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1Abandon slander and envy of others.

2Reading and studying, they burn, and do not find tranquility.

3Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Lord, the Supreme Soul, shall be your helper and companion. ||7||

4Abandon sexual desire, anger and wickedness.

5Abandon your involvement in egotistical affairs and conflicts.

6If you seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru, then you shall be saved. In this way you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, O Siblings of Destiny. ||8||

7In the hereafter, you shall have to cross over the fiery river of poisonous flames.

8No one else will be there; your soul shall be all alone.

9The ocean of fire spits out waves of searing flames; the self-willed manmukhs fall into it, and are roasted there. ||9||

10Liberation comes from the Guru; He grants this blessing by the Pleasure of His Will.

11He alone knows the way, who obtains it.

12So ask one who has obtained it, O Siblings of Destiny. Serve the True Guru, and find peace. ||10||

13Without the Guru, he dies entangled in sin and corruption.

14The Messenger of Death smashes his head and humiliates him.

15The slanderous person is not freed of his bonds; he is drowned, slandering others. ||11||

16So speak the Truth, and realize the Lord deep within.

17He is not far away; look, and see Him.

18No obstacles shall block your way; become Gurmukh, and cross over to the other side. This is the way to cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||12||

19The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the body.

20The Creator Lord is eternal and imperishable.

21The soul does not die, and it cannot be killed; God creates and watches over all. Through the Word of the Shabad, His Will is manifest. ||13||

22He is immaculate, and has no darkness.

23The True Lord Himself sits upon His throne.

24The faithless cynics are bound and gagged, and forced to wander in reincarnation. They die, and are reborn, and continue coming and going. ||14||

25The Guru's servants are the Beloveds of the True Guru.

26Contemplating the Shabad, they sit upon His throne.

27They realize the essence of reality, and know the state of their inner being. This is the true glorious greatness of those who join the Sat Sangat. ||15||

28He Himself saves His humble servant, and saves his ancestors as well.

29His companions are liberated; He carries them across.

30Nanak is the servant and slave of that Gurmukh who lovingly focuses his consciousness on the Lord. ||16||6||

31Maaroo, First Mehla:

32For many ages, only darkness prevailed;

33the infinite, endless Lord was absorbed in the primal void.

34He sat alone and unaffected in absolute darkness; the world of conflict did not exist. ||1||

35Thirty-six ages passed like this.

36He causes all to happen by the Pleasure of His Will.

37No rival of His can be seen. He Himself is infinite and endless. ||2||

38God is hidden throughout the four ages - understand this well.

39He pervades each and every heart, and is contained within the belly.

40The One and Only Lord prevails throughout the ages. How rare are those who contemplate the Guru, and understand this. ||3||

41From the union of the sperm and the egg, the body was formed.

42From the union of air, water and fire, the living being is made.

43He Himself plays joyfully in the mansion of the body; all the rest is just attachment to Maya's expanse. ||4||

44Within the mother's womb, upside-down, the mortal meditated on God.

45The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything.

46With each and every breath, he contemplated the True Name, deep within himself, within the womb. ||5||