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-1137Even so, they do not absorb the water; they remain hard and dry. || 2 || The six Shaastras may be read to a fool, but it is like the wind blowing in the ten directions. || 3 || It is like threshing a crop without any corn - nothing is gained. In the same way, no benefit comes from the faithless cynic. || 4 || As the Lord attaches them, so are all attached. Says Nanak, God has formed such a form. || 5 || 5 || BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: He created the soul, the breath of life and the body. He created all beings, and knows their pains. || 1 || The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, is the Helper of the soul. Here and herafter, He always provides shade. || 1 || Pause || Worship and adoration of God is the pure way of life. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the love of duality vanishes. || 2 || Friends, well-wishers and wealth will not support you. Blessed, blessed is my Lord. || 3 || Nanak utters the Ambrosial Bani of the Lord. Except the One Lord, he does not know any other at all. || 4 || 6 || BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: The Lord is in front of me, and the Lord is behind me. My Beloved Lord, the Source of Nectar, is in the middle as well. || 1 || God is my Shaastra and my favorable omen. In His Home and Mansion, I find peace, poise and bliss. || 1 || Pause || Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, with my tongue, and hearing it with my ears, I live. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, I have become eternal, permanent and stable. || 2 || The pains of countless lifetimes have been erased. The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, the Word of God, vibrates in the Court of the Lord. || 3 || Granting His Grace, God has blended me with Himself. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God. Il 4 || 7 || BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: It brings millions of desires to fulfillment. On the Path of Death, It will go with you and help you. ||1|| The Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe, is the holy water of the Ganges. Whoever meditates on it, is saved; drinking it in, the mortal does not wander in reincarnation again. || 1 || Pause || It is my worship, meditation, austerity and cleansing bath. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, I have become free of desire. || 2 || It is my domain and empire, wealth, mansion and court. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam brings perfect conduct. || 3 || Slave Nanak has deliberated, and has come to this conclusion: Without the Lord's Name, everything is false and worthless, like ashes. | 4 || 8 || BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: The poison had absolutely no harmful effect. But the wicked Brahmin died in pain. || 1 || The Supreme Lord God Himself has saved His humble servant. The sinner died through the Power of the Guru. || 1 || Pause II The humble servant of the Lord and Master meditates on Him. He Himself has destroyed the ignorant sinner. || 2 || God is the Mother, the Father and the Protector of His slave. The face of the slanderer, here and hereafter, is blackened. || 3 || The Transcendent Lord has heard the prayer of servant Nanak. The filthy sinner lost hope and died. || 4 || 9 || BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: Excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent is Your Name. False, false, false, false is pride in the world. || 1 || Pause 11
