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1Through the Perfect Guru, it is obtained.

2Those who are imbued with the Naam find everlasting peace.

3But without the Naam, mortals burn in egotism. ||3||

4By great good furtune, some contemplate the Lord's Name.

5Through the Lord's Name, all sorrows are eradicated.

6He dwells within the heart, and pervades the external universe as well.

7O Nanak, the Creator Lord knows all. ||4||12||

8Basant, Third Mehla, Ek-Thukay:

9I am just a worm, created by You, O Lord.

10If you bless me, then I chant Your Primal Mantra. ||1||

11I chant and reflect on His Glorious Virtues, O my mother.

12Meditating on the Lord, I fall at the Lord's Feet. ||1||Pause||

13By Guru's Grace, I am addicted to the favor of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

14Why waste your life in hatred, vengeance and conflict? ||2||

15When the Guru granted His Grace, my egotism was eradicated,

16and then, I obtained the Lord's Name with intuitive ease. ||3||

17The most lofty and exalted occupation is to contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

18Nanak chants the True Name. ||4||1||13||

19Basant, Third Mehla:

20The season of spring has come, and all the plants have blossomed forth.

21This mind blossoms forth, in association with the True Guru. ||1||

22So meditate on the True Lord, O my foolish mind.

23Only then shall you find peace, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

24This mind blossoms forth, and I am in ecstasy.

25I am blessed with the Ambrosial Fruit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe. ||2||

26Everyone speaks and says that the Lord is the One and Only.

27By understanding the Hukam of His Command, we come to know the One Lord. ||3||

28Says Nanak, no one can describe the Lord by speaking through ego.

29All speech and insight comes from our Lord and Master. ||4||2||14||

30Basant, Third Mehla:

31All the ages were created by You, O Lord.

32Meeting with the True Guru, one's intellect is awakened. ||1||

33O Dear Lord, please blend me with Yourself;

34let me merge in the True Name, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||

35When the mind is in spring, all people are rejuvenated.

36Blossoming forth and flowering through the Lord's Name, peace is obtained. ||2||

37Contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is in spring forever,

38with the Lord's Name enshrined in the heart. ||3||

39When the mind is in spring, the body and mind are rejuvenated.

40O Nanak, this body is the tree which bears the fruit of the Lord's Name. ||4||3||15||

41Basant, Third Mehla:

42They alone are in the spring season, who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

43They come to worship the Lord with devotion, through their perfect destiny. ||1||

44This mind is not even touched by spring.

45This mind is burnt by duality and double-mindedness. ||1||Pause||

46This mind is entangled in worldly affairs, creating more and more karma.

47Enchanted by Maya, it cries out in suffering forever. ||2||

48This mind is released, only when it meets with the True Guru.

49Then, it does not suffer beatings by the Messenger of Death. ||3||

50This mind is released, when the Guru emancipates it.

51O Nanak, attachment to Maya is burnt away through the Word of the Shabad. ||4||4||16||

52Basant, Third Mehla:

53Spring has come, and all the plants are flowering.

54These beings and creatures blossom forth when they focus their consciousness on the Lord. ||1||