Ang 1206

SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: All the others are deluded by doubt; they do not understand. That person, within whose heart the One Pure Word abides, realizes the essence of the Vedas. ||1|| Pause|| He walks in the ways of the world, trying to please people. But as long as his heart is not enlightened, he is stuck in pitch black darkness. ||1|| The land may be prepared in every way, but nothing sprouts without being planted. Just so, without the Lord’s Name, no one is liberated, nor is egotistical pride eradicated. ||2|| The mortal may churn water until he is sore, but how can butter be produced? Without meeting the Guru, no one is liberated, and the Lord of the Universe is not met. ||3|| Searching and searching, I have come to this realization: all peace and bliss are in the Name of the Lord. Says Nanak, he alone receives it, upon whose forehead such destiny is inscribed. ||4||11||

SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: Night and day, utter the Glorious Praises of the Lord. You shall obtain all wealth, all pleasures and successes, and the fruits of your mind’s desires. ||1|| Pause|| Come, O Saints, let us meditate in remembrance on God; He is the Eternal, Imperishable Giver of Peace and Praanaa, the Breath of Life. Master of the masterless, Destroyer of the pains of the meek and the poor; He is All-pervading and permeating, abiding in all hearts. ||1|| The very fortunate ones drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, singing, reciting and listening to the Lord’s Praises. All their sufferings and struggles are wiped away from their bodies; they remain lovingly awake and aware in the Name of the Lord. ||2|| So abandon your sexual desire, greed, falsehood and slander; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, you shall be released from bondage. The intoxication of loving attachments, egotism and blind possessiveness are eradicated by Guru’s Grace. ||3|| You are All-Powerful, O Supreme Lord God and Master; please be Merciful to Your humble servant. My Lord and Master is All-pervading and prevailing everywhere; O Nanak, God is Near. ||4||12||

SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: I am a sacrifice to the Feet of the Divine Guru. I meditate with Him on the Supreme Lord God; His Teachings have emancipated me. ||1|| Pause|| All pains, diseases and fears are erased, for one who comes to the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Saints. He Himself chants, and inspires others to chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He is Utterly All- Powerful; He carries us across to the other side. ||1|| His Mantra drives out cynicism, and totally fills the empty one. Those who obey the Order of the Lord’s slaves, do not enter into the womb of reincarnation ever again. ||2|| Whoever works for the Lord’s devotees and sings His Praises — his pains of birth and death are taken away. Those unto whom my Beloved becomes Merciful, endure the Unendurable Ecstasy of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3|| Those who are satisfied by the Sublime Essence of the Lord, merge intuitively into the Lord; no mouth can describe their state. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, they are content; chanting and meditating on God’s Name, they are saved. ||4||13||

SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL: I sing, O I sing the Songs of Joy of my Lord, the Treasure of Virtue. Fortunate is the time, fortunate is the day and the moment, when I become pleasing to the Lord of the World. ||1|| Pause|| I touch my forehead to the Feet of the Saints. The Saints have placed their hands on my forehead. ||1|| My mind is filled with the Mantra of the Holy Saints, and I have risen above the three qualities||2|| Gazing upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of God’s devotees, my eyes are filled with love. Greed and attachment are gone, along with doubt. ||3|| Says Nanak, I have found intuitive peace, poise and bliss. Tearing down the wall, I have met the Lord, the Embodiment of Supreme Bliss. ||4||14||

SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: How can I express the pain of my soul? I am so thirsty for the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of my Enticing and Lovely Beloved. My mind cannot survive — it yearns for Him in so many ways. ||1|| Pause|| I think thoughts of Him; I miss the Love of my Beloved. When will I obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan? I try, but this mind is not encouraged. Is there any Saint who can lead me to God? ||1|| Chanting, penance, self-control, good deeds and charity — I sacrifice all these in fire; I dedicate all peace and places to Him. One who helps me to behold the Blessed Vision of my Beloved, for even an instant — I am a sacrifice to that Saint. ||2|| I offer all my prayers and entreaties to him; I serve him, day and night. I have renounced all pride and egotism; he tells me the stories of my Beloved. ||3|| I am wonder- struck, gazing upon the wondrous play of God. The Guru, the True Guru, has led me to meet the Primal Lord. I have found God, my Merciful Loving Lord, within the home of my own heart. O Nanak, the fire within me has been quenched. ||4||1||15|| You fool, why are you not meditating on the Lord now? In the awful hell of the fire of the womb, you did penance, upside-down; each and every instant, you sang His Glorious Praises. ||1|| Pause|| You wandered through countless incarnations, until finally you attained this priceless human birth. Leaving the womb, you were born, and when you came out, you became attached to other places. ||1|| You practiced evil and fraud day and night, and did useless deeds. You thrash the straw, but it has no wheat; running around and hurrying, you obtain only pain. ||2|| The false person is attached to falsehood; he is entangled with transitory things. And when the Righteous Judge of Dharma seizes you, O madman, you shall arise and depart with your face blackened. ||3|| He alone meets with God, whom God Himself meets, by such pre-ordained destiny written on his forehead. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to that humble being, who remains unattached within his mind. ||4||2||16||