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1In the Court of the True Lord, he obtains true glory.

2He comes to dwell in the home of his own inner being. ||3||

3He cannot be fooled; He is the Truest of the True.

4All others are deluded; in duality, they lose their honor.

5So serve the True Lord, through the True Bani of His Word.

6O Nanak, through the Naam, merge in the True Lord. ||4||9||

7Basant, Third Mehla:

8Without the grace of good karma, all are deluded by doubt.

9In attachment to Maya, they suffer in terrible pain.

10The blind, self-willed manmukhs find no place of rest.

11They are like maggots in manure, rotting away in manure. ||1||

12That humble being who obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command is accepted.

13Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is blessed with the insignia and the banner of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

14Those who have such pre-ordained destiny are imbued with the Naam.

15The Name of the Lord is forever pleasing to their minds.

16Through the Bani, the Word of the True Guru, eternal peace is found.

17Through it, one's light merges into the Light. ||2||

18Only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, can save the world.

19By Guru's Grace, one comes to love the Naam.

20Without the Naam, no one obtains liberation.

21Through the Perfect Guru, the Naam is obtained. ||3||

22He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to understand.

23Serving the True Guru, the Naam is implanted within.

24Those humble beings who know the One Lord are approved and accepted.

25O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, they go to the Lord's Court with His banner and insignia. ||4||10||

26Basant, Third Mehla:

27Granting His Grace, the Lord leads the mortal to meet the True Guru.

28The Lord Himself comes to abide in his mind.

29His intellect becomes steady and stable, and his mind is strengthened forever.

30He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Ocean of Virtue. ||1||

31Those who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord - those mortals die eating poison.

32Their lives are wasted uselessly, and they continue coming and going in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||

33They wear all sorts of religious robes, but their minds are not at peace.

34In great egotism, they lose their honor.

35But those who realize the Word of the Shabad, are blessed by great good fortune.

36They bring their distractible minds back home. ||2||

37Within the home of the inner self is the inaccessible and infinite substance.

38Those who find it, by following the Guru's Teachings, contemplate the Shabad.

39Those who obtain the nine treasures of the Naam within the home of their own inner being,

40are forever dyed in the color of the Lord's Love; they are absorbed in the Truth. ||3||

41God Himself does everything; no one can do anything at all by himself.

42When God so wills, He merges the mortal into Himself.

43All are near Him; no one is far away from Him.

44O Nanak, the Naam is permeating and pervading everywhere. ||4||11||

45Basant, Third Mehla:

46Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, remember the Lord with love,

47and you shall remain satisfied by the sublime essence of the Lord's Name.

48The sins of millions upon millions of lifetimes shall be burnt away.

49Remaining dead while yet alive, you shall be absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||1||

50The Dear Lord Himself knows His own bountiful blessings.

51This mind blossoms forth in the Guru's Shabad, chanting the Name of the Lord, the Giver of virtue. ||1||Pause||

52No one is liberated by wandering around in saffron-colored robes.

53Tranquility is not found by strict self-discipline.

54But by following the Guru's Teachings, one is blessed to receive the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

55By great good fortune, one finds the Lord. ||2||

56In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, glorious greatness comes through the Lord's Name.