Ang 498

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL, TI-PADAS, SECOND HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: My sorrows are ended, and I am filled with peace. The fire of desire within me has been quenched. The True Guru has implanted the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me; it neither dies, nor goes anywhere. ||1|| Meditating on the Lord, the bonds of Maya are cut away. When my God becomes kind and compassionate, one joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and is emancipated. ||1|| Pause|| Twenty-four hours a day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, absorbed in loving devotional worship. He remains unaffected by both fortune and misfortune, and he recognizes the Creator Lord. ||2|| The Lord saves those who belong to Him, and all pathways are opened to them. Says Nanak, the value of the Merciful Lord God cannot be described. ||3||1||9||

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, SECOND HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: The Lord has sanctified the sinners and made them His own; all bow in reverence to Him. No one asks about their ancestry and social status; instead, they yearn for the dust of their feet. ||1|| O Lord Master, such is Your Name. You are called the Lord of all creation; You give Your unique support to Your servant. ||1|| Pause|| In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak has obtained understanding; singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises is his only support. The Lord’s servants, Naam Dayv, Trilochan, Kabeer and Ravi Daas the shoe-maker have been liberated. ||2||1||10||

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL: No one understands the Lord; who can understand His plans? Shiva, Brahma and all the silent sages cannot understand the state of the Lord. ||1|| God’s sermon is profound and unfathomable. He is heard to be one thing, but He is understood to be something else again; He is beyond description and explanation. ||1|| Pause|| He Himself is the devotee, and He Himself is the Lord and Master; He is imbued with Himself. Nanak’s God is pervading and permeating everywhere; wherever he looks, He is there. ||2||2||11||

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL: The humble servant of the Lord has no plans, politics or other clever tricks. Whenever the occasion arises, there, he meditates on the Lord. ||1|| It is the very nature of God to love His devotees; He cherishes His servant, and caresses him as His own child. ||1|| Pause|| The Lord’s servant sings the Kirtan of His Praises as his worship, deep meditation, self- discipline and religious observances. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master, and has received the blessings of fearlessness and peace. ||2||3||12||

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL: Worship the Lord in adoration, day and night, O my dear — do not delay for a moment. Serve the Saints with loving faith, and set aside your pride and stubbornness. ||1|| The fascinating, playful Lord is my very breath of life and honor. He abides in my heart; beholding His playful games, my mind is fascinated. ||1|| Pause|| Remembering Him, my mind is in bliss, and the rust of my mind is removed. The great honor of meeting the Lord cannot be described; O Nanak, it is infinite, beyond measure. ||2||4||13||

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL: They call themselves silent sages, Yogis and scholars of the Shaastras, but Maya has has them all under her control. The three gods, and the 330,000,000 demi-gods, were astonished. ||1|| The power of Maya is pervading everywhere. Her secret is known only by Guru’s Grace — no one else knows it. ||1|| Pause|| Conquering and conquering, she has conquered everywhere, and she clings to the whole world. Says Nanak, she surrenders to the Holy Saint; becoming his servant, she falls at his feet. ||2||5||14||