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1This is how the Gurmukhs eliminate their self-conceit, and come to rule the whole world.

2O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands, when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||1||

3Third Mehla:

4Blessed and approved is the coming into the world, of those Gurmukhs who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

5O Nanak, they save their families, and they are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

6Pauree:

7The Guru unites His Sikhs, the Gurmukhs, with the Lord.

8The Guru keeps some of them with Himself, and engages others in His Service.

9Those who cherish their Beloved in their conscious minds, the Guru blesses them with His Love.

10The Guru loves all of His Gursikhs equally well, like friends, children and siblings.

11So chant the Name of the Guru, the True Guru, everyone! Chanting the Name of the Guru, Guru, you shall be rejuvenated. ||14||

12Shalok, Third Mehla:

13O Nanak, the blind, ignorant fools do not remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord; they involve themselves in other activities.

14They are bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death; they are punished, and in the end, they rot away in manure. ||1||

15Third Mehla:

16O Nanak, those humble beings are true and approved, who serve their True Guru.

17They remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord, and their comings and goings cease. ||2||

18Pauree:

19Gathering the wealth and property of Maya, brings only pain in the end.

20Homes, mansions and adorned palaces will not go with anyone.

21He may breed horses of various colors, but these will not be of any use to him.

22O human, link your consciousness to the Lord's Name, and in the end, it shall be your companion and helper.

23Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the Gurmukh is blessed with peace. ||15||

24Shalok, Third Mehla:

25Without the karma of good actions, the Name is not obtained; it can be obtained only by perfect good karma.

26O Nanak, if the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, then under Guru's Instruction, one is united in His Union. ||1||

27First Mehla:

28Some are cremated, and some are buried; some are eaten by dogs.

29Some are thrown into water, while others are thrown into wells.

30O Nanak, it is not known, where they go and into what they merge. ||2||

31Pauree:

32The food and clothes, and all the worldly possessions of those who are attuned to the Lord's Name are sacred.

33All the homes, temples, palaces and way-stations are sacred, where the Gurmukhs, the selfless servants, the Sikhs and the renouncers of the world, go and take their rest.

34All the horses, saddles and horse blankets are sacred, upon which the Gurmukhs, the Sikhs, the Holy and the Saints, mount and ride.

35All the rituals and Dharmic practices and deeds are sacred, for those who utter the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the True Name of the Lord.

36Those Gurmukhs, those Sikhs, who have purity as their treasure, go to their Guru. ||16||

37Shalok, Third Mehla:

38O Nanak, forsaking the Name, he loses everything, in this world and the next.

39Chanting, deep meditation and austere self-disciplined practices are all wasted; he is deceived by the love of duality.

40He is bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death. He is beaten, and receives terrible punishment. ||1||