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1He Himself is the water, He Himself gives the tooth-pick, and He Himself offers the mouthwash.

2He Himself calls and seats the congregation, and He Himself bids them goodbye.

3One whom the Lord Himself blesses with His Mercy - the Lord causes him to walk according to His Will. ||6||

4Shalok, Third Mehla:

5Rituals and religions are all just entanglements; bad and good are bound up with them.

6Those things done for the sake of children and spouse, in ego and attachment, are just more bonds.

7Wherever I look, there I see the noose of attachment to Maya.

8O Nanak, without the True Name, the world is engrossed in blind entanglements. ||1||

9Fourth Mehla:

10The blind receive the Divine Light, when they merge with the Will of the True Guru.

11They break their bonds, and dwell in Truth, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled.

12They see that everything belongs to the One who created and fashioned the body.

13Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Creator - the Creator preserves his honor. ||2||

14Pauree:

15When the Creator, sitting all by Himself, created the Universe, he did not consult with any of His servants;

16so what can anyone take, and what can anyone give, when He did not create any other like Himself?

17Then, after fashioning the world, the Creator blessed all with His blessings.

18He Himself instructs us in His service, and as Gurmukh, we drink in His Ambrosial Nectar.

19He Himself is formless, and He Himself is formed; whatever He Himself does, comes to pass. ||7||

20Shalok, Third Mehla:

21The Gurmukhs serve God forever; night and day, they are steeped in the Love of the True Lord.

22They are in bliss forever, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; in this world and in the next, they keep Him clasped to their hearts.

23Their Beloved dwells deep within; the Creator pre-ordained this destiny.

24O Nanak, He blends them into Himself; He Himself showers His Mercy upon them. ||1||

25Third Mehla:

26By merely talking and speaking, He is not found. Night and day, sing His Glorious Praises continually.

27Without His Merciful Grace, no one finds Him; many have died barking and bewailing.

28When the mind and body are saturated with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord Himself comes to dwell in his mind.

29O Nanak, by His Grace, He is found; He unites us in His Union. ||2||

30Pauree:

31He Himself is the Vedas, the Puraanas and all the Shaastras; He Himself chants them, and He Himself is pleased.

32He Himself sits down to worship, and He Himself creates the world.

33He Himself is a householder, and He Himself is a renunciate; He Himself utters the Unutterable.

34He Himself is all goodness, and He Himself causes us to act; He Himself remains detached.

35He Himself grants pleasure and pain; the Creator Himself bestows His gifts. ||8||

36Shalok, Third Mehla:

37O Shaykh, abandon your cruel nature; live in the Fear of God and give up your madness.

38Through the Fear of the Guru, many have been saved; in this fear, find the Fearless Lord.

39Pierce your stone heart with the Word of the Shabad; let peace and tranquility come to abide in your mind.

40If good deeds are done in this state of peace, they are approved by the Lord and Master.

41O Nanak, through sexual desire and anger, no one has ever found God - go, and ask any wise man. ||1||

42Third Mehla: