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1Glory is in His Hands; He bestows His Name, and attaches us to it.

2O Nanak, the treasure of the Naam abides within the mind, and glory is obtained. ||8||4||26||

3Aasaa, Third Mehla:

4Listen, O mortal: enshrine His Name within your mind; He shall come to meet with you, O my Sibling of Destiny.

5Night and day, center your consciousness on true devotional worship of the True Lord. ||1||

6Meditate on the One Naam, and you shall find peace, O my Siblings of Destiny.

7Eradicate egotism and duality, and your glory shall be glorious. ||1||Pause||

8The angels, humans and silent sages long for this devotional worship, but without the True Guru, it cannot be attained.

9The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers read their books, but they do not understand. ||2||

10He Himself keeps all in His Hand; nothing else can be said.

11Whatever He gives, is received. The Guru has imparted this understanding to me. ||3||

12All beings and creatures are His; He belongs to all.

13So who can we call bad, since there is no other? ||4||

14The Command of the One Lord is pervading throughout; duty to the One Lord is upon the heads of all.

15He Himself has led them astray, and placed greed and corruption within their hearts. ||5||

16He has sanctified those few Gurmukhs who understand Him, and reflect upon Him.

17He grants devotional worship to them, and within them is the treasure. ||6||

18The spiritual teachers know nothing but the Truth; they obtain true understanding.

19They are led astray by Him, but they do not go astray, because they know the True Lord. ||7||

20Within the homes of their bodies, the five passions are pervading, but here, the five are well-behaved.

21O Nanak, without the True Guru, they are not overcome; through the Naam, the ego is conquered. ||8||5||27||

22Aasaa, Third Mehla:

23Everything is within the home of your own self; there is nothing beyond it.

24By Guru's Grace, it is obtained, and the doors of the inner heart are opened wide. ||1||

25From the True Guru, the Lord's Name is obtained, O Siblings of Destiny.

26The treasure of the Naam is within; the Perfect True Guru has shown this to me. ||1||Pause||

27One who is a buyer of the Lord's Name, finds it, and obtains the jewel of contemplation.

28He opens the doors deep within, and through the Eyes of Divine Vision, beholds the treasure of liberation. ||2||

29There are so many mansions within the body; the soul dwells within them.

30He obtains the fruits of his mind's desires, and he shall not have to go through reincarnation again. ||3||

31The appraisers cherish the commodity of the Name; they obtain understanding from the Guru.

32The wealth of the Naam is priceless; how few are the Gurmukhs who obtain it. ||4||

33Searching outwardly, what can anyone find? The commodity is deep within the home of the self, O Siblings of Destiny.

34The entire world is wandering around, deluded by doubt; the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. ||5||

35The false one leaves his own hearth and home, and goes out to another's home.

36Like a thief, he is caught, and without the Naam, he is beaten and struck down. ||6||

37Those who know their own home, are happy, O Siblings of Destiny.

38They realize God within their own hearts, through the glorious greatness of the Guru. ||7||

39He Himself gives gifts, and He Himself bestows understanding; unto whom can we complain?

40O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall obtain glory in the True Court. ||8||6||28||