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1I cannot see any other above the True Lord. The True Lord does the appraisal. ||8||

2In this green pasture, the mortal stays only a few days.

3He plays and frolics in utter darkness.

4The jugglers have staged their show, and left, like people mumbling in a dream. ||9||

5They alone are blessed with glorious greatness at the Lord's throne,

6who enshrine the fearless Lord in their minds, and lovingly center themselves on Him.

7In the galaxies and solar systems, nether regions, celestial realms and the three worlds, the Lord is in the primal void of deep absorption. ||10||

8True is the village, and true is the throne,

9of those Gurmukhs who meet with the True Lord, and find peace.

10In Truth, seated upon the true throne, they are blessed with glorious greatness; their egotism is eradicated, along with the calculation of their account. ||11||

11Calculating its account, the soul becomes anxious.

12How can one find peace, through duality and the three gunas - the three qualities?

13The One Lord is immaculate and formless, the Great Giver; through the Perfect Guru, honor is obtained. ||12||

14In each and every age, very rare are those who, as Gurmukh, realize the Lord.

15Their minds are imbued with the True, all-pervading Lord.

16Seeking His Shelter, they find peace, and their minds and bodies are not stained with filth. ||13||

17Their tongues are imbued with the True Lord, the source of nectar;

18abiding with the Lord God, they have no fear or doubt.

19Hearing the Word of the Guru's Bani, their ears are satisfied, and their light merges into the Light. ||14||

20Carefully, carefully, I place my feet upon the ground.

21Wherever I go, I behold Your Sanctuary.

22Whether You grant me pain or pleasure, You are pleasing to my mind. I am in harmony with You. ||15||

23No one is anyone's companion or helper at the very last moment;

24as Gurmukh, I realize You and praise You.

25O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, I am detached; in the home of my own self deep within, I am absorbed in the primal void of deep meditation. ||16||3||

26Maaroo, First Mehla:

27From the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, You are infinite and incomparable.

28You are my primal, immaculate Lord and Master.

29I contemplate the Way of Yoga, the Way of Union with the True Lord. I am truly absorbed in the primal void of deep meditation. ||1||

30For so many ages, there was only pitch darkness;

31the Creator Lord was absorbed in the primal void.

32There was the True Name, the glorious greatness of the Truth, and the glory of His true throne. ||2||

33In the Golden Age of Truth, Truth and contentment filled the bodies.

34Truth was pervasive, Truth, deep, profound and unfathomable.

35The True Lord appraises the mortals on the Touchstone of Truth, and issues His True Command. ||3||

36The Perfect True Guru is true and contented.

37He alone is a spiritual hero, who believes in the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

38He alone obtains a true seat in the True Court of the Lord, who surrenders to the Command of the Commander. ||4||

39In the Golden Age of Truth, everyone spoke the Truth.

40Truth was pervasive - the Lord was Truth.

41With Truth in their minds and mouths, mortals were rid of doubt and fear. Truth was the friend of the Gurmukhs. ||5||

42In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yoga, one power of Dharma was lost.

43Three feet remained; through duality, one was cut off.

44Those who were Gurmukh spoke the Truth, while the self-willed manmukhs wasted away in vain. ||6||

45The manmukh never succeeds in the Court of the Lord.

46Without the Word of the Shabad, how can one be pleased within?

47In bondage they come, and in bondage they go; they understand and comprehend nothing. ||7||

48In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, compassion was cut in half.