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1One who remains forever imbued with His Love, night and day - in His Mercy, the Lord inspires him to perform devotional worship service. ||6||

2In this temple of the mind, the mind wanders around.

3Discarding joy like straw, it suffers in terrible pain.

4Without meeting the True Guru, it finds no place of rest; He Himself has staged this play. ||7||

5He Himself is infinite; He contemplates Himself.

6He Himself bestows Union through actions of excellence.

7What can the poor creatures do? Granting forgiveness, He unites them with Himself. ||8||

8The Perfect Lord Himself unites them with the True Guru.

9Through the True Word of the Shabad, he makes them brave spiritual heroes.

10Uniting them with Himself, He bestows glorious greatness; He inspires them to focus their consciousness on the True Lord. ||9||

11The True Lord is deep within the heart.

12How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, realize this.

13The treasure of the Naam abides deep within their hearts; they meditate on the Naam with their tongues. ||10||

14He wanders through foreign lands, but does not look within himself.

15Attached to Maya, he is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death.

16The noose of death around his neck will never be untied; in the love of duality, he wanders in reincarnation. ||11||

17There is no real chanting, meditation, penance or self-control,

18as long as one does not live to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

19Accepting the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one obtains Truth; through Truth, one merges in the True Lord. ||12||

20Sexual desire and anger are very powerful in the world.

21They lead to all sorts of actions, but these only add to all the pain.

22Those who serve the True Guru find peace; they are united with the True Shabad. ||13||

23Air, water and fire make up the body.

24Emotional attachment to Maya rules deep within all.

25When one realizes the One who created him, emotional attachment to Maya is dispelled. ||14||

26Some are engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya and pride.

27They are self-conceited and egotistical.

28They never think about the Messenger of Death; in the end, they leave, regretting and repenting. ||15||

29He alone knows the Way, who created it.

30The Gurmukh, who is blessed with the Shabad, realizes Him.

31Slave Nanak offers ths prayer; O Lord, let my consciousness be attached to the True Name. ||16||2||16||

32Maaroo, Third Mehla:

33From the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, the Merciful Lord has been the Great Giver.

34Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, He is realized.

35Those who serve You are immersed in You. You unite them in Union with Yourself. ||1||

36You are inaccessible and unfathomable; Your limits cannot be found.

37All beings and creatures seek Your Sanctuary.

38As is pleases Your Will, You guide us along; You Yourself place us on the Path. ||2||

39The True Lord is, and shall always be.

40He Himself creates - there is no other at all.

41The Giver of peace takes care of all; He Himself sustains them. ||3||

42You are inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and infinite;

43no one knows Your extent.

44You Yourself realize Yourself. Through the Guru's Teachings, You reveal Yourself. ||4||

45Your Almighty Command prevails throughout the nether worlds, realms and worlds of form.