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1You wear white clothes and take cleansing baths, and anoint yourself with sandalwood oil.

2But you do not remember the Fearless, Formless Lord - you are like an elephant bathing in the mud. ||3||

3When God becomes merciful, He leads you to meet the True Guru; all peace is in the Name of the Lord.

4The Guru has liberated me from bondage; servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||14||152||

5Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

6O my mind, dwell always upon the Guru, Guru, Guru.

7The Guru has made the jewel of this human life prosperous and fruitful. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. ||1||Pause||

8As many breaths and morsels as you take, O my mind - so many times, sing His Glorious Praises.

9When the True Guru becomes merciful, then this wisdom and understanding is obtained. ||1||

10O my mind, taking the Naam, you shall be released from the bondage of death, and the peace of all peace will be found.

11Serving your Lord and Master, the True Guru, the Great Giver, you shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires. ||2||

12The Name of the Creator is your beloved friend and child; it alone shall go along with you, O my mind.

13So serve your True Guru, and you shall receive the Name from the Guru. ||3||

14When God, the Merciful Guru, showered His Mercy upon me, all my anxieties were dispelled.

15Nanak has found the peace of the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. All his sorrows have been dispelled. ||4||15||153||

16Raag Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

17One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

18The thirst of only a few is quenched. ||1||Pause||

19People may accumulate hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions, and yet the mind is not restrained.

20They only yearn for more and more. ||1||

21They may have all sorts of beautiful women, but still, they commit adultery in the homes of others.

22They do not distinguish between good and bad. ||2||

23They wander around lost, trapped in the myriad bonds of Maya; they do not sing the Praises of the Treasure of Virtue.

24Their minds are engrossed in poison and corruption. ||3||

25Those, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy, remain dead while yet alive. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, they cross over the ocean of Maya.

26O Nanak, those humble beings are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||4||1||154||

27Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

28The Lord is the essence of all. ||1||Pause||

29Some practice Yoga, some indulge in pleasures; some live in spiritual wisdom, some live in meditation.

30Some are bearers of the staff. ||1||

31Some chant in meditation, some practice deep, austere meditation; some worship Him in adoration, some practice daily rituals.

32Some live the life of a wanderer. ||2||

33Some live by the shore, some live on the water; some study the Vedas.

34Nanak loves to worship the Lord. ||3||2||155||

35Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

36To sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises is my treasure. ||1||Pause||

37You are my delight, You are my praise. You are my beauty, You are my love.

38O God, You are my hope and support. ||1||

39You are my pride, You are my wealth. You are my honor, You are my breath of life.

40The Guru has repaired that which was broken. ||2||

41You are in the household, and You are in the forest. You are in the village, and You are in the wilderness.