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Raag Gauree: Shalok, Fourth Mehl (VI)
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:
All joy is in the hearts of those, within whose minds the Lord abides.
In the Court of the Lord, their faces are radiant, and everyone goes to see them.
Those who meditate on the Name of the Fearless Lord have no fear.
Those who have such pre-destined destiny remember the Sublime Lord.
Those, within whose minds the Lord abides, are robed with honor in the Court of the Lord.
They are carried across, along with all their family, and the whole world is saved along with them.
O Lord, please unite servant Nanak with Your humble servants; beholding them, beholding them, I live. ||1||
Fourth Mehl:
That land, where my True Guru comes and sits, becomes green and fertile.
Those beings who go and behold my True Guru are rejuvenated.
Blessed, blessed is the father; blessed, blessed is the family; blessed, blessed is the mother, who gave birth to the Guru.
Blessed, blessed is the Guru, who worships and adores the Naam; He saves Himself, and emancipates those who see Him.
O Lord, be kind, and unite me with the True Guru, that servant Nanak may wash His feet. ||2||
Pauree:
Truest of the True is the Immortal True Guru; He has enshrined the Lord deep within His heart.
Truest of the True is the True Guru, the Primal Being, who has conquered sexual desire, anger and corruption.
When I see the Perfect True Guru, then deep within, my mind is comforted and consoled.
I am a sacrifice to my True Guru; I am devoted and dedicated to Him, forever and ever.
A Gurmukh wins the battle of life whereas a self-willed manmukh loses it. ||17||
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:
By His Grace, He leads us to meet the True Guru; then, as Gurmukh, we chant the Lord’s Name, and meditate on it.
We do that which pleases the True Guru; the Perfect Guru comes to dwell in the home of the heart.
Those who have the treasure of the Naam deep within - all their fears are removed.
They are protected by the Lord Himself; others struggle and fight against them, but they only come to death.
O servant Nanak, meditate on the Naam; the Lord shall deliver you, here and hereafter. ||1||
Fourth Mehl:
The glorious greatness of the Guru, the True Guru, is pleasing to the GurSikh’s mind.
The Lord preserves the honor of the True Guru, which increases day by day.
The Supreme Lord God is in the Mind of the Guru, the True Guru; the Supreme Lord God saves Him.
The Lord is the Power and Support of the Guru, the True Guru; all come to bow before Him.
Those who have gazed lovingly upon my True Guru - all their sins are taken away.
Their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and they obtain great glory.
Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of those GurSikhs, O my Siblings of Destiny. ||2||
Pauree:
I chant the Praises and Glories of the True One. True is the glorious greatness of the True Lord.
I praise the True Lord, and the Praises of the True Lord. His worth cannot be estimated.
Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 161 Those who have tasted the true essence of the True Lord, remain satisfied and fulfilled.
They know this essence of the Lord, but they say nothing, like the mute who tastes the sweet candy, and says nothing.
The Perfect Guru serves the Lord God; His vibration vibrates and resounds in the mind. ||18||
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:
Those who have a festering boil within - they alone know its pain.
Those who know the pain of separation from the Lord - I am forever a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them.
O Lord, please lead me to meet the Guru, the Primal Being, my Friend; my head shall roll in the dust under His feet.
I am the slave of the slaves of those GurSikhs who serve Him.
Those who are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord’s Love - their robes are drenched in the Love of the Lord.
Grant Your Grace, and lead Nanak to meet the Guru; I have sold my head to Him. ||1||
Fourth Mehl:
The body is full of mistakes and misdeeds; how can it become pure, O Saints?
The Gurmukh purchases virtues, which wash off the sin of egotism.
True is the trade which purchases the True Lord with love.
No loss will come from this, and the profit comes by the Lord’s Will.
O Nanak, they alone purchase the Truth, who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny. ||2||
Pauree:
I praise the True One, who alone is worthy of praise. The True Primal Being is True - this is His unique quality.
Serving the True Lord, the Truth comes to dwell in the mind. The Lord, the Truest of the True, is my Protector.
Those who worship and adore the Truest of the True, shall go and merge with the True Lord.
Those who do not serve the Truest of the True - those self-willed manmukhs are foolish demons.
With their mouths, they babble on about this and that, like the drunkard who has drunk his wine. ||19||