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1He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness; O Nanak, he merges in the Naam. ||4||9||19||

2Bhairao, Third Mehla:

3Upon my writing tablet, I write the Name of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord of the World.

4In the love of duality, the mortals are caught in the noose of the Messenger of Death.

5The True Guru nurtures and sustains me.

6The Lord, the Giver of peace, is always with me. ||1||

7Following his Guru's instructions, Prahlaad chanted the Lord's Name;

8he was a child, but he was not afraid when his teacher yelled at him. ||1||Pause||

9Prahlaad's mother gave her beloved son some advice:

10"My son, you must abandon the Lord's Name, and save your life!"

11Prahlaad said: ""Listen, O my mother;

12I shall never give up the Lord's Name. My Guru has taught me this.""||2||

13Sandaa and Markaa, his teachers, went to his father the king, and complained:

14"Prahlaad himself has gone astray, and he leads all the other pupils astray."

15In the court of the wicked king, a plan was hatched.

16God is the Savior of Prahlaad. ||3||

17With sword in hand, and with great egotistical pride, Prahlaad's father ran up to him.

18"Where is your Lord, who will save you?"

19In an instant, the Lord appeared in a dreadful form, and shattered the pillar.

20Harnaakhash was torn apart by His claws, and Prahlaad was saved. ||4||

21The Dear Lord completes the tasks of the Saints.

22He saved twenty-one generations of Prahlaad's descendents.

23Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the poison of egotism is neutralized.

24O Nanak, through the Name of the Lord, the Saints are emancipated. ||5||10||20||

25Bhairao, Third Mehla:

26The Lord Himself makes demons pursue the Saints, and He Himself saves them.

27Those who remain forever in Your Sanctuary, O Lord - their minds are never touched by sorrow. ||1||

28In each and every age, the Lord saves the honor of His devotees.

29Prahlaad, the demon's son, knew nothing of the Hindu morning prayer, the Gayatri, and nothing about ceremonial water-offerings to his ancestors; but through the Word of the Shabad, he was united in the Lord's Union. ||1||Pause||

30Night and day, he performed devotional worship service, day and night, and through the Shabad, his duality was eradicated.

31Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate and pure; the True Lord abides within their minds. ||2||

32The fools in duality read, but they do not understand anything; they waste their lives uselessly.

33The wicked demon slandered the Saint, and stirred up trouble. ||3||

34Prahlaad did not read in duality, and he did not abandon the Lord's Name; he was not afraid of any fear.

35The Dear Lord became the Savior of the Saint, and the demonic Death could not even approach him. ||4||

36The Lord Himself saved his honor, and blessed his devotee with glorious greatness.

37O Nanak, Harnaakhash was torn apart by the Lord with His claws; the blind demon knew nothing of the Lord's Court. ||5||11||21||

38Raag Bhairao, Fourth Mehla, Chau-Padhay, First House:

39One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

40The Lord, in His Mercy, attaches mortals to the feet of the Saints.