Ang 1397

SWAIYAS IN PRAISE OF THE FOURTH MEHL: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Meditate single-mindedly on the Immaculate Primal Lord God. By Guru’s Grace, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever. Singing His Praises, the mind blossoms forth in ecstasy. The True Guru fulfills the hopes of His humble servant. Serving the True Guru, the supreme status is obtained. Meditate on the Imperishable, Formless Lord God. Meeting with Him, one escapes poverty. Kalsahaar chants His Glorious Praises. I chant the pure praises of that humble being who has been blessed with the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He served the True Guru and was blessed with the sublime essence of the Shabad, the Word of God. The Immaculate Naam has been enshrined in his heart. He enjoys and savors the Lord’s Name, and purchases the Glorious Virtues of the Lord of the Universe. He seeks the essence of reality; he is the Fountain of even-handed justice. So speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools to overflowing. ||1|| The stream of ambrosial nectar flows and the immortal status is obtained; the pool is forever overflowing with Ambrosial Nectar. Those Saints who have served the Lord in the past drink in this Nectar, and bathe their minds in it. God takes their fears away, and blesses them with the state of fearless dignity. Through the Word of His Shabad, He has saved them. So speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools to overflowing. ||2|| The True Guru’s understanding is deep and profound. The Sat Sangat is His Pure Congregation. His Soul is drenched in the deep crimson color of the Lord’s Love. The Lotus of His mind remains awake and aware, illuminated with intuitive wisdom. In His own home, He has obtained the Fearless, Immaculate Lord. The Merciful True Guru has implanted the Lord’s Name within me, and by His Grace, I have overpowered the five thieves. So speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools to overflowing. ||3|| With intuitive detachment, He is lovingly attuned to the Fearless, Unmanifest Lord; He met with Guru Amar Daas, the Philosopher’s Stone, within his own home. By the Grace of the True Guru, He attained the supreme status; He is overflowing with the treasures of loving devotion. He was released from reincarnation, and the fear of death was taken away. His consciousness is attached to the Lord, the Ocean of contentment. So speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools to overflowing. ||4||

He fills the empty to overflowing; He has enshrined the Infinite within His heart. Within His mind, He contemplates the essence of reality. the Destroyer of pain, the Enlightener of the soul. He yearns for the Lord’s Love forever; He Himself knows the sublime essence of this Love. By the Grace of the True Guru, He intuitively enjoys this Love. By the Grace of Guru Nanak, and the sublime teachings of Guru Angad, Guru Amar Daas broadcast the Lord’s Command. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have attained the status of eternal and imperishable dignity. ||5|| You abide in the pool of contentment; Your tongue reveals the Ambrosial Essence. Meeting with You, a tranquil peace wells up, and sins run far away. You have attained the Ocean of peace, and You never grow tired on the Lord’s path. The armor of self-restraint, truth, contentment and humility can never be pierced. The Creator Lord certified the True Guru, and now the world blows the trumpet of His Praises. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have attained the state of fearless immortality. ||6|| O certified True Guru, You have conquered the world; You meditate single-mindedly on the One Lord. Blessed, blessed is Guru Amar Daas, the True Guru, who implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, deep within. The Naam is the wealth of the nine treasures; prosperity and supernatural spiritual powers are His slaves. He is blessed with the ocean of intuitive wisdom; He has met with the Imperishable Lord God. The Guru has implanted the Naam deep within; attached to the Naam, the devotees have been carried across since ancient times. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have obtained the wealth of the Lord’s Love. ||7|| The flow of loving devotion and primal love does not stop. The True Guru drinks in the stream of nectar, the sublime essence of the Shabad, the Infinite Word of God. Wisdom is His mother, and contentment is His father; He is absorbed in the ocean of intuitive peace and poise. The Guru is the Embodiment of the Unborn, Self-illumined Lord; by the Word of His Teachings, the Guru carries the world across. Within His mind, the Guru has enshrined the Shabad, the Word of the Unseen, Unfathomable, Infinite Lord. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have attained the Lord, the Saving Grace of the world. ||8||

The Saving Grace of the world, the nine treasures, carries the devotees across the world-ocean. The Drop of Ambrosial Nectar, the Lord’s Name, is the antidote to the poison of sin. The tree of intuitive peace and poise blossoms and bears the ambrosial fruit of spiritual wisdom. Blessed are those fortunate people who receive it, by Guru’s Grace. They are liberated through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru; their minds are filled with the Guru’s Wisdom. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You beat the drum of the Shabad. ||9|| On the bed of faith, with the blankets of intuitive peace and poise and the canopy of contentment, You are embellished forever with the armor of humility. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you practice the Naam; You lean on its Support, and give Your Fragrance to Your companions. You abide with the Unborn Lord, the Good and Pure True Guru. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You abide in the sacred pool of intuitive peace and poise. ||10|| The Lord’s Name abides in the hearts of those who are pleasing to the Guru. Sins run far away from those who are pleasing to the Guru. Those who are pleasing to the Guru eradicate pride and egotism from within. Those who are pleasing to the Guru are attached to the Shadad, the Word of God; they are carried across the terrifying world- ocean. Those who are blessed with the wisdom of the certified Guru — blessed and fruitful is their birth into the world. Kal the poet runs to the Sanctuary of the Great Guru; attached to the Guru, they are blessed with worldly enjoyments, liberation and everything. ||11|| The Guru has pitched the tent; under it, all the ages are gathered. He carries the spear of intuition, and takes the Support of Naam, the Name of the Lord, through which the devotees are fulfilled. Guru Nanak, Guru Angad and Guru Amar Daas, through devotional worship, have merged into the Lord. O Guru Raam Daas, You alone know the taste of this Raja Yoga. ||12|| He alone is enlightened like Janaka, who links the chariot of his mind to the state of ecstatic realization. He gathers in truth and contentment, and fills up the empty pool within. He speaks the Unspoken Speech of the eternal city. He alone obtains it, unto whom God gives it. O Guru Raam Daas, Your sovereign rule, like that of Janak, is Yours alone. ||13||