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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
RAAG AASAA, EIGHTH HOUSE, KAAFEE, FOURTH MEHL:
Death is ordained from the very beginning, and yet ego makes us cry. Meditating on the Naam, as Gurmukh, one becomes stable and steady. || 1 || Blessed is the Perfect Guru, through whom the way of Death is known. The sublime people earn the profit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; they are absorbed in the Word of the Shabad. || 1 || Pause || The days of one's life are pre-ordained; they will come to their end, O mother. One must depart, today or tomorrow, according to the Lord's Primal Order. || 2 || Useless are the lives of those, who have forgotten the Naam. They play the game of chance in this world, and lose their mind. || 3 || Those who have found the Guru are at peace, in life and in death. O Nanak, the true ones are truly absorbed into the True Lord. || 4 || 12 || 64 || AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: Having obtained the treasure of this human birth, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. By Guru's Grace, I understand, and I am absorbed into the True Lord. || 1 || Those who have such pre-ordained destiny practice the Naam. The True Lord summons the truthful to the Mansion of His Presence. || 1 || Pause || Deep within is the treasure of the Naam; it is obtained by the Gurmukh. Night and day, meditate on the Naam, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. || 2 || Deep within are infinite substances, but the self-willed manmukh does not find them. In egotism and pride, the mortal's proud self consumes him. || 3 || O Nanak, his identity consumes his identical identity. Through the Guru's Teachings, the mind is illumined, and meets the True Lord. || 4 || 13 || 65 ||
RAAG AASAAVAREE, SIXTEENTH HOUSE, FOURTH MEHL, SUDHANG:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
Night and day, I sing the Kirtan, the Praises of the Name of the Lord. The True Guru has revealed to me the Name of the Lord; without the Lord, I cannot live, for a moment, even an instant. || 1 || Pause || My ears hear the Lord's Kirtan, and I contemplate Him; without the Lord, I cannot live, even for an instant. As the swan cannot live without the lake, how can the Lord's slave live without serving Him? || 1 || Some enshrine love for duality in their hearts, and some pledge love for worldly attachments and ego. The Lord's servant embraces love for the Lord and the state of Nirvaanaa; Nanak contemplates the Lord, the Lord God. || 2 || 14 || 66 || AASAAVAREE, FOURTH MEHL: O mother, my mother, tell me about my Beloved Lord. Without the Lord, I cannot live for a moment, even an instant; I love Him, like the camel loves the vine. || 1 || Pause || My mind has become sad and distant, longing for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, my Friend.
