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1Maaroo, Third Mehla:

2The Formless Lord created the universe of form.

3By the Hukam of His Command, He created attachment to Maya.

4The Creator Himself stages all the plays; hearing of the True Lord, enshrine Him in your mind. ||1||

5Maya, the mother, gave birth to the three gunas, the three qualities,

6and proclaimed the four Vedas to Brahma.

7Creating the years, months, days and dates, He infused intelligence into the world. ||2||

8Service to the Guru is the most excellent action.

9Enshrine the Lord's Name within your heart.

10The Word of the Guru's Bani prevails throughout the world; through this Bani, the Lord's Name is obtained. ||3||

11He reads the Vedas, but he starts arguments night and day.

12He does not remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death.

13In the love of duality, he suffers in pain forever; he is deluded by doubt, and confused by the three gunas. ||4||

14The Gurmukh is in love with the One Lord alone;

15he submerges in his mind the three-phased desire.

16Through the True Word of the Shabad, he is liberated forever; he renounces emotional attachment to Maya. ||5||

17Those who are so pre-ordained to be imbued, are imbued with love for the Lord.

18By Guru's Grace, they are intuitively intoxicated.

19Serving the True Guru forever, they find God; He Himself unites them with Himself. ||6||

20In attachment to Maya and doubt, the Lord is not found.

21Attached to the love of duality, one suffers in pain.

22The crimson color lasts for only a few days; all too soon, it fades away. ||7||

23So color this mind in the Fear and the Love of God.

24Dyed in this color, one merges in the True Lord.

25By perfect destiny, some may obtain this color. Through the Guru's Teachings, this color is applied. ||8||

26The self-willed manmukhs take great pride in themselves.

27In the Court of the Lord, they are never honored.

28Attached to duality, they waste their lives; without understanding, they suffer in pain. ||9||

29My God has hidden Himself deep within the self.

30By Guru's Grace, one is united in the Lord's Union.

31God is True, and True is His trade, through which the priceless Naam is obtained. ||10||

32No one has found this body's value.

33My Lord and Master has worked His handiwork.

34One who becomes Gurmukh purifies his body, and then the Lord unites him with Himself. ||11||

35Within the body, one loses, and within the body, one wins.

36The Gurmukh seeks the self-sustaining Lord.

37The Gurmukh trades, and finds peace forever; he intuitively merges in the Celestial Lord. ||12||

38True is the Lord's Mansion, and True is His treasure.

39The Great Giver Himself gives.

40The Gurmukh praises the Giver of peace; his mind is united with the Lord, and he comes to know His worth. ||13||

41Within the body is the object; its value cannot be estimated.

42He Himself grants glorious greatness to the Gurmukh.

43He alone knows this object, to whom this store belongs; the Gurmukh is blessed with it, and does not come to regret. ||14||

44The Dear Lord is pervading and permeating all.

45By Guru's Grace, He is found.

46He Himself unites in His Union; through the Word of the Shabad, one intuitively merges with Him. ||15||