Selections from the Guru Granth Sahib · 38 of 228
Raag Gauree: Fifth Mehl (II)
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
Remain steady in the home of your own self, O beloved servant of the Lord.
The True Guru shall resolve all your affairs. ||1||Pause||
The Transcendent Lord has struck down the wicked and the evil.
The Creator has preserved the honor of His servant. ||1||
The kings and emperors are all under his power;
he drinks deeply of the most sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. ||2||
Meditate fearlessly on the Lord God.
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this gift is given. ||3||
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts;
he grasps the Support of God, his Lord and Master. ||4||108||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
One who is attuned to the Lord, shall not be burned in the fire.
One who is attuned to the Lord, shall not be enticed by Maya.
One who is attuned to the Lord, shall not be drowned in water.
One who is attuned to the Lord, is prosperous and fruitful. ||1||
All fear is eradicated by Your Name.
Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||Pause||
One who is attuned to the Lord, is free of all anxieties.
One who is attuned to the Lord, is blessed with the Mantra of the Holy.
One who is attuned to the Lord, is not haunted by the fear of death.
One who is attuned to the Lord, sees all his hopes fulfilled. ||2||
One who is attuned to the Lord, does not suffer in pain.
One who is attuned to the Lord, remains awake and aware, night and day.
One who is attuned to the Lord, dwells in the home of intuitive peace.
One who is attuned to the Lord, sees his doubts and fears run away. ||3||
One who is attuned to the Lord, has the most sublime and exalted intellect.
One who is attuned to the Lord, has a pure and spotless reputation.
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who do not forget my God. ||4||109||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
Through sincere efforts, the mind is made peaceful and calm.
Walking on the Lord’s Way, all pains are taken away.
Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind becomes blissful.
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, supreme bliss is obtained. ||1||
There is joy all around, and peace has come to my home.
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, misfortune disappears. ||Pause||
My eyes are purified, beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.
Blessed is the forehead which touches His Lotus Feet.
Working for the Lord of the Universe, the body becomes fruitful.
Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 052 By the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained the supreme status. ||2||
The Lord is the Help and Support of His humble servant.
I have found peace, falling at the feet of His slaves.
When selfishness is gone, then one becomes the Lord Himself;
seek the Sanctuary of the treasure of mercy. ||3||
When someone finds the One he has desired, then where should he go to look for Him?
I have become steady and stable, and I dwell in the seat of peace.
By Guru’s Grace, Nanak has entered the home of peace. ||4||110||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The merits of taking millions of ceremonial cleansing baths, the giving of hundreds of thousands, billions and trillions in charity
- these are obtained by those whose minds are filled with the Name of the Lord. ||1||
Those who sing the Glories of the Lord of the World are totally pure.
Their sins are erased, in the Sanctuary of the Kind and Holy Saints. ||Pause||
The merits of performing all sorts of austere acts of penance and self-discipline, earning huge profits and seeing one’s desires fulfilled
- these are obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with the tongue. ||2||
The merits of reciting the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas, knowledge of the science of Yoga, spiritual wisdom and the pleasure of miraculous spiritual powers
- these come by surrendering the mind and meditating on the Name of God. ||3||
The wisdom of the Inaccessible and Infinite Lord is incomprehensible.
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and contemplating the Naam within our hearts,
O Nanak, God has showered His Mercy upon us. ||4||111||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
Meditating, meditating, meditating in remembrance, I have found peace.
I have enshrined the Lotus Feet of the Guru within my heart. ||1||
The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, the Supreme Lord God, is perfect.
Worshipping Him, my mind has found a lasting peace. ||Pause||
Night and day, I meditate on the Guru, and the Name of the Guru.
Thus all my works are brought to perfection. ||2||
Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, my mind has become cool and tranquil, and the sinful mistakes of countless incarnations have been washed away. ||3||
Says Nanak, where is fear now, O Siblings of Destiny?
The Guru Himself has preserved the honor of His servant. ||4||112||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord Himself is the Help and Support of His servants.
He always cherishes them, like their father and mother. ||1||
In God’s Sanctuary, everyone is saved.
That Perfect True Lord is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||Pause||
My mind now dwells in the Creator Lord.
My fears have been dispelled, and my soul has found the most sublime peace. ||2||
The Lord has granted His Grace, and saved His humble servant.
The sinful mistakes of so many incarnations have been washed away. ||3||
The Greatness of God cannot be described.
Servant Nanak is forever in His Sanctuary. ||4||113||