{"collection":"skh","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/skh/granth/gr14.htm","path":"skh/granth/gr14.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/skh/granth/gr14.htm","text":"Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:\nMy soul is afraid; to whom should I complain?\nI serve Him, who makes me forget my pains; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||\nMy Lord and Master is forever new; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||\nNight and day, I serve my Lord and Master; He shall save me in the end.\nHearing and listening, O my dear sister, I have crossed over. ||2||\nO Merciful Lord, Your Name carries me across.\nI am forever a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||\nIn all the world, there is only the One True Lord; there is no other at all.\nHe alone serves the Lord, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||3||\nWithout You, O Beloved, how could I even live?\nBless me with such greatness, that I may remain attached to Your Name.\nThere is no other, O Beloved, to whom I can go and speak. ||1||Pause||\nI serve my Lord and Master; I ask for no other.\nNanak is His slave; moment by moment, bit by bit, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||4||\nO Lord Master, I am a sacrifice to Your Name, moment by moment, bit by bit. ||1||Pause||4||1||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nWe are human beings of the briefest moment; we do not know the appointed time of our departure.\nPrays Nanak, serve the One, to whom our soul and breath of life belong. ||1||\nYou are blind - see and consider, how many days your life shall last. ||1||Pause||\nMy breath, my flesh and my soul are all Yours, Lord; You are so very dear to me.\nNanak, the poet, says this, O True Lord Cherisher. ||2||\nIf you gave nothing, O my Lord and Master, what could anyone pledge to You?\nNanak prays, we receive that which we are pre-destined to receive. ||3||\nThe deceitful person does not remember the Lord's Name; he practices only deceit.\nWhen he is marched in chains to Death's door, then, he regrets his actions. ||4||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 002\nAs long as we are in this world, O Nanak, we should listen, and speak of the Lord.\nI have searched, but I have found no way to remain here; so, remain dead while yet alive. ||5||2||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nHow can I remember the Lord in meditation? I cannot meditate on Him in remembrance.\nMy heart is burning, and my soul is crying out in pain.\nThe True Lord creates and adorns.\nForgetting Him, how can one be good? ||1||\nBy clever tricks and commands, He cannot be found.\nHow am I to meet my True Lord, O my mother? ||1||Pause||\nHow rare is the one who goes out, and searches for the merchandise of the Naam.\nNo one tastes it, and no one eats it.\nHonor is not obtained by trying to please other people.\nOne's honor is preserved, only if the Lord preserves it. ||2||\nWherever I look, there I see Him, pervading and permeating.\nWithout You, I have no other place of rest.\nHe may try, but what can anyone do by his own doing?\nHe alone is blessed, whom the True Lord forgives. ||3||\nNow, I shall have to get up and depart, in an instant, in the clapping of hands.\nWhat face will I show the Lord? I have no virtue at all.\nAs is the Lord's Glance of Grace, so it is.\nWithout His Glance of Grace, O Nanak, no one is blessed. ||4||1||3||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nIf the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, then one remembers Him in meditation.\nThe soul is softened, and he remains absorbed in the Lord's Love.\nHis soul and the Supreme Soul become one.\nThe duality of the inner mind is overcome. ||1||\nBy Guru's Grace, God is found.\nOne's consciousness is attached to the Lord, and so Death does not devour him. ||1||Pause||\nRemembering the True Lord in meditation, one is enlightened.\nThen, in the midst of Maya, he remains detached.\nSuch is the Glory of the True Guru;\nin the midst of children and spouses, they attain emancipation. ||2||\nSuch is the service which the Lord's servant performs,\nthat he dedicates his soul to the Lord, to whom it belongs.\nOne who is pleasing to the Lord and Master is acceptable.\nSuch a servant obtains honor in the Court of the Lord. ||3||\nHe enshrines the image of the True Guru in his heart.\nHe obtains the rewards which he desires.\nThe True Lord and Master grants His Grace;\nhow can such a servant be afraid of death? ||4||\nPrays Nanak, practice contemplation,\nand enshrine love for the True Word of His Bani.\nThen, you shall find the Gate of Salvation.\nThis Shabad is the most excellent of all chanting and austere meditations. ||5||2||4||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nMy soul burns, over and over again.\nBurning and burning, it is ruined, and it falls into evil.\nThat body, which forgets the Word of the Guru's Bani,\ncries out in pain, like a chronic patient. ||1||\nTo speak too much and babble is useless.\nEven without our speaking, He knows everything. ||1||Pause||\nHe created our ears, eyes and nose.\nHe gave us our tongue to speak so fluently.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 003\nHe preserved the mind in the fire of the womb;\nat His Command, the wind blows everywhere. ||2||\nThese worldly attachments, loves and pleasurable tastes,\nall are just black stains.\nOne who departs, with these black stains of sin on his face\nshall find no place to sit in the Court of the Lord. ||3||\nBy Your Grace, we chant Your Name.\nBecoming attached to it, one is saved; there is no other way.\nEven if one is drowning, still, he may be saved.\nO Nanak, the True Lord is the Giver of all. ||4||3||5||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nIf a thief praises someone, his mind is not pleased.\nIf a thief curses him, no damage is done.\nNo one will take responsibility for a thief.\nHow can a thief's actions be good? ||1||\nListen, O mind, you blind, false dog!\nEven without your speaking, the Lord knows and understands. ||1||Pause||\nA thief may be handsome, and a thief may be wise,\nbut he is still just a counterfeit coin, worth only a shell.\nIf it is kept and mixed with other coins,\nit will be found to be false, when the coins are inspected. ||2||\nAs one acts, so does he receive.\nAs he plants, so does he eat.\nHe may praise himself gloriously,\nbut still, according to his understanding, so is the path he must follow. ||3||\nHe may tell hundreds of lies to conceal his falsehood,\nand all the world may call him good.\nIf it pleases You, Lord, even the foolish are approved.\nO Nanak, the Lord is wise, knowing, all-knowing. ||4||4||6||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nThe body is the paper, and the mind is the inscription written upon it.\nThe ignorant fool does not read what is written on his forehead.\nIn the Court of the Lord, three inscriptions are recorded.\nBehold, the counterfeit coin is worthless there. ||1||\nO Nanak, if there is silver in it,\nthen everyone proclaims, \"It is genuine, it is genuine.\"||1||Pause||\nThe Qazi tells lies and eats filth;\nthe Brahmin kills and then takes cleansing baths.\nThe Yogi is blind, and does not know the Way.\nThe three of them devise their own destruction. ||2||\nHe alone is a Yogi, who understands the Way.\nBy Guru's Grace, he knows the One Lord.\nHe alone is a Qazi, who turns away from the world,\nand who, by Guru's Grace, remains dead while yet alive.\nHe alone is a Brahmin, who contemplates God.\nHe saves himself, and saves all his generations as well. ||3||\nOne who cleanses his own mind is wise.\nOne who cleanses himself of impurity is a Muslim.\nOne who reads and understands is acceptable.\nUpon his forehead is the Insignia of the Court of the Lord. ||4||5||7||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl, Third House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nNo, no, this is not the time, when people know the way to Yoga and Truth.\nThe holy places of worship in the world are polluted, and so the world is drowning. ||1||\nIn this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord's Name is the most sublime.\nSome people try to deceive the world by closing their eyes and holding their nostrils closed. ||1||Pause||\nThey close off their nostrils with their fingers, and claim to see the three worlds.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 004\nBut they cannot even see what is behind them. What a strange lotus pose this is! ||2||\nThe K'shatriyas have abandoned their religion, and have adopted a foreign language.\nThe whole world has been reduced to the same social status; the state of righteousness and Dharma has been lost. ||3||\nThey analyze eight chapters of (Panini's) grammar and the Puraanas. They study the Vedas,\nbut without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated; so says Nanak, the Lord's slave. ||4||1||6||8||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl, Aartee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nIn the bowl of the sky, the sun and moon are the lamps; the stars in the constellations are the pearls.