Ang 1186

BASANT, FIFTH MEHL, HINDOL: You alone know Your Creative Power, O Lord; no one else knows it. He alone realizes You, O my Beloved, unto whom You show Your Mercy. ||1|| I am a sacrifice to Your devotees. Your place is eternally beautiful, God; Your wonders are infinite. ||1|| Pause|| Only You Yourself can perform Your service. No one else can do it. He alone is Your devotee, who is pleasing to You. You bless them with Your Love. ||2|| You are the Great Giver; You are so very Wise. There is no other like You. You are my All- powerful Lord and Master; I do not know how to worship You. ||3|| Your Mansion is imperceptible, O my Beloved; it is so difficult to accept Your Will. Says Nanak, I have collapsed at Your Door, Lord. I am foolish and ignorant — please save me! ||4||2||20||

BASANT HINDOL, FIFTH MEHL: The mortal does not know the Primal Lord God; he does not understand hmself. He is engrossed in doubt and egotism. ||1|| My Father is the Supreme Lord God, my Master. I am unworthy, but please save me anyway. ||1|| Pause|| Creation and destruction come only from God; this is what the Lord’s humble servants believe. ||2|| Only those who are imbued with God’s Name are judged to be peaceful in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||3|| It is the Guru’s Word that carries us across; Nanak cannot think of any other way. ||4||3||21||

RAAG BASANT HINDOL, NINTH MEHL: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: O Holy Saints, know that this body is false. The Lord who dwells within it — recognize that He alone is real. ||1|| Pause|| The wealth of this world is only a dream; why are you so proud of it? None of it shall go along with you in the end; why do you cling to it? ||1|| Leave behind both praise and slander; enshrine the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises within your heart. O servant Nanak, the One Primal Being, the Lord God, is totally permeating everywhere. ||2||1||

BASANT, NINTH MEHL: The heart of the sinner is filled with unfulfilled sexual desire. He cannot control his fickle mind. ||1|| Pause|| The Yogis, wandering ascetics and renunciates — this net is cast over them all. ||1|| Those who contemplate the Name of the Lord cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2|| Servant Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. Please bestow the blessing of Your Name, that he may continue to sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||2||

BASANT, NINTH MEHL: O mother, I have gathered the wealth of the Lord’s Name. My mind has stopped its wanderings, and now, it has come to rest. ||1|| Pause|| Attachment to Maya has run away from my body, and immaculate spiritual wisdom has welled up within me. Greed and attachment cannot even touch me; I have grasped hold of devotional worship of the Lord. ||1|| The cynicism of countless lifetimes has been eradicated, since I obtained the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. My mind was rid of all its desires, and I was absorbed in the peace of my own inner being. ||2|| That person, unto whom the Merciful Lord shows compassion, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says Nanak, this wealth is gathered only by the Gurmukh. ||3||3||

BASANT, NINTH MEHL: O my mind, how can you forget the Lord’s Name? When the body perishes, you shall have to deal with the Messenger of Death. ||1|| Pause|| This world is just a hill of smoke. What makes you think that it is real? ||1|| Wealth, spouse, property and household - none of them shall go along with you; you must know that this is true! ||2|| Only devotion to the Lord shall go with you. Says Nanak, vibrate and meditate on the Lord with single-minded love. ||3||4||