Ang 1180

BASANT, FIFTH MEHL, FIRST HOUSE, DU-TUKAY: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: I serve the Guru, and humbly bow to Him. Today is a day of celebration for me. My anxiety is dispelled, and I have met the Lord of the Universe. ||1|| Today, it is springtime in my household. I sing Your Glorious Praises, O Infinite Lord God. ||1|| Pause|| Today, I am celebrating the festival of Phalgun. Joining with God’s companions, I have begun to play. I celebrate the festival of Holi by serving the Saints. I am imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord’s Divine Love. ||2|| My mind and body have blossomed forth, in utter, incomparable beauty. They do not dry out in either sunshine or shade; they flourish in all seasons. It is always springtime, when I meet with the Divine Guru. ||3|| The wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree has sprouted and grown. It bears flowers and fruits, jewels of all sorts. I am satisfied and fulfilled, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||4||1||

BASANT, FIFTH MEHL: The shopkeeper deals in merchandise for profit. The gambler’s consciousness is focused on gambling. The opium addict lives by consuming opium. In the same way, the humble servant of the Lord lives by meditating on the Lord. ||1|| Everyone is absorbed in his own pleasures. He is attached to whatever God attaches him to. ||1|| Pause|| When the clouds and the rain come, the peacocks dance. Seeing the moon, the lotus blossoms. When the mother sees her infant, she is happy. In the same way, the humble servant of the Lord lives by meditating on the Lord of the Universe. ||2|| The tiger always wants to eat meat. Gazing upon the battlefield, the warrior’s mind is exalted. The miser is totally in love with his wealth. The humble servant of the Lord leans on the Support of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3|| All love is contained in the Love of the One Lord. All comforts are contained in the Comfort of the Lord’s Name. He alone receives this treasure, O Nanak, unto whom the Guru gives His gift. ||4||2||

BASANT, FIFTH MEHL: He alone experiences this springtime of the soul, unto whom God grants His Grace. He alone experiences this springtime of the soul, unto whom the Guru is merciful. He alone is joyful, who works for the One Lord. He alone experiences this eternal springtime of the soul, within whose heart the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides. ||1|| This spring comes only to those homes, in which the melody of the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises resounds. ||1|| Pause|| O mortal, let your love for the Supreme Lord God blossom forth. Practice spiritual wisdom, and consult the humble servants of the Lord. He alone is an ascetic, who joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. He alone dwells in deep, continual meditation, who loves his Guru. ||2|| He alone is fearless, who has the Fear of God. He alone is peaceful, whose doubts are dispelled. He alone is a hermit, who heart is steady and stable. He alone is steady and unmoving, who has found the true place. ||3|| He seeks the One Lord, and loves the One Lord. He loves to gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. He intuitively enjoys the Love of the Lord. Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to that humble being. ||4||3||