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1Making pilgrimages to sacred rivers, observing the six rituals, wearing matted and tangled hair, performing fire sacrifices and carrying ceremonial walking sticks - none of these are of any use. ||1||

2All sorts of efforts, austerities, wanderings and various speeches - none of these will lead you to find the Lord's Place.

3I have considered all considerations, O Nanak, but peace comes only by vibrating and meditating on the Name. ||2||2||39||

4Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla, Ninth House:

5One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

6The Purifier of sinners, the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear - He carries us across to the other side. ||1||Pause||

7My eyes are satisfied, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; my ears are satisfied, hearing His Praise. ||1||

8He is the Master of the praanaa, the breath of life; He is the Giver of Support to the unsupported. I am meek and poor - I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe.

9He is the Fulfiller of hope, the Destroyer of pain. Nanak grasps the Support of the Feet of the Lord. ||2||1||40||

10Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla:

11I seek the Sanctuary of the Feet of my Merciful Lord and Master; I do not go anywhere else.

12It is the Inherent Nature of our Lord and Master to purify sinners. Those who meditate on the Lord are saved. ||1||Pause||

13The world is a swamp of wickedness and corruption. The blind sinner has fallen into the ocean of emotional attachment and pride,

14bewildered by the entanglements of Maya.

15God Himself has taken me by the hand and lifted me up and out of it; save me, O Sovereign Lord of the Universe. ||1||

16He is the Master of the masterless, the Supporting Lord of the Saints, the Neutralizer of millions of sins.

17My mind thirsts for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.

18God is the Perfect Treasure of Virtue.

19O Nanak, sing and savor the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Kind and Compassionate Lord of the World. ||2||2||41||

20Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla:

21Countless times, I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice

22to that moment of peace, on that night when I was joined with my Beloved. ||1||Pause||

23Mansions of gold, and beds of silk sheets - O sisters, I have no love for these. ||1||

24Pearls, jewels and countless pleasures, O Nanak, are useless and destructive without the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

25Even with only dry crusts of bread, and a hard floor on which to sleep, my life passes in peace and pleasure with my Beloved, O sisters. ||2||3||42||

26Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla:

27Give up your ego, and turn your face to God.

28Let your yearning mind call out, ""Guru, Guru"".

29My Beloved is the Lover of Love. ||1||Pause||

30The bed of your household shall be cozy, and your courtyard shall be comfortable; shatter and break the bonds which tie you to the five thieves. ||1||

31You shall not come and go in reincarnation; you shall dwell in your own home deep within, and your inverted heart-lotus shall blossom forth.

32The turmoil of egotism shall be silenced.

33Nanak sings - he sings the Praises of God, the Ocean of Virtue. ||2||4||43||

34Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla, Ninth House:

35This is why you should chant and meditate on the Lord, O mind.

36The Vedas and the Saints say that the path is treacherous and difficult. You are intoxicated with emotional attachment and the fever of egotism. ||Pause||

37Those who are imbued and intoxicated with the wretched Maya, suffer the pains of emotional attachment. ||1||

38That humble being is saved, who chants the Naam; You Yourself save him.

39Emotional attachment, fear and doubt are dispelled, O Nanak, by the Grace of the Saints. ||2||5||44||