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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
RAAG AASAA, SECOND HOUSE, FOURTH MEHL: Some form alliances with friends, children and siblings. Some form alliances with in-laws and relatives. Some form alliances with chiefs and leaders for their own selfish motives. My alliance is with the Lord, who is pervading everywhere. || 1 || I have formed my alliance with the Lord; the Lord is my only support. Other than the Lord, I have no other faction or alliance; I sing of the countless and endless Glorious Praises of the Lord. || 1 || Pause 11 Those with whom you form alliances, shall perish. Making false alliances, the mortals repent and regret in the end. Those who practice falsehood shall not last. I have formed my alliance with the Lord; there is no one more powerful than Him. || 2 || All these alliances are mere extensions of the love of Maya. Only fools argue over Maya. They are born, and they die, and they lose the game of life in the gamble. My alliance is with the Lord, who embellishes all, in this world and the next. || 3 || In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the five thieves instigate alliances and conflicts. Sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and self-conceit have increased. One who is blessed by the Lord's Grace, joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. My alliance is with the Lord, who has destroyed all these alliances. Il 4 || In the false love of duality, people sit and form alliances. They complain about other peoples' fauts, while their own self-conceit only increases. As they plant, so shall they harvest. Servant Nanak has joined the Lord's alliance of Dharma, which shall conquer the whole world. || 5 || 2 || 54 || AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: Constantly listening to the Ambrosial Gurbani in the heart, it becomes pleasing to the mind. Through Gurbani, the Incomprehensible Lord is comprehended. || 1 || As Gurmukh, listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O my sisters. The One Lord is pervading and permeating deep within the heart; with your mouth, recite the Ambrosial Hymns of the Guru. || 1 || Pause I My mind and body are filled with divine love, and great sadness. By great good fortune, I have obtained the True Guru, the Primal Being. 11 2 || In the love of duality, the mortals wander through poisonous Maya. The unfortunate ones do not meet the True Guru. || 3 | The Lord Himself inspires us to drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Elixir. Through the Perfect Guru, O Nanak, the Lord is obtained. || 4 || 3 || 55 || AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: The Love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Support of my mind and body. I chant the Naam; the Naam is the essence of peace. || 1 || So chant the Naam, O my friends and companions. Without the Naam, there is nothing else for me. By great good fortune, as Gurmukh, I have received the Lord's Name. || 1 || Pause II Without the Naam, I cannot live. By great good fortune, the Gurmukhs obtain the Naam. || 2 || Those who lack the Naam have their faces rubbed in the dirt of Maya.