\nThe fragrance of sandalwood is the incense, the wind is the fan, and all the vegetation are flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||\nWhat a beautiful lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of fear, this is Your Aartee, Your worship service.\nThe sound current of the Shabad is the sounding of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||\nThousands are Your eyes, and yet You have no eyes. Thousands are Your forms, and yet You have not even one form.\nThousands are Your lotus feet, and yet You have no feet. Without a nose, thousands are Your noses. I am enchanted with Your play! ||2||\nThe Divine Light is within everyone; You are that Light.\nYours is that Light which shines within everyone.\nBy the Guru's Teachings, this Divine Light is revealed.\nThat which pleases the Lord is the true worship service. ||3||\nMy soul is enticed by the honey-sweet lotus feet of the Lord; night and day, I thirst for them.\nBless Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, with the water of Your Mercy, that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||1||7||9||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThis wealth is inexhaustible. It shall never be exhausted, and it shall never be lost.\nThe Perfect True Guru has revealed it to me.\nI am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru.\nBy Guru's Grace, I have enshrined the Lord within my mind. ||1||\nThey alone are wealthy, who lovingly attune themselves to the Lord's Name.\nThe Perfect Guru has revealed to me the Lord's treasure; by the Lord's Grace, it has come to abide in my mind. ||Pause||\nHe is rid of his demerits, and his heart is permeated with merit and virtue.\nBy Guru's Grace, he naturally dwells in celestial peace.\nTrue is the Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani.\nThey bring peace to the mind, and celestial peace is absorbed within. ||2||\nO my humble Siblings of Destiny, behold this strange and wonderful thing:\nduality is overcome, and the Lord dwells within his mind.\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is priceless; it cannot be taken.\nBy Guru's Grace, it comes to abide in the mind. ||3||\nHe is the One God, abiding within all.\nThrough the Guru's Teachings, He is revealed in the heart.\nOne who intuitively knows and realizes God,\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 005\nO Nanak, obtains the Naam; his mind is pleased and appeased. ||4||1||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nThe wealth of the Lord's Name is immaculate, and absolutely infinite.\nThe Word of the Guru's Shabad is over-flowing with treasure.\nKnow that, except for the wealth of the Name, all other wealth is poison.\nThe egotistical people are burning in their attachment to Maya. ||1||\nHow rare is that Gurmukh who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord.\nHe is always in bliss, day and night; through perfect good destiny, he obtains the Name. ||Pause||\nThe Word of the Shabad is a lamp, illuminating the three worlds.\nOne who tastes it, becomes immaculate.\nThe immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, washes off the filth of ego.\nTrue devotional worship brings lasting peace. ||2||\nOne who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord is the Lord's humble servant.\nHe is forever happy; he is never sad.\nHe himself is liberated, and he liberates others as well.\nHe chants the Lord's Name, and through the Lord, he finds peace. ||3||\nWithout the True Guru, everyone dies, crying out in pain.\nNight and day, they burn, and find no peace.\nBut meeting the True Guru, all thirst is quenched.\nO Nanak, through the Naam, one finds peace and tranquility. ||4||2||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nGather in and cherish forever the wealth of the Lord's Name, deep within;\nHe cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures.\nThey alone obtain the treasure of Liberation,\nwho are lovingly imbued with, and focused on the Lord's Name. ||1||\nServing the Guru, one obtains the wealth of the Lord's Name.\nHe is illumined and enlightened within, and he meditates on the Lord's Name. ||Pause||\nThis love for the Lord is like the love of the bride for her husband.\nGod ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride who is adorned with peace and tranquility.\nNo one finds God through egotism.\nWandering away from the Primal Lord, the root of all, one wastes his life in vain. ||2||\nTranquility, celestial peace, pleasure and the Word of His Bani come from the Guru.\nTrue is that service, which leads one to merge in the Naam.\nBlessed with the Word of the Shabad, he meditates forever on the Lord, the Beloved.\nThrough the True Name, glorious greatness is obtained. ||3||\nThe Creator Himself abides throughout the ages.\nIf He casts His Glance of Grace, then we meet Him.\nThrough the Word of Gurbani, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind.\nO Nanak, God unites with Himself those who are imbued with Truth. ||4||3||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nThe world is polluted, and those in the world become polluted as well.\nIn attachment to duality, it comes and goes.\nThis love of duality has ruined the entire world.\nThe self-willed manmukh suffers punishment, and forfeits his honor. ||1||\nServing the Guru, one becomes immaculate.\nHe enshrines the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within, and his state becomes exalted. ||Pause||\nThe Gurmukhs are saved, taking to the Lord's Sanctuary.\nAttuned to the Lord's Name, they commit themselves to devotional worship.\nThe Lord's humble servant performs devotional worship, and is blessed with greatness.\nAttuned to Truth, he is absorbed in celestial peace. ||2||\nKnow that one who purchases the True Name is very rare.\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he comes to understand himself.\nTrue is his capital, and true is his trade.\nBlessed is that person, who loves the Naam. ||3||\nGod, the True Lord, has attached some to His True Name.\nThey listen to the most sublime Word of His Bani, and the Word of His Shabad.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 006\nTrue is service to the True Lord God.\nO Nanak, the Naam is the Embellisher. ||4||4||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nI am a sacrifice to those who serve the Lord.\nThe Truth is in their hearts, and the True Name is on their lips.\nDwelling upon the Truest of the True, their pains are dispelled.\nThrough the True Word of the Shabad, the Lord comes to dwell in their minds. ||1||\nListening to the Word of Gurbani, filth is washed off,\nand they naturally enshrine the Lord's Name in their minds. ||1||Pause||\nOne who conquers fraud, deceit and the fire of desire\nfinds tranquility, peace and pleasure within.\nIf one walks in harmony with the Guru's Will, he eliminates his self-conceit.\nHe finds the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||\nThe blind, self-willed manmukh does not understand the Shabad; he does not know the Word of the Guru's Bani,\nand so he passes his life in misery.\nBut if he meets the True Guru, then he finds peace,\nand the ego within is silenced. ||3||\nWho else should I speak to? The One Lord is the Giver of all.\nWhen He grants His Grace, then we obtain the Word of the Shabad.\nMeeting with my Beloved, I sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.\nO Nanak, becoming truthful, I have become pleasing to the True Lord. ||4||5||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nWhen the mind is conquered, its turbulent wanderings are stopped.\nWithout conquering the mind, how can the Lord be found?\nRare is the one who knows the medicine to conquer the mind.\nThe mind is conquered through the Word of the Shabad; this is known to the Lord's humble servant. ||1||\nThe Lord forgives him, and blesses him with glory.\nBy Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind. ||Pause||\nThe Gurmukh does good deeds,\nand so, he comes to understand this mind.\nThe mind is intoxicated, like the elephant with wine.\nThe Guru places the harness upon it, and rejuvenates it. ||2||\nThe mind is undisciplined; only a rare few can discipline it.\nIf someone eats the uneatable, then he becomes immaculate.\nAs Gurmukh, his mind is embellished.\nEgotism and corruption are eradicated from within. ||3||\nThose whom the Primal Lord keeps united in His Union,\nshall never be separated from Him; they are merged in the Word of the Shabad.\nOnly God Himself knows His own power.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||6||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nThe ignorant fools amass false wealth.\nThe blind, foolish, self-willed manmukhs have gone astray.\nPoisonous wealth brings constant pain.\nIt will not go with you, and it will not yield any profit. ||1||\nTrue wealth is obtained through the Guru's Teachings.