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1Meeting with a virtuous person, virtue is obtained, and one is immersed in the True Guru.

2Priceless virtues are not obtained for any price; they cannot be purchased in a store.

3O Nanak, their weight is full and perfect; it never decreases at all. ||1||

4Fourth Mehla:

5Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they wander around, continually coming and going in reincarnation.

6Some are in bondage, and some are set free; some are happy in the Love of the Lord.

7O Nanak, believe in the True Lord, and practice Truth, through the lifestyle of Truth. ||2||

8Pauree:

9From the Guru, I have obtained the supremely powerful sword of spiritual wisdom.

10I have cut down the fortress of duality and doubt, attachment, greed and egotism.

11The Name of the Lord abides within my mind; I contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

12Through Truth, self-discipline and sublime understanding, the Lord has become very dear to me.

13Truly, truly, the True Creator Lord is all-pervading. ||1||

14Shalok, Third Mehla:

15Among the ragas, Kaydaaraa Raga is known as good, O Siblings of Destiny, if through it, one comes to love the Word of the Shabad,

16and if one remains in the Soceity of the Saints, and enshrines love for the True Lord.

17Such a person washes away the pollution from within, and saves his generations as well.

18He gathes in the capital of virtue, and destroys and drives out unvirtuous sins.

19O Nanak, he alone is known as united, who does not forsake his Guru, and who does not love duality. ||1||

20Fourth Mehla:

21Gazing upon the world-ocean, I am afraid of death; but if I live in the Fear of You, God, then I am not afraid.

22Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I am content; O Nanak, I blossom forth in the Name. ||2||

23Fourth Mehla:

24I get on board the boat and set out, but the ocean is churning with waves.

25The boat of Truth encounters no obstruction, if the Guru gives encouragement.

26He takes us across to the door on the other side, as the Guru keeps watch.

27O Nanak, if I am blessed with His Grace, I shall go to His Court with honor. ||3||

28Pauree:

29Enjoy your kingdom of bliss; as Gurmukh, practice Truth.

30Sitting upon the throne of Truth, the Lord administers justice; He unites us in Union with the Society of the Saints.

31Meditating on the Lord, through the True Teachings, we become just like the Lord.

32If the Lord, the Giver of peace, abides in the mind, in this world, then in the end, He becomes our help and support.

33Love for the Lord wells up, when the Guru imparts understanding. ||2||

34Shalok, First Mehla:

35Confused and deluded, I wander around, but no one shows me the way.

36I go and ask the clever people, if there is there anyone who can rid me of my pain.

37If the True Guru abides within my mind, then I see the Lord, my best friend, there.

38O Nanak, my mind is satisfied and fulfilled, contemplating the Praises of the True Name. ||1||

39Third Mehla:

40He Himself is the Doer, and He is the deed; He Himself issues the Command.

41He Himself forgives some, and He Himself does the deed.

42O Nanak, receiving the Divine Light from the Guru, suffering and corruption are burnt away, through the Name. ||2||

43Pauree:

44Don't be fooled by gazing at the riches of Maya, you foolish self-willed manmukh.

45It shall not go along with you when you must depart; all the wealth you see is false.

46The blind and ignorant do not understand, that the sword of death is hanging over their heads.

47By Guru's Grace, those who drink in the sublime essence of the Lord are saved.