, then there is pride. If there is egotistical pride, then there will be a fall.

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Engrossed in worldly ways, one is ruined.

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Meditating and vibrating on the Lord of the Universe in the Company of the Holy, you shall become steady and stable. Nanak vibrates and meditates on the Lord God. ||12||

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By the Grace of God, genuine understanding comes to the mind.

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The intellect blossoms forth, and one finds a place in the realm of celestial bliss.

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The senses are brought under control, and pride is abandoned.

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The heart is cooled and soothed, and the wisdom of the Saints is implanted within.

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Reincarnation is ended, and the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan is obtained.

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O Nanak, the musical instrument of the Word of the Shabad vibrates and resounds within. ||13||

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The Vedas preach and recount God's Glories; people hear them by various ways and means.

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The Merciful Lord, Har, Har, implants spiritual wisdom within.

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Nanak begs for the Gift of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Guru is the Great Giver, the Lord of the World. ||14||

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Do not worry so much about your mother, father and siblings. Do not worry so much about other people.

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Do not worry about your spouse, children and friends. You are obsessed with your involvements in Maya.

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The One Lord God is Kind and Compassionate, O Nanak. He is the Cherisher and Nurturer of all living beings. ||15||

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Wealth is temporary; conscious existence is temporary; hopes of all sorts are temporary.

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The bonds of love, attachment, egotism, doubt, Maya and the pollution of corruption are temporary.

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The mortal passes through the fire of the womb of reincarnation countless times. He does not remember the Lord in meditation; his understanding is polluted.

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O Lord of the Universe, when You grant Your Grace, even sinners are saved. Nanak dwells in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||16||

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You may drop down from the mountains, and fall into the nether regions of the underworld, or be burnt in the blazing fire,

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or swept away by the unfathomable waves of water; but the worst pain of all is household anxiety, which is the source of the cycle of death and rebirth.

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No matter what you do, you cannot break its bonds, O Nanak. Man's only Support, Anchor and Mainstay is the Word of the Shabad, and the Holy, Friendly Saints. ||17||

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Excruciating pain, countless killings, reincarnation, poverty and terrible misery

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are all destroyed by meditating in remembrance on the Lord's Name, O Nanak, just as fire reduces piles of wood to ashes. ||18||

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Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the darkness is illuminated. Dwelling on His Glorious Praises, the ugly sins are destroyed.

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Enshrining the Lord deep within the heart, and with the immaculate karma of doing good deeds, one strikes fear into the demons.

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The cycle of coming and going in reincarnation is ended, absolute peace is obtained, and the Fruitful Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

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He is Potent to give Protection, He is the Lover of His Saints. O Nanak, the Lord God blesses all with bliss. ||19||

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Those who were left behind - the Lord brings them to the front. He fulfills the hopes of the hopeless.

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He makes the poor rich, and cures the illnesses of the ill.

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He blesses His devotees with devotion. They sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord's Name.

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O Nanak, those who serve the Guru find the Supreme Lord God, the Great Giver||20||

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He gives Support to the unsupported. The Name of the Lord is the Wealth of the poor.

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The Lord of the Universe is the Master of the masterless; the Beautiful-haired Lord is the Power of the weak.

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The Lord is Merciful to all beings, Eternal and Unchanging, the Family of the meek and humble.

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The All-knowing, Perfect, Primal Lord God is the Lover of His devotees, the Embodiment of Mercy.

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