Ang 901

RAAG RAAMKALEE, FIFTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE, DU-PADAS: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Sing the songs of Praise of the Lord. Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, total peace is obtained; coming and going is ended, my friend. ||1|| Pause|| Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is enlightened, and comes to dwell in His lotus feet. ||1|| In the Society of the Saints, one is saved. O Nanak, he crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||1||57||

RAAMKALEE, FIFTH MEHL: My Guru is perfect, my Guru is perfect. Chanting the Lord’s Name, I am always at peace; all my illness and fraud is dispelled. ||1|| Pause|| Worship and adore that One Lord alone. In His Sanctuary, eternal peace is obtained. ||1|| One who feels hunger for the Naam sleeps in peace. Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, all pains are dispelled. Enjoy celestial bliss, O my Siblings of Destiny. The Perfect Guru has eradicated all anxiety. ||3|| Twenty- four hours a day, chant God’s Chant. O Nanak, He Himself shall save you. ||4||2||58||

RAAG RAAMKALEE, FIFTH MEHL, PARTAAL, THIRD HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: I humble bow to the Lord, the Supreme Being. The One, the One and Only Creator Lord permeates the water, the land, the earth and the sky. ||1|| Pause|| Over and over again, the Creator Lord destroys, sustains and creates. He has no home; He needs no nourishment. ||1|| The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is deep and profound, strong, poised, lofty, exalted and infinite. He stages His plays; His Virtues are priceless. Nanak is a sacrifice to Him. ||2||1||59||

RAAMKALEE, FIFTH MEHL: You must abandon your beauty, pleasures, fragrances and enjoyments; beguiled by gold and sexual desire, you must still leave Maya behind. ||1|| Pause|| You gaze upon billions and trillions of treasures and riches, which delight and comfort your mind, but these will not go along with you. ||1|| Entangled with children, spouse, siblings and friends, you are enticed and fooled; these pass like the shadow of a tree. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of His lotus feet; He has found peace in the faith of the Saints. ||2||2||60||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: RAAG RAAMKALEE, NINTH MEHL, TI-PADAS: O mind, take the sheltering support of the Lord’s Name. Remembering Him in meditation, evil-mindedness is dispelled, and the state of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1|| Pause|| Know that one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord is very fortunate. The sins of countless incarnations are washed off, and he attains the heavenly realm. ||1|| At the very last moment, Ajaamal became aware of the Lord; that state which even the supreme Yogis desire — he attained that state in an instant. ||2|| The elephant had no virtue and no knowledge; what religious rituals has he performed? O Nanak, behold the way of the Lord, who bestowed the gift of fearlessness. ||3||1||