Ang 108

MAAJH, FIFTH MEHL: You are here, and You are hereafter. All beings and creatures were created by You. Without You, there is no other, O Creator. You are my Support and my Protection. ||1|| The tongue lives by chanting and meditating on the Lord’s Name. The Supreme Lord God is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. Those who serve the Lord find peace; they do not lose their lives in the gamble. ||2|| Your humble servant, who obtains the Medicine of the Naam, is rid of the illnesses of countless lifetimes and incarnations. So sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, day and night. This is the most fruitful occupation. ||3|| Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He has adorned His slave. Deep within each and every heart, the Supreme Lord is humbly worshipped. Without the One, there is no other at all. O Baba Nanak, this is the most excellent wisdom. ||4||39||46||

MAAJH, FIFTH MEHL: My mind and body are imbued with love for the Lord. I sacrifice everything for Him. Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Do not forget Him, for even one breath. ||1|| He is a companion, a friend, and a beloved of mine, who reflects upon the Lord’s Name, in the Company of the Holy. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, cross over the world-ocean, and the noose of death shall be cut away. ||2|| The four cardinal blessings are obtained by serving the Lord. The Elysian Tree, the source of all blessings, is meditation on the Unseen and Unknowable Lord. The Guru has cut out the sinful mistakes of sexual desire and anger, and my hopes have been fulfilled. ||3|| That mortal who is blessed by perfect destiny meets the Lord, the Sustainer of the Universe, in the Company of the Holy. O Nanak, if the Naam, the Name of the Lord, dwells within the mind, one is approved and accepted, whether he is a house-holder or a renunciate. ||4||40||47||

MAAJH, FIFTH MEHL: Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, my heart is filled with peace. By His Grace, His devotees become famous and acclaimed. Joining the Society of the Saints, I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the disease of laziness has disappeared. ||1|| O Siblings of Destiny, the nine treasures are found in the Home of the Lord; He comes to meet those who deserve it by their past actions. The Perfect Transcendent Lord is spiritual wisdom and meditation. God is All-powerful to do all things. ||2|| In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes. He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the Many. Filth does not stick to the Giver, the Life of the World. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, the pain of separation departs. ||3|| Holding on to the hem of His Robe, the entire Universe is saved. He Himself causes His Name to be chanted. The Boat of the Guru is found by His Grace; O Nanak, such blessed destiny is pre-ordained. ||4||41||48||

MAAJH, FIFTH MEHL: People do whatever the Lord inspires them to do. Wherever He keeps us is a good place. That person is clever and honorable, unto whom the Hukam of the Lord’s Command seems sweet. ||1|| Everything is strung upon the One String of the Lord. Those whom the Lord attaches, are attached to His Feet. Those, whose inverted lotus of the crown chakra is illuminated, see the Immaculate Lord everywhere. ||2|| Only You Yourself know Your Glory. You Yourself recognize Your Own Self. I am a sacrifice to Your Saints, who have crushed their sexual desire, anger and greed. ||3|| You have no hatred or vengeance; Your Saints are immaculate and pure. Seeing them, all sins depart. Nanak lives by meditating, meditating on the Naam. His stubborn doubt and fear have departed. ||4||42||49||