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1The tax collectors were smart; they thought about it, and saw. They broke their cash-boxes and left.

2Third, He went to the Ganges, and a wonderful drama was played out there. ||5||

3The important men of the city met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru, the True Guru.

4The Guru, the True Guru, the Guru is the Lord of the Universe. Go ahead and consult the Simritees - they will confirm this.

5The Simritees and the Shaastras all confirm that Suk Dayv and Prahlaad meditated on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, and knew Him as the Supreme Lord.

6The five thieves and the highway robbers dwell in the fortress of the body-village; the Guru has destroyed their home and place.

7The Puraanas continually praise the giving of charity, but devotional worship of the Lord is only obtained through the Word of Guru Nanak.

8The important men of the city met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru, the True Guru. ||6||4||10||

9Tukhaari Chhant, Fifth Mehla:

10One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

11O my Beloved, I am a sacrifice to You. Through the Guru, I have dedicated my mind to You.

12Hearing the Word of Your Shabad, my mind is enraptured.

13This mind is enraptured, like the fish in the water; it is lovingly attached to the Lord.

14Your Worth cannot be described, O my Lord and Master; Your Mansion is Incomparable and Unrivalled.

15O Giver of all Virtue, O my Lord and Master, please hear the prayer of this humble person.

16Please bless Nanak with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. ||1||

17This body and mind are Yours; all virtues are Yours.

18I am a sacrifice, every little bit, to Your Darshan.

19Please hear me, O my Lord God; I live only by seeing Your Vision, even if only for an instant.

20I have heard that Your Name is the most Ambrosial Nectar; please bless me with Your Mercy, that I may drink it in.

21My hopes and desires rest in You, O my Husband Lord; like the rainbird, I long for the rain-drop.

22Says Nanak, my soul is a sacrifice to You; please bless me with Your Darshan, O my Lord God. ||2||

23You are my True Lord and Master, O Infinite King.

24You are my Dear Beloved, so dear to my life and consciousness.

25You bring peace to my soul; You are known to the Gurmukh. All are blessed by Your Love.

26The mortal does only those deeds which You ordain, Lord.

27One who is blessed by Your Grace, O Lord of the Universe, conquers his mind in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

28Says Nanak, my soul is a sacrifice to You; You gave me my soul and body. ||3||

29I am unworthy, but He has saved me, for the sake of the Saints.

30The True Guru has covered my faults; I am such a sinner.

31God has covered for me; He is the Giver of the soul, life and peace.

32My Lord and Master is Eternal and Unchanging, Ever-present; He is the Perfect Creator, the Architect of Destiny.

33Your Praise cannot be described; who can say where You are?

34Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to the one who blesses him with the Lord's Name, even for an instant. ||4||1||11||