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1The Gurmukh eradicates egotism from within.

2No filth sticks to the Gurmukh.

3The Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell within the mind of the Gurmukh. ||2||

4Through karma and Dharma, good actions and righteous faith, the Gurmukh becomes true.

5The Gurmukh burns away egotism and duality.

6The Gurmukh is attuned to the Naam, and is at peace. ||3||

7Instruct your own mind, and understand Him.

8You may preach to other people, but no one will listen.

9The Gurmukh understands, and is always at peace. ||4||

10The self-willed manmukhs are such clever hypocrites.

11No matter what they do, it is not acceptable.

12They come and go in reincarnation, and find no place of rest. ||5||

13The manmukhs perform their rituals, but they are totally selfish and conceited.

14They sit there, like storks, pretending to meditate.

15Caught by the Messenger of Death, they shall regret and repent in the end. ||6||

16Without serving the True Guru, liberation is not obtained.

17By Guru's Grace, one meets the Lord.

18The Guru is the Great Giver, throughout the four ages. ||7||

19For the Gurmukh, the Naam is social status, honor and glorious greatness.

20Maya, the daughter of the ocean, has been slain.

21O Nanak, without the Name, all clever tricks are false. ||8||2||

22Gauree, Third Mehla:

23Learn the Dharma of this age, O Siblings of Destiny;

24all understanding is obtained from the Perfect Guru.

25Here and hereafter, the Lord's Name is our Companion. ||1||

26Learn of the Lord, and contemplate Him in your mind.

27By Guru's Grace, your filth shall be washed away. ||1||Pause||

28Through argument and debate, He cannot be found.

29The mind and body are made insipid through the love of duality.

30Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, lovingly attune yourself to the True Lord. ||2||

31This world is polluted with egotism.

32By taking cleansing baths daily at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, egotism is not eliminated.

33Without meeting the Guru, they are tortured by Death. ||3||

34Those humble beings are true, who conquer their ego.

35Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they conquer the five thieves.

36They save themselves, and save all their generations as well. ||4||

37The Actor has staged the drama of emotional attachment to Maya.

38The self-willed manmukhs cling blindly to it.

39The Gurmukhs remain detached, and lovingly attune themselves to the Lord. ||5||

40The disguisers put on their various disguises.

41Desire rages within them, and they carry on egotistically.

42They do not understand themselves, and they lose the game of life. ||6||

43Putting on religious robes, they act so clever,

44but they are totally deluded by doubt and emotional attachment to Maya.

45Without serving the Guru, they suffer in terrible pain. ||7||

46Those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, remain detached forever.

47Even as householders, they lovingly attune themselves to the True Lord.

48O Nanak, those who serve the True Guru are blessed and very fortunate. ||8||3||

49Gauree, Third Mehla:

50Brahma is the founder of the study of the Vedas.

51From him emanated the gods, enticed by desire.

52They wander in the three qualities, and they do not dwell within their own home. ||1||

53The Lord has saved me; I have met the True Guru.

54He has implanted devotional worship of the Lord's Name, night and day. ||1||Pause||

55The songs of Brahma entangle people in the three qualities.

56Reading about the debates and disputes, they are hit over the head by the Messenger of Death.