\nFalse wealth continues coming and going. ||Pause||\nThe foolish self-willed manmukhs all go astray and die.\nThey drown in the terrifying world-ocean, and they cannot reach either this shore, or the one beyond.\nBut by perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru;\nimbued with the True Name, day and night, they remain detached from the world. ||2||\nThroughout the four ages, the True Bani of His Word is Ambrosial Nectar.\nBy perfect destiny, one is absorbed in the True Name.\nThe Siddhas, the seekers and all men long for the Name.\nIt is obtained only by perfect destiny. ||3||\nThe True Lord is everything; He is True.\nOnly a few realize the exalted Lord God.\nHe is the Truest of the True; He Himself implants the True Name within.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 007\nO Nanak, the Lord Himself sees all; He Himself links us to the Truth. ||4||7||\nDhanaasaree, Third Mehl:\nThe value and worth of the Lord's Name cannot be described.\nBlessed are those humble beings, who lovingly focus their minds on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nTrue are the Guru's Teachings, and True is contemplative meditation.\nGod Himself forgives, and bestows contemplative meditation. ||1||\nThe Lord's Name is wonderful! God Himself imparts it.\nIn the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Gurmukhs obtain it. ||1||Pause||\nWe are ignorant; ignorance fills our minds.\nWe do all our deeds in ego.\nBy Guru's Grace, egotism is eradicated.\nForgiving us, the Lord blends us with Himself. ||2||\nPoisonous wealth gives rise to great arrogance.\nDrowning in egotism, no one is honored.\nForsaking self-conceit, one finds lasting peace.\nUnder Guru's Instruction, he praises the True Lord. ||3||\nThe Creator Lord Himself fashions all.\nWithout Him, there is no other at all.\nHe alone is attached to Truth, whom the Lord Himself so attaches.\nO Nanak, through the Naam, lasting peace is attained in the hereafter. ||4||8||\nRaag Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl, Fourth House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nI am just a poor beggar of Yours; You are Your Own Lord Master, You are the Great Giver.\nBe Merciful, and bless me, a humble beggar, with Your Name, so that I may forever remain imbued with Your Love. ||1||\nI am a sacrifice to Your Name, O True Lord.\nThe One Lord is the Cause of causes; there is no other at all. ||1||Pause||\nI was wretched; I wandered through so many cycles of reincarnation. Now, Lord, please bless me with Your Grace.\nBe merciful, and grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; please grant me such a gift. ||2||\nPrays Nanak, the shutters of doubt have been opened wide; by Guru's Grace, I have come to know the Lord.\nI am filled to overflowing with true love; my mind is pleased and appeased by the True Guru. ||3||1||9||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThose Saints and devotees who serve the Lord have all their sins washed away.\nHave Mercy on me, O Lord and Master, and keep me in the Sangat, the Congregation that You love. ||1||\nI cannot even speak the Praises of the Lord, the Gardener of the world.\nWe are sinners, sinking like stones in water; grant Your Grace, and carry us stones across. ||Pause||\nThe rust of poison and corruption from countless incarnations sticks to us; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it is cleaned away.\nIt is just like gold, which is heated in the fire, to remove the impurities from it. ||2||\nI chant the chant of the Name of the Lord, day and night; I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and enshrine it within my heart.\nThe Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is the most perfect medicine in this world; chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have conquered my ego. ||3||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 008\nThe Lord, Har, Har, is unapproachable, of unfathomable wisdom, unlimited, all-powerful and infinite.\nShow Mercy to Your humble servant, O Life of the world, and save the honor of servant Nanak. ||4||1||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nThe humble Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord; their pain, doubt and fear have run away.\nThe Lord Himself inspires them to serve Him; they are awakened within to the Guru's Teachings. ||1||\nImbued with the Lord's Name, they are unattached to the world.\nListening to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, their minds are pleased; through Guru's Instruction, they enshrine love for the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nGod, the Lord and Master, is the caste and social status of His humble Saints. You are the Lord and Master; I am just Your puppet.\nAs is the understanding You bless us with, so are the words we speak. ||2||\nWhat are we? Tiny worms, and microscopic germs. You are our great and glorious Lord and Master.\nI cannot describe Your state and extent. O God, how can we unfortunate ones meet with You? ||3||\nO God, my Lord and Master, shower me with Your Mercy, and commit me to Your service.\nMake Nanak the slave of Your slaves, God; I speak the speech of the Lord's sermon. ||4||2||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nThe True Guru is the Lord's Saint, the True Being, who chants the Bani of the Lord, Har, Har.\nWhoever chants it, and listens to it, is liberated; I am forever a sacrifice to him. ||1||\nO Saints of the Lord, listen to the Lord's Praises with your ears.\nListen to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, for a moment, for even an instant, and all your sins and mistakes shall be erased. ||1||Pause||\nThose who find such humble, Holy Saints, are the greatest of the great persons.\nI beg for the dust of their feet; I long for the longing for God, my Lord and Master. ||2||\nThe Name of God, the Lord and Master, Har, Har, is the fruit-bearing tree; those who meditate on it are satisfied.\nDrinking in the ambrosia of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I am satisfied; all my hunger and thirst is quenched. ||3||\nThose who are blessed with the highest, loftiest destiny, chant and meditate on the Lord.\nLet me join their congregation, O God, my Lord and Master; Nanak is the slave of their slaves. ||4||3||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nI am blind, totally blind, entangled in corruption and poison. How can I walk on the Guru's Path?\nIf the True Guru, the Giver of peace, shows His kindness, He attaches us to the hem of His robe. ||1||\nO Sikhs of the Guru, O friends, walk on the Guru's Path.\nWhatever the Guru says, accept that as good; the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, is unique and wonderful. ||1||Pause||\nO Saints of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, listen: serve the Guru, quickly now!\nLet your service to the True Guru be your supplies on the Lord's Path; pack them up, and don't think of today or tomorrow. ||2||\nO Saints of the Lord, chant the chant of the Lord's Name; the Lord's Saints walk with the Lord.\nThose who meditate on the Lord, become the Lord; the playful, wondrous Lord meets them. ||3||\nTo chant the chant of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, is the longing I long for; have Mercy upon me, O Lord of the world-forest.\nO Lord, unite servant Nanak with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; make me the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||4||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 009\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nThe Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it.\nO Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, even if for only an instant. ||1||\nWithout the Lord, I cannot live for even a second.\nLike the addict who dies without his drug, I die without the Lord. ||Pause||\nYou, Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of Your limits.\nYou are the most remote of the remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know Your state and extent. ||2||\nThe Lord's humble Saints meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Guru's Love.\nMeditating on the Lord, they attain great glory, and the most sublime honor. ||3||\nHe Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself creates His environments.\nServant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your devotee. ||4||5||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nTell me, O Siblings of Destiny, the religion for this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. I seek emancipation - how can I be emancipated?\nMeditation on the Lord, Har, Har, is the boat, the raft; meditating on the Lord, the swimmer swims across. ||1||\nO Dear Lord, protect and preserve the honor of Your humble servant.\nO Lord, Har, Har, please make me chant the chant of Your Name; I beg only for Your devotional worship. ||Pause||\nThe Lord's servants are very dear to the Lord; they chant the Word of the Lord's Bani.