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1This mind listens to the Vedas, the Puraanas, and the ways of the Holy Saints, but it does not sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, for even an instant. ||1||Pause||

2Having obtained this human body, so very difficult to obtain, it is now being uselessly wasted.

3Emotional attachment to Maya is such a treacherous wilderness, and yet, people are in love with it. ||1||

4Inwardly and outwardly, God is always with them, and yet, they do not enshrine Love for Him.

5O Nanak, know that those whose hearts are filled with the Lord are liberated. ||2||6||

6Gauree, Ninth Mehla:

7Holy Saadhus: rest and peace are in the Sanctuary of the Lord.

8This is the blessing of studying the Vedas and the Puraanas, that you may meditate on the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

9Greed, emotional attachment to Maya, possessiveness, the service of evil, pleasure and pain - those who are not touched by these, are the very embodiment of the Divine Lord. ||1||

10Heaven and hell, ambrosial nectar and poison, gold and copper - these are all alike to them.

11Praise and slander are all the same to them, as are greed and attachment. ||2||

12They are not bound by pleasure and pain - know that they are truly wise.

13O Nanak, recognize those mortal beings as liberated, who live this way of life. ||3||7||

14Gauree, Ninth Mehla:

15O mind, why have you gone crazy?

16Don't you know that your life is decreasing, day and night? Your life is made worthless with greed. ||1||Pause||

17That body, which you believe to be your own, and your beautiful home and spouse

18- none of these is yours to keep. See this, reflect upon it and understand. ||1||

19You have wasted the precious jewel of this human life; you do not know the Way of the Lord of the Universe.

20You have not been absorbed in the Lord's Feet, even for an instant. Your life has passed away in vain! ||2||

21Says Nanak, that man is happy, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name.

22All the rest of the world is enticed by Maya; they do not obtain the state of fearless dignity. ||3||8||

23Gauree, Ninth Mehla:

24You people are unconscious; you should be afraid of sin.

25Seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of all fear. ||1||Pause||

26The Vedas and the Puraanas sing His Praises; enshrine His Name within your heart.

27Pure and sublime is the Name of the Lord in the world. Remembering it in meditation, all sinful mistakes shall be washed away. ||1||

28You shall not obtain this human body again; make the effort - try to achieve liberation!

29Says Nanak, sing of the Lord of compassion, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||9||251||

30Raag Gauree, Ashtpadheeyaa, First Mehla: Gauree Gwaarayree:

31One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. By Guru's Grace:

32The nine treasures and the miraculous spiritual powers come by contemplating the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.

33The Perfect Lord is All-pervading everywhere; He destroys the poison of Maya.

34I am rid of the three-phased Maya, dwelling in the Pure Lord.