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I serve at the feet of my companions and friends; the Lord has showered me with His Mercy, through Guru's Grace. || 2 || Reflecting upon my self, and conquering my mind, I have seen that there is no other friend like You. As You keep me, so do I live. You are the Giver of peace and pleasure. Whatever you do, comes to pass. || 3 || Hope and desire have both been dispelled; I have renounced my longing for the three qualities. The Gurmukh obtains the state of ecstasy, taking to the Shelter of the Saints' Congregation. || 4 || All wisdom and meditation, all chanting and penance, come to one whose heart is filled with the Invisible, Inscrutable Lord. O Nanak, one whose mind is imbued with the Lord's Name, finds the Guru's Teachings, and intuitively serves. || 5 || 22 || AASAA, FIRST MEHL, PANCH-PADAS: Your attachment to your family, your attachment to all your affairs – renounce all your attachments, for they are all corrupt. || 1 || Renounce your attachments and doubts, O brother, and dwell upon the True Name within your heart and body. || 1 || Pause || When one receives the nine treasures of the True Name, his children do not weep, and his mother does not grieve. || 2 || In this attachment, the world is drowning. Few are the Gurmukhs who swim across. || 3 || In this attachment, people are reincarnated over and over again. Attached to emotional attachment, they go to the city of Death. Il 4 You have received the Guru's Teachings - now practice meditation and penance. If attachment is not broken, no one is approved. || 5 || But if He bestows His Glance of Grace, then this attachment departs. O Nanak, then one remains merged in the Lord. || 6 || 23 | AASAA, FIRST MEHL: He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord. I am a sinner, You are the Forgiver. || 1 || By Your Will, everything come to pass. One who acts in stubborn-mindedness is ruined in the end. || 1 || Pause II The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood. Without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin. || 2 | Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards. Whoever is born, comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious Lord. || 3 || Such is my Friend and Companion; meeting with the Guru, the Lord, devotion was implanted within me. || 4 || In all other transactions, one suffers loss. The Name of the Lord is pleasing to Nanak's mind. || 5 || 24 || AASAA, FIRST MEHL, CHAU-PADAS: Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others. When you conquer the five passions, then you shall come to dwell at the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. || 1 || You shall hear the vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady. So what can the Messenger of Death do to me hereafter? || 1 || Pause || When you abandon hope and desire, then you become a true Sannyaasi. When the Yogi practices abstinence, then he enjoys his body. || 2 || Through compassion, the naked hermit reflects upon his inner self. He slays his own self, instead of slaying others. |3 | You, O Lord, are the one, but you have so many Forms. Nanak does not know Your wondrous plays. || 4 || 25 || AASAA, FIRST MEHL: I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue. My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. || 1 || In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord? My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. || 1 || Pause ||