\nThe account of the recording angels, Chitr and Gupt, and the account with the Messenger of Death is totally erased. ||2||\nThe Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord in their minds; they join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nThe piercing sun of desires has set, and the cool moon has risen. ||3||\nYou are the Greatest Being, absolutely unapproachable and unfathomable; You created the Universe from Your Own Being.\nO God, take pity on servant Nanak, and make him the slave of the slave of Your slaves. ||4||6||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl, Fifth House, Du-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nEnshrine the Lord within your heart, and contemplate Him. Dwell upon Him, reflect upon Him, and chant the Name of the Lord, the Enticer of hearts.\nThe Lord Master is unseen, unfathomable and unreachable; through the Perfect Guru, He is revealed. ||1||\nThe Lord is the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold, and sandalwood, while I am just dry wood and iron.\nAssociating with the Lord, and the Sat Sangat, the Lord's True Congregation, the Lord has transformed me into gold and sandalwood. ||1||Pause||\nOne may repeat, verbatim, the nine grammars and the six Shaastras, but my Lord God is not pleased by this.\nO servant Nanak, meditate forever on the Lord in your heart; this is what pleases my Lord God. ||2||1||7||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 010\nChant His Praises, learn of the Lord, and serve the True Guru; in this way, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.\nIn the Court of the Lord, He shall be pleased with you, and you shall not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again; you shall merge in the Divine Light of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||1||\nChant the Name of the Lord, O my mind, and you shall be totally at peace.\nThe Lord's Praises are the most sublime, the most exalted; serving the Lord, Har, Har, Har, you shall be emancipated. ||Pause||\nThe Lord, the treasure of mercy, blessed me, and so the Guru blessed me with the Lord's devotional worship; I have come to be in love with the Lord.\nI have forgotten my cares and anxieties, and enshrined the Lord's Name in my heart; O Nanak, the Lord has become my friend and companion. ||2||2||8||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nRead about the Lord, write about the Lord, chant the Lord's Name, and sing the Lord's Praises; the Lord will carry you across the terrifying world-ocean.\nIn your mind, by your words, and within your heart, meditate on the Lord, and He will be pleased. In this way, repeat the Name of the Lord. ||1||\nO mind, meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the World.\nJoin the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O friend.\nYou shall be happy forever, day and night; sing the Praises of the Lord, the Lord of the world-forest. ||Pause||\nWhen the Lord, Har, Har, casts His Glance of Grace, then I made the effort in my mind; meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have been emancipated.\nPreserve the honor of servant Nanak, O my Lord and Master; I have come seeking Your Sanctuary. ||2||3||9||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nThe eighty-four Siddhas, the spiritual masters, the Buddhas, the three hundred thirty million gods and the silent sages, all long for Your Name, O Dear Lord.\nBy Guru's Grace, a rare few obtain it; upon their foreheads, the pre-ordained destiny of loving devotion is written. ||1||\nO mind, chant the Name of the Lord; singing the Lord's Praises is the most exalted activity.\nI am forever a sacrifice to those who sing, and hear Your Praises, O Lord and Master. ||Pause||\nI seek Your Sanctuary, O Cherisher God, my Lord and Master; whatever You give me, I accept.\nO Lord, Merciful to the meek, give me this blessing; Nanak longs for the Lord's meditative remembrance. ||2||4||10||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nAll the Sikhs and servants come to worship and adore You; they sing the sublime Bani of the Lord, Har, Har.\nTheir singing and listening is approved by the Lord; they accept the Order of the True Guru as True, totally True. ||1||\nChant the Lord's Praises, O Siblings of Destiny; the Lord is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage in the terrifying world-ocean.\nThey alone are praised in the Court of the Lord, O Saints, who know and understand the Lord's sermon. ||Pause||\nHe Himself is the Guru, and He Himself is the disciple; the Lord God Himself plays His wondrous games.\nO servant Nanak, he alone merges with the Lord, whom the Lord Himself merges; all the others are forsaken, but the Lord loves him. ||2||5||11||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nThe Lord is the Fulfiller of desires, the Giver of total peace; the Kaamadhaynaa, the wish-fulfilling cow, is in His power.\nSo meditate on such a Lord, O my soul. Then, you shall obtain total peace, O my mind. ||1||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 011\nChant, O my mind, the True Name, Sat Naam, the True Name.\nIn this world, and in the world beyond, your face shall be radiant, by meditating continually on the immaculate Lord God. ||Pause||\nWherever anyone remembers the Lord in meditation, disaster runs away from that place. By great good fortune, we meditate on the Lord.\nThe Guru has blessed servant Nanak with this understanding, that by meditating on the Lord, we cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||6||12||\nDhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:\nO my King, beholding the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, I am at peace.\nYou alone know my inner pain, O King; what can anyone else know? ||Pause||\nO True Lord and Master, You are truly my King; whatever You do, all that is True.\nWho should I call a liar? There is no other than You, O King. ||1||\nYou are pervading and permeating in all; O King, everyone meditates on You, day and night.\nEveryone begs of You, O my King; You alone give gifts to all. ||2||\nAll are under Your Power, O my King; none at all are beyond You.\nAll beings are Yours-You belong to all, O my King. All shall merge and be absorbed in You. ||3||\nYou are the hope of all, O my Beloved; all meditate on You, O my King.\nAs it pleases You, protect and preserve me, O my Beloved; You are the True King of Nanak. ||4||7||13||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nO Destroyer of fear, Remover of suffering, Lord and Master, Lover of Your devotees, Formless Lord.\nMillions of sins are eradicated in an instant when, as Gurmukh, one contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||\nMy mind is attached to my Beloved Lord.\nGod, Merciful to the meek, granted His Grace, and placed the five enemies under my control. ||1||Pause||\nYour place is so beautiful; Your form is so beautiful; Your devotees look so beautiful in Your Court.\nO Lord and Master, Giver of all beings, please, grant Your Grace, and save me. ||2||\nYour color is not known, and Your form is not seen; who can contemplate Your Almighty Creative Power?\nYou are contained in the water, the land and the sky, everywhere, O Lord of unfathomable form, Holder of the mountain. ||3||\nAll beings sing Your Praises; You are the imperishable Primal Being, the Destroyer of ego.\nAs it pleases You, please protect and preserve me; servant Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door. ||4||1||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe fish out of water loses its life; it is deeply in love with the water.\nThe bumble bee, totally in love with the lotus flower, is lost in it; it cannot find the way to escape from it. ||1||\nNow, my mind has nurtured love for the One Lord.\nHe does not die, and is not born; He is always with me. Through the Word of the True Guru's Shabad, I know Him. ||1||Pause||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 012\nLured by sexual desire, the elephant is trapped; the poor beast falls into the power of another.\nLured by the sound of the hunter's bell, the deer offers its head; because of this enticement, it is killed. ||2||\nGazing upon his family, the mortal is enticed by greed; he clings in attachment to Maya.\nTotally engrossed in worldly things, he considers them to be his own; but in the end, he shall surely have to leave them behind. ||3||\nKnow it well, that anyone who loves any other than God, shall be miserable forever.\nSays Nanak, the Guru has explained this to me, that love for God brings lasting bliss. ||4||2||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nGranting His Grace, God has blessed me with His Name, and released me of my bonds.\nI have forgotten all worldly entanglements, and I am attached to the Guru's feet. ||1||\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have renounced my other cares and anxieties.\nI dug a deep pit, and buried my egotistical pride, emotional attachment and the desires of my mind. ||1||Pause||\nNo one is my enemy, and I am no one's enemy.