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1Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehla:

2Just as the mother, having given birth to a son, feeds him and keeps him in her vision

3- indoors and outdoors, she puts food in his mouth; each and every moment, she caresses him.

4In just the same way, the True Guru protects His GurSikhs, who love their Beloved Lord. ||1||

5O my Lord, we are just the ignorant children of our Lord God.

6Hail, hail, to the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru, the Divine Teacher who has made me wise through the Lord's Teachings. ||1||Pause||

7The white flamingo circles through the sky,

8but she keeps her young ones in her mind; she has left them behind, but she constantly remembers them in her heart.

9In just the same way, the True Guru loves His Sikhs. The Lord cherishes His GurSikhs, and keeps them clasped to His Heart. ||2||

10Just as the tongue, made of flesh and blood, is protected within the scissors of the thirty-two teeth

11who thinks that the power lies in the flesh or the scissors? Everything is in the Power of the Lord.

12In just the same way, when someone slanders the Saint, the Lord preserves the honor of His servant. ||3||

13O Siblings of Destiny, let none think that they have any power. All act as the Lord causes them to act.

14Old age, death, fever, poisons and snakes - everything is in the Hands of the Lord. Nothing can touch anyone without the Lord's Order.

15Within your conscious mind, O servant Nanak, meditate forever on the Name of the Lord, who shall deliver you in the end. ||4||7||13||51||

16Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehla:

17Meeting Him, the mind is filled with bliss. He is called the True Guru.

18Double-mindedness departs, and the supreme status of the Lord is obtained. ||1||

19How can I meet my Beloved True Guru?

20Each and every moment, I humbly bow to Him. How will I meet my Perfect Guru? ||1||Pause||

21Granting His Grace, the Lord has led me to meet my Perfect True Guru.

22The desire of His humble servant has been fulfilled. I have received the dust of the Feet of the True Guru. ||2||

23Those who meet the True Guru implant devotional worship to the Lord, and listen to this devotional worship of the Lord.

24They never suffer any loss; they continually earn the profit of the Lord. ||3||

25One whose heart blossoms forth, is not in love with duality.

26O Nanak, meeting the Guru, one is saved, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||8||14||52||

27Fourth Mehla, Gauree Poorbee:

28The Merciful Lord God showered me with His Mercy; with mind and body and mouth, I chant the Lord's Name.

29As Gurmukh, I have been dyed in the deep and lasting color of the Lord's Love. The robe of my body is drenched with His Love. ||1||

30I am the maid-servant of my Lord God.

31When my mind surrendered to the Lord, He made all the world my slave. ||1||Pause||

32Consider this well, O Saints, O Siblings of Destiny - search your own hearts, seek and find Him there.

33The Beauty and the Light of the Lord, Har, Har, is present in all. In all places, the Lord dwells near by, close at hand. ||2||