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1Sree Raag, The Word Of Devotee Baynee Jee:

2To Be Sung To The Tune Of ""Pehray"":

3One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

4O man, when you were coiled in the cradle of the womb, upside-down, you were absorbed in meditation.

5You took no pride in your perishable body; night and day were all the same to you-you lived unknowing, in the silence of the void.

6Remember the terrible pain and suffering of those days, now that you have spread out the net of your consciousness far and wide.

7Leaving the womb, you entered this mortal world; you have forgotten the Lord from your mind. ||1||

8Later, you will regret and repent-you fool! Why are you engrossed in evil-mindedness and skepticism?

9Think of the Lord, or else you shall be led to the City of Death. Why are you wandering around, out of control? ||1||Pause||

10You play like a child, craving sweets; moment by moment, you become more entangled in emotional attachment.

11Tasting good and bad, you eat nectar and then poison, and then the five passions appear and torture you.

12Abandoning meditation, penance and self-restraint, and the wisdom of good actions, you do not worship and adore the Lord's Name.

13You are overflowing with sexual desire, and your intellect is stained with darkness; you are held in the grip of Shakti's power. ||2||

14In the heat of youthful passion, you look with desire upon the faces of other men's wives; you do not distinguish between good and evil.

15Drunk with sexual desire and other great sins, you go astray, and do not distinguish between vice and virtue.

16Gazing upon your children and your property, your mind is proud and arrogant; you cast out the Lord from your heart.

17When others die, you measure your own wealth in your mind; you waste your life in the pleasures of the mouth and sexual organs. ||3||

18Your hair is whiter than the jasmine flower, and your voice has grown feeble, as if it comes from the seventh underworld.

19Your eyes water, and your intellect and strength have left you; but still, your sexual desire churns and drives you on.

20And so, your intellect has dried up through corruption, and the lotus flower of your body has wilted and withered.

21You have forsaken the Bani, the Word of the Immortal Lord, in this mortal world; in the end, you shall regret and repent. ||4||

22Gazing upon the tiny bodies of your children, love has welled up within your heart; you are proud of them, but you do not understand.

23You long for the dignity of a long life, but your eyes can no longer see anything.

24Your light has gone out, and the bird of your mind has flown away; you are no longer welcome in your own home and courtyard.

25Says Baynee, listen, O devotee: who has ever attained liberation after such a death? ||5||

26Sree Raag:

27You are me, and I am You-what is the difference between us?

28We are like gold and the bracelet, or water and the waves. ||1||

29If I did not commit any sins, O Infinite Lord,

30how would You have acquired the name, 'Redeemer of sinners'? ||1||Pause||

31You are my Master, the Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts.

32The servant is known by his God, and the Lord and Master is known by His servant. ||2||

33Grant me the wisdom to worship and adore You with my body.

34O Ravi Daas, one who understands that the Lord is equally in all, is very rare. ||3||