\nGod, who expanded His expanse, is within all; I learned this from the True Guru. ||2||\nI am a friend to all; I am everyone's friend.\nWhen the sense of separation was removed from my mind, then I was united with the Lord, my King. ||3||\nMy stubbornness is gone, Ambrosial Nectar rains down, and the Word of the Guru's Shabad seems so sweet to me.\nHe is pervading everywhere, in the water, on the land and in the sky; Nanak beholds the all-pervading Lord. ||4||3||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nEver since I obtained the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy, my days have been blessed and prosperous.\nI have found lasting bliss, singing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Primal Lord, the Architect of destiny. ||1||\nNow, I sing the Praises of the Lord within my mind.\nMy mind has been illumined and enlightened, and it is always at peace; I have found the Perfect True Guru. ||1||Pause||\nThe Lord, the treasure of virtue, abides deep within the heart, and so pain, doubt and fear have been dispelled.\nI have obtained the most incomprehensible thing, enshrining love for the Name of the Lord. ||2||\nI was anxious, and now I am free of anxiety; I was worried, and now I am free of worry; my grief, greed and emotional attachments are gone.\nBy His Grace, I am cured of the disease of egotism, and the Messenger of Death no longer terrifies me. ||3||\nWorking for the Guru, serving the Guru and the Guru's Command, all are pleasing to me.\nSays Nanak, He has released me from the clutches of Death; I am a sacrifice to that Guru. ||4||4||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nBody, mind, wealth and everything belong to Him; He alone is all-wise and all-knowing.\nHe listens to my pains and pleasures, and then my condition improves. ||1||\nMy soul is satisfied with the One Lord alone.\nPeople make all sorts of other efforts, but they have no value at all. ||Pause||\nThe Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel. The Guru has given me this advice.\nIt cannot be lost, and it cannot be shaken off; it remains steady, and I am perfectly satisfied with it. ||2||\nThose things which tore me away from You, Lord, are now gone.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 013\nWhen golden ornaments are melted down into a lump, they are still said to be gold. ||3||\nThe Divine Light has illuminated me, and I am filled with celestial peace and glory; the unstruck melody of the Lord's Bani resounds within me.\nSays Nanak, I have built my eternal home; the Guru has constructed it for me. ||4||5||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe desires of the greatest of the great kings and landlords cannot be satisfied.\nThey remain engrossed in Maya, intoxicated with the pleasures of their wealth; their eyes see nothing else at all. ||1||\nNo one has ever found satisfaction in sin and corruption.\nThe flame is not satisfied by more fuel; how can one be satisfied without the Lord? ||Pause||\nDay after day, he eats his meals with many different foods, but his hunger is not eradicated.\nHe runs around like a dog, searching in the four directions. ||2||\nThe lustful, lecherous man desires many women, and he never stops peeking into the homes of others.\nDay after day, he commits adultery again and again, and then he regrets his actions; he wastes away in misery and greed. ||3||\nThe Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is incomparable and priceless; it is the treasure of Ambrosial Nectar.\nThe Saints abide in peace, poise and bliss; O Nanak, through the Guru, this is known. ||4||6||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nNothing which this mortal being runs after, can compare to it.\nHe alone comes to have it, whom the Guru blesses with this Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||\nThe desire to eat, to wear new clothes, and all other desires, do not abide in the mind of one who comes to know the subtle essence of the One Lord. ||Pause||\nThe mind and body blossom forth in abundance, when one receives even a drop of this Nectar.\nI cannot express His glory; I cannot describe His worth. ||2||\nWe cannot meet the Lord by our own efforts, nor can we meet Him through service; He comes and meets us spontaneously.\nOne who is blessed by my Lord Master's Grace, practices the Teachings of the Guru's Mantra. ||3||\nHe is merciful to the meek, always kind and compassionate; He cherishes and nurtures all beings.\nThe Lord is mingled with Nanak, through and through; He cherishes him, like the mother her child. ||4||7||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has implanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within me.\nIn the utter darkness of the wilderness, He showed me the straight path. ||1||\nThe Lord of the universe, the Cherisher of the world, He is my breath of life.\nHere and hereafter, he takes care of everything for me. ||1||Pause||\nMeditating on Him in remembrance, I have found all treasures, respect, greatness and perfect honor.\nRemembering His Name, millions of sins are erased; all His devotees long for the dust of His feet. ||2||\nIf someone wishes for the fulfillment of all his hopes and desires, he should serve the one supreme treasure.\nHe is the Supreme Lord God, infinite Lord and Master; meditating on Him in remembrance, one is carried across. ||3||\nI have found total peace and tranquility in the Society of the Saints; my honor has been preserved.\nTo gather in the Lord's wealth, and to taste the food of the Lord's Name - Nanak has made this his feast. ||4||8||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 014\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nYou have made it your habit to practice those deeds which will bring you shame.\nYou slander the Saints, and you worship the faithless cynics; such are the corrupt ways you have adopted. ||1||\nDeluded by your emotional attachment to Maya, you love other things,\nlike the enchanted city of Hari-chandauree, or the green leaves of the forest - such is your way of life. ||1||Pause||\nIts body may be anointed with sandalwood oil, but the donkey still loves to roll in the mud.\nHe is not fond of the Ambrosial Nectar; instead, he loves the poisonous drug of corruption. ||2||\nThe Saints are noble and sublime; they are blessed with good fortune. They alone are pure and holy in this world.\nThe jewel of this human life is passing away uselessly, lost in exchange for mere glass. ||3||\nThe sins and sorrows of uncounted incarnations run away, when the Guru applies the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom to the eyes.\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have escaped from these troubles; Nanak loves the One Lord. ||4||9||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI carry the water, wave the fan, and grind the corn for the Saints; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.\nWith each and every breath, my mind remembers the Naam, the Name of the Lord; in this way, it finds the treasure of peace. ||1||\nHave pity on me, O my Lord and Master.\nBless me with such understanding, O my Lord and Master, that I may forever and ever meditate on You. ||1||Pause||\nBy Your Grace, emotional attachment and egotism are eradicated, and doubt is dispelled.\nThe Lord, the embodiment of bliss, is pervading and permeating in all; wherever I go, there I see Him. ||2||\nYou are kind and compassionate, the treasure of mercy, the Purifier of sinners, Lord of the world.\nI obtain millions of joys, comforts and kingdoms, if You inspire me to chant Your Name with my mouth, even for an instant. ||3||\nThat alone is perfect chanting, meditation, penance and devotional worship service, which is pleasing to God's Mind.\nChanting the Naam, all thirst and desire is satisfied; Nanak is satisfied and fulfilled. ||4||10||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nShe controls the three qualities and the four directions of the world.\nShe destroys sacrificial feasts, cleansing baths, penances and sacred places of pilgrimage; what is this poor person to do? ||1||\nI grasped God's Support and Protection, and then I was emancipated.\nBy the Grace of the Holy Saints, I sang the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and my sins and afflictions were taken away. ||1||Pause||\nShe is not heard - she does not speak with a mouth; she is not seen enticing mortals.\nShe administers her intoxicating drug, and so confuses them; thus she seems sweet to everyone's mind. ||2||\nIn each and every home, she has implanted the sense of duality in mother, father, children, friends and siblings.\nSome have more, and some have less; they fight and fight, to the death. ||3||\nI am a sacrifice to my True Guru, who has shown me this wondrous play.\nThe world is being consumed by this hidden fire, but Maya does not cling to the Lord's devotees. ||4||\nBy the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained supreme bliss, and all my bonds have been broken.