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1Then, this soul is liberated forever, and it remains absorbed in celestial bliss. ||2||

2Pauree:

3God created the Universe, and He keeps it under His power.

4God cannot be obtained by counting; the mortal wanders in doubt.

5Meeting the True Guru, one remains dead while yet alive; understanding Him, he is absorbed in the Truth.

6Through the Word of the Shabad, egotism is eradicated, and one is united in the Lord's Union.

7He knows everything, and Himself does everything; beholding His Creation, He rejoices. ||4||

8Shalok, Third Mehla:

9One who has not focused his consciousness on the True Guru, and into whose mind the Naam does not come

10cursed is such a life. What has he gained by coming into the world?

11Maya is false capital; in an instant, its false covering falls off.

12When it slips from his hand, his body turns black, and his face withers away.

13Those who focus their consciousness on the True Guru - peace comes to abide in their minds.

14They meditate on the Name of the Lord with love; they are lovingly attuned to the Name of the Lord.

15O Nanak, the True Guru has bestowed upon them the wealth, which remains contained within their hearts.

16They are imbued with supreme love; its color increases day by day. ||1||

17Third Mehla:

18Maya is a serpent, clinging to the world.

19Whoever serves her, she ultimately devours.

20The Gurmukh is a snake-charmer; he has trampled her and thrown her down, and crushed her underfoot.

21O Nanak, they alone are saved, who remain lovingly absorbed in the True Lord. ||2||

22Pauree:

23The minstrel cries out, and God hears him.

24He is comforted within his mind, and he obtains the Perfect Lord.

25Whatever destiny is pre-ordained by the Lord, those are the deeds he does.

26When the Lord and Master becomes Merciful, then one obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence as his home.

27That God of mine is so very great; as Gurmukh, I have met Him. ||5||

28Shalok, Third Mehla:

29There is One Lord God of all; He remains ever-present.

30O Nanak, if one does not obey the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then within one's own home, the Lord seems far away.

31They alone obey the Lord's Command, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace.

32Obeying His Command, one obtains peace, and becomes the happy, loving soul-bride. ||1||

33Third Mehla:

34She who does not love her Husband Lord, burns and wastes away all through the night of her life.

35O Nanak, the soul-brides dwell in peace; they have the Lord, their King, as their Husband. ||2||

36Pauree:

37Roaming over the entire world, I have seen that the Lord is the only Giver.

38The Lord cannot be obtained by any device at all; He is the Architect of Karma.

39Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and the Lord is easily revealed within.

40The fire of desire within is quenched, and one bathes in the Lord's Pool of Ambrosial Nectar.

41The great greatness of the great Lord God - the Gurmukh speaks of this. ||6||

42Shalok, Third Mehla:

43What love is this between the body and soul, which ends when the body falls?

44Why feed it by telling lies? When you leave, it does not go with you.