\nNanak has obtained the wealth of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; having earned his profits, he has now returned home. ||5||11||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nYou are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, my Husband Lord.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 015\nEach and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone. ||1||\nI have only one tongue - which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe?\nUnlimited, infinite Lord and Master - no one knows Your limits. ||1||Pause||\nYou destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways.\nI am so ignorant - I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me! ||2||\nI seek Your Sanctuary - You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend.\nSave me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home. ||3||12||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nWorship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification\n- the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ||1||\nChanting the Name of God, the mind is soothed and pacified.\nEveryone searches for Him in different ways, but the search is so difficult, and He cannot be found. ||1||Pause||\nChanting, deep meditation and penance, wandering over the face of the earth, the performance of austerities with the arms stretched up to the sky\n- the Lord is not pleased by any of these means, though one may follow the path of Yogis and Jains. ||2||\nThe Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Praises of the Lord are priceless; he alone obtains them, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy.\nJoining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak lives in the Love of God; his life-night passes in peace. ||3||13||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nIs there anyone who can release me from my bondage, unite me with God, recite the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,\nand make this mind steady and stable, so that it no longer wanders around? ||1||\nDo I have any such friend?\nI would give him all my property, my soul and my heart; I would devote my consciousness to him. ||1||Pause||\nOthers' wealth, others' bodies, and the slander of others - do not attach your love to them.\nAssociate with the Saints, speak with the Saints, and keep your mind awake to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||2||\nGod is the treasure of virtue, kind and compassionate, the source of all comfort.\nNanak begs for the gift of Your Name; O Lord of the world, love him, like the mother loves her child. ||3||14||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Lord saves His Saints.\nOne who wishes misfortune upon the Lord's slaves, shall be destroyed by the Lord eventually. ||1||Pause||\nHe Himself is the help and support of His humble servants; He defeats the slanderers, and chases them away.\nWandering around aimlessly, they die out there; they never return to their homes again. ||1||\nNanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of pain; he sings the Glorious Praises of the infinite Lord forever.\nThe faces of the slanderers are blackened in the courts of this world, and the world beyond. ||2||15||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nNow, I contemplate and meditate on the Lord, the Saviour Lord.\nHe purifies sinners in an instant, and cures all diseases. ||1||Pause||\nTalking with the Holy Saints, my sexual desire, anger and greed have been eradicated.\nRemembering, remembering the Perfect Lord in meditation, I have saved all my companions. ||1||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 016\nThe Mul Mantra, the Root Mantra, is the only cure for the mind; I have installed faith in God in my mind.\nNanak ever longs for the dust of the Lord's feet; again and again, he is a sacrifice to the Lord. ||2||16||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI have fallen in love with the Lord.\nMy True Guru is always my help and support; He has torn down the banner of pain. ||1||Pause||\nGiving me His hand, He has protected me as His own, and removed all my troubles.\nHe has blackened the faces of the slanderers, and He Himself has become the help and support of His humble servant. ||1||\nThe True Lord and Master has become my Saviour; hugging me close in His embrace, He has saved me.\nNanak has become fearless, and he enjoys eternal peace, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||17||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nYour Name is the medicine, O Merciful Lord.\nI am so miserable, I do not know Your state; You Yourself cherish me, Lord. ||1||Pause||\nTake pity on me, O my Lord and Master, and remove the love of duality from within me.\nBreak my bonds, and take me as Your own, so that I may never come to lose. ||1||\nSeeking Your Sanctuary, I live, almighty and merciful Lord and Master.\nTwenty-four hours a day, I worship God; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||18||\nRaag Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nO God, please save me!\nBy myself, I cannot do anything, O my Lord and Master; by Your Grace, please bless me with Your Name. ||1||Pause||\nFamily and worldly affairs are an ocean of fire.\nThrough doubt, emotional attachment and ignorance, we are enveloped in darkness. ||1||\nHigh and low, pleasure and pain.\nHunger and thirst are not satisfied. ||2||\nThe mind is engrossed in passion, and the disease of corruption.\nThe five thieves, the companions, are totally incorrigible. ||3||\nThe beings and souls and wealth of the world are all Yours.\nO Nanak, know that the Lord is always near at hand. ||4||1||19||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Lord and Master destroys the pain of the poor; He preserves and protects the honor of His servants.\nThe Lord is the ship to carry us across; He is the treasure of virtue - pain cannot touch Him. ||1||\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord of the world.\nI cannot think of any other way; make this effort, and make it in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||Pause||\nIn the beginning, and in the end, there is none other than the perfect, merciful Lord.\nThe cycle of birth and death is ended, chanting the Lord's Name, and remembering the Lord Master in meditation. ||2||\nThe Vedas, the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Lord's devotees contemplate Him;\nliberation is attained in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled. ||3||\nThe lotus feet of the Lord are the support of His humble servants. They are his only capital and investment.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 017\nThe True Lord is Nanak's strength, honor and support; He alone is his protection. ||4||2||20||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nWandering and roaming around, I met the Holy Perfect Guru, who has taught me.\nAll other devices did not work, so I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||\nFor this reason, I sought the Protection and Support of my Lord, the Cherisher of the Universe.\nI sought the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and all my entanglements were dissolved. ||Pause||\nParadise, the earth, the nether regions of the underworld, and the globe of the world - all are engrossed in Maya.\nTo save your soul, and liberate all your ancestors, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||\nO Nanak, singing the Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord, all treasures are obtained.\nOnly that rare person, whom the Lord and Master blesses with His Grace, comes to know this. ||3||3||21||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nYou shall have to abandon the straw which you have collected.\nThese entanglements shall be of no use to you.\nYou are in love with those things that will not go with you.\nYou think that your enemies are friends. ||1||\nIn such confusion, the world has gone astray.\nThe foolish mortal wastes this precious human life. ||Pause||\nHe does not like to see Truth and righteousness.\nHe is attached to falsehood and deception; they seem sweet to him.\nHe loves gifts, but he forgets the Giver.\nThe wretched creature does not even think of death. ||2||\nHe cries for the possessions of others.\nHe forfeits all the merits of his good deeds and religion.\nHe does not understand the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and so he continues coming and going in reincarnation.\nHe sins, and then regrets and repents. ||3||\nWhatever pleases You, Lord, that alone is acceptable.\nI am a sacrifice to Your Will.\nPoor Nanak is Your slave, Your humble servant.\nSave me, O my Lord God Master! ||4||1||22||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI am meek and poor; the Name of God is my only Support.\nThe Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my occupation and earnings.\nI gather only the Lord's Name.\nIt is useful in both this world and the next. ||1||\nImbued with the Love of the Lord God's Infinite Name,\nthe Holy Saints sing the Glorious Praises of the One Lord, the Formless Lord. ||Pause||\nThe Glory of the Holy Saints comes from their total humility.\nThe Saints realize that their greatness rests in the Praises of the Lord.\nMeditating on the Lord of the Universe, the Saints are in bliss.\nThe Saints find peace, and their anxieties are dispelled. ||2||\nWherever the Holy Saints gather,\nthere they sing the Praises of the Lord, in music and poetry.\nIn the Society of the Saints, there is bliss and peace.\nThey alone obtain this Society, upon whose foreheads such destiny is written. ||3||\nWith my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer.\nI wash their feet, and chant the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.\nO God, merciful and compassionate, let me remain in Your Presence.\nNanak lives, in the dust of the Saints. ||4||2||23||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 018\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nOne who contemplates his Lord and Master - why should he be afraid?\nThe wretched self-willed manmukhs are ruined through fear and dread. ||1||Pause||\nThe Divine Guru, my mother and father, is over my head.\nHis image brings prosperity; serving Him, we become pure.\nThe One Lord, the Immaculate Lord, is our capital.\nJoining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, we are illumined and enlightened. ||1||\nThe Giver of all beings is totally pervading everywhere.\nMillions of pains are removed by the Lord's Name.\nAll the pains of birth and death are taken away\nfrom the Gurmukh, within whose mind and body the Lord dwells. ||2||\nHe alone, whom the Lord has attached to the hem of His robe,\nobtains a place in the Court of the Lord.\nThey alone are devotees, who are pleasing to the True Lord.\nThey are freed from the Messenger of Death. ||3||\nTrue is the Lord, and True is His Court.\nWho can contemplate and describe His value?\nHe is within each and every heart, the Support of all.\nNanak begs for the dust of the Saints. ||4||3||24||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nAt home, and outside, I place my trust in You; You are always with Your humble servant.\nBestow Your Mercy, O my Beloved God, that I may chant the Lord's Name with love. ||1||\nGod is the strength of His humble servants.\nWhatever You do, or cause to be done, O Lord and Master, that outcome is acceptable to me. ||Pause||\nThe Transcendent Lord is my honor; the Lord is my emancipation; the glorious sermon of the Lord is my wealth.\nSlave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's feet; from the Saints, he has learned this way of life. ||2||1||25||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nGod has fulfilled all my desires. Holding me close in His embrace, the Guru has saved me.\nHe has saved me from burning in the ocean of fire, and now, no one calls it impassible. ||1||\nThose who have true faith in their minds,\ncontinually behold the Glory of the Lord; they are forever happy and blissful. ||Pause||\nI seek the Sanctuary of the feet of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, the Searcher of hearts; I behold Him ever-present.\nIn His wisdom, the Lord has made Nanak His own; He has preserved the roots of His devotees. ||2||2||26||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nWherever I look, there I see Him present; He is never far away.\nHe is all-pervading, everywhere; O my mind, meditate on Him forever. ||1||\nHe alone is called your companion, who will not be separated from you, here or hereafter.\nThat pleasure, which passes away in an instant, is trivial. ||Pause||\nHe cherishes us, and gives us sustenance; He does not lack anything.\nWith each and every breath, my God takes care of His creatures. ||2||\nGod is undeceiveable, impenetrable and infinite; His form is lofty and exalted.\nChanting and meditating on the embodiment of wonder and beauty, His humble servants are in bliss. ||3||\nBless me with such understanding, O Merciful Lord God, that I might remember You.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 019\nNanak begs God for the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||3||27||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe One who sent you, has now recalled you; return to your home now in peace and pleasure.\nIn bliss and ecstasy, sing His Glorious Praises; by this celestial tune, you shall acquire your everlasting kingdom. ||1||\nCome back to your home, O my friend.\nThe Lord Himself has eliminated your enemies, and your misfortunes are past. ||Pause||\nGod, the Creator Lord, has glorified you, and your running and rushing around has ended.\nIn your home, there is rejoicing; the musical instruments continually play, and your Husband Lord has exalted you. ||2||\nRemain firm and steady, and do not ever waver; take the Guru's Word as your Support.\nYou shall be applauded and congratulated all over the world, and your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord. ||3||\nAll beings belong to Him; He Himself transforms them, and He Himself becomes their help and support.\nThe Creator Lord has worked a wondrous miracle; O Nanak, His glorious greatness is true. ||4||4||28||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Sixth House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nListen, O Dear Beloved Saints, to my prayer.\nWithout the Lord, no one is liberated. ||Pause||\nO mind, do only deeds of purity; the Lord is the only boat to carry you across. Other entanglements shall be of no use to you.\nTrue living is serving the Divine, Supreme Lord God; the Guru has imparted this teaching to me. ||1||\nDo not fall in love with trivial things; in the end, they shall not go along with you.\nWorship and adore the Lord with your mind and body, O Beloved Saint of the Lord; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be released from bondage. ||2||\nIn your heart, hold fast to the Sanctuary of the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord God; do not place your hopes in any other support.\nHe alone is a devotee, spiritually wise, a meditator, and a penitent, O Nanak, who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy. ||3||1||29||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nO my dear beloved, it is good, it is better, it is best, to ask for the Lord's Name.\nBehold, with your eyes wide-open, and listen to the Words of the Holy Saints; enshrine in your consciousness the Lord of Life - remember that all must die. ||Pause||\nThe application of sandalwood oil, the enjoyment of pleasures and the practice of many corrupt sins - look upon all of these as insipid and worthless. The Name of the Lord of the Universe alone is sublime; so say the Holy Saints.\nYou claim that your body and wealth are your own; you do not chant the Lord's Name even for an instant. Look and see, that none of your possessions or riches shall go along with you. ||1||\nOne who has good karma, grasps the Protection of the hem of the Saint's robe; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger of Death cannot threaten him.\nI have obtained the supreme treasure, and my egotism has been eradicated; Nanak's mind is attached to the One Formless Lord. ||2||2||30||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 020\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Seventh House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nMeditate in remembrance on the One Lord; meditate in remembrance on the One Lord; meditate in remembrance on the One Lord, O my Beloved.\nHe shall save you from strife, suffering, greed, attachment, and the most terrifying world-ocean. ||Pause||\nWith each and every breath, each and every instant, day and night, dwell upon Him.\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on Him fearlessly, and enshrine the treasure of His Name in your mind. ||1||\nWorship His lotus feet, and contemplate the glorious virtues of the Lord of the Universe.\nO Nanak, the dust of the feet of the Holy shall bless you with pleasure and peace. ||2||1||31||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Eighth House, Du-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nRemembering, remembering, remembering Him in meditation, I find peace; with each and every breath, I dwell upon Him.\nIn this world, and in the world beyond, He is with me, as my help and support; wherever I go, He protects me. ||1||\nThe Guru's Word abides with my soul.\nIt does not sink in water; thieves cannot steal it, and fire cannot burn it. ||1||Pause||\nIt is like wealth to the poor, a cane for the blind, and mother's milk for the infant.\nIn the ocean of the world, I have found the boat of the Lord; the Merciful Lord has bestowed His Mercy upon Nanak. ||2||1||32||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Lord of the Universe has become kind and merciful; His Ambrosial Nectar permeates my heart.\nThe nine treasures, riches and the miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas cling to the feet of the Lord's humble servant. ||1||\nThe Saints are in ecstasy everywhere.\nWithin the home, and outside as well, the Lord and Master of His devotees is totally pervading and permeating everywhere. ||1||Pause||\nNo one can equal one who has the Lord of the Universe on his side.\nThe fear of the Messenger of Death is eradicated, remembering Him in meditation; Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||2||33||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe rich man gazes upon his riches, and is proud of himself; the landlord takes pride in his lands.\nThe king believes that the whole kingdom belongs to him; in the same way, the humble servant of the Lord looks upon the support of his Lord and Master. ||1||\nWhen one considers the Lord to be his only support,\nthen the Lord uses His power to help him; this power cannot be defeated. ||1||Pause||\nRenouncing all others, I have sought the Support of the One Lord; I have come to Him, pleading, \"Save me, save me!\"\nBy the kindness and the Grace of the Saints, my mind has been purified; Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||3||34||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nHe alone is called a warrior, who is attached to the Lord's Love in this age.\nThrough the Perfect True Guru, he conquers his own soul, and then everything comes under his control. ||1||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 021\nSing the Praises of the Lord and Master, with the love of your soul.\nThose who seek His Sanctuary, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are blended with the Lord in celestial peace. ||1||Pause||\nThe feet of the Lord's humble servant abide in my heart; with them, my body is made pure.\nO treasure of mercy, please bless Nanak with the dust of the feet of Your humble servants; this alone brings peace. ||2||4||35||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nPeople try to deceive others, but the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything.\nThey commit sins, and then deny them, while they pretend to be in Nirvaanaa. ||1||\nThey believe that You are far away, but You, O God, are near at hand.\nLooking around, this way and that, the greedy people come and go. ||Pause||\nAs long as the doubts of the mind are not removed, liberation is not found.\nSays Nanak, he alone is a Saint, a devotee, and a humble servant of the Lord, to whom the Lord and Master is merciful. ||2||5||36||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nMy Guru gives the Naam, the Name of the Lord, to those who have such karma written on their foreheads.\nHe implants the Naam, and inspires us to chant the Naam; this is Dharma, true religion, in this world. ||1||\nThe Naam is the glory and greatness of the Lord's humble servant.\nThe Naam is his salvation, and the Naam is his honor; he accepts whatever comes to pass. ||1||Pause||\nThat humble servant, who has the Naam as his wealth, is the perfect banker.\nThe Naam is his occupation, O Nanak, and his only support; the Naam is the profit he earns. ||2||6||37||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nMy eyes have been purified, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, and touching my forehead to the dust of His feet.\nWith joy and happiness, I sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord and Master; the Lord of the World abides within my heart. ||1||\nYou are my Merciful Protector, Lord.\nO beautiful, wise, infinite Father God, be Merciful to me, God. ||1||Pause||\nO Lord of supreme ecstasy and blissful form, Your Word is so beautiful, so drenched with Nectar.\nWith the Lord's lotus feet enshrined in his heart, Nanak has tied the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, to the hem of his robe. ||2||7||38||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nIn His own way, He provides us with our food; in His own way, He plays with us.\nHe blesses us with all comforts, enjoyments and delicacies, and he permeates our minds. ||1||\nOur Father is the Lord of the World, the Merciful Lord.\nJust as the mother protects her children, God nurtures and cares for us. ||1||Pause||\nYou are my friend and companion, the Master of all excellences, O eternal and permanent Divine Lord.\nHere, there and everywhere, You are pervading; please, bless Nanak to serve the Saints. ||2||8||39||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Saints are kind and compassionate; they burn away their sexual desire, anger and corruption.\nMy power, wealth, youth, body and soul are a sacrifice to them. ||1||\nWith my mind and body, I love the Lord's Name.\nWith peace, poise, pleasure and joy, He has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean. ||Pause||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 022\nBlessed is that place, and blessed is that house, in which the Saints dwell.\nFulfill this desire of servant Nanak, O Lord Master, that he may bow in reverence to Your devotees. ||2||9||40||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nHe has saved me from the awful power of Maya, by attaching me to His feet.\nHe gave my mind the Mantra of the Naam, the Name of the One Lord, which shall never perish or leave me. ||1||\nThe Perfect True Guru has given this gift.\nHe has blessed me with the Kirtan of the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I am emancipated. ||Pause||\nMy God has made me His own, and saved the honor of His devotee.\nNanak has grasped the feet of his God, and has found peace, day and night. ||2||10||41||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nStealing the property of others, acting in greed, lying and slandering - in these ways, he passes his life.\nHe places his hopes in false mirages, believing them to be sweet; this is the support he installs in his mind. ||1||\nThe faithless cynic passes his life uselessly.\nHe is like the mouse, gnawing away at the pile of paper, making it useless to the poor wretch. ||Pause||\nHave mercy on me, O Supreme Lord God, and release me from these bonds.\nThe blind are sinking, O Nanak; God saves them, uniting them with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||11||42||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nRemembering, remembering God, the Lord Master in meditation, my body, mind and heart are cooled and soothed.\nThe Supreme Lord God is my beauty, pleasure, peace, wealth, soul and social status. ||1||\nMy tongue is intoxicated with the Lord, the source of nectar.\nI am in love, in love with the Lord's lotus feet, the treasure of riches. ||Pause||\nI am His - He has saved me; this is God's perfect way.\nThe Giver of peace has blended Nanak with Himself; the Lord has preserved his honor. ||2||12||43||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nAll demons and enemies are eradicated by You, Lord; Your glory is manifest and radiant.\nWhoever harms Your devotees, You destroy in an instant. ||1||\nI look to You continually, Lord.\nO Lord, Destroyer of ego, please, be the helper and companion of Your slaves; take my hand, and save me, O my Friend! ||Pause||\nMy Lord and Master has heard my prayer, and given me His protection.\nNanak is in ecstasy, and his pains are gone; he meditates on the Lord, forever and ever. ||2||13||44||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nHe has extended His power in all four directions, and placed His hand upon my head.\nGazing upon me with his Eye of Mercy, He has dispelled the pains of His slave. ||1||\nThe Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has saved the Lord's humble servant.\nHugging me close in His embrace, the merciful, forgiving Lord has erased all my sins. ||Pause||\nWhatever I ask for from my Lord and Master, he gives that to me.\nWhatever the Lord's slave Nanak utters with his mouth, proves to be true, here and hereafter. ||2||14||45||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 023\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nHe does not let His devotees see the difficult times; this is His innate nature.\nGiving His hand, He protects His devotee; with each and every breath, He cherishes him. ||1||\nMy consciousness remains attached to God.\nIn the beginning, and in the end, God is always my helper and companion; blessed is my friend. ||Pause||\nMy mind is delighted, gazing upon the marvellous, glorious greatness of the Lord and Master.\nRemembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, Nanak is in ecstasy; God, in His perfection, has protected and preserved his honor. ||2||15||46||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nOne who forgets the Lord of life, the Great Giver - know that he is most unfortunate.\nOne whose mind is in love with the Lord's lotus feet, obtains the pool of ambrosial nectar. ||1||\nYour humble servant awakes in the Love of the Lord's Name.\nAll laziness has departed from his body, and his mind is attached to the Beloved Lord. ||Pause||\nWherever I look, the Lord is there; He is the string, upon which all hearts are strung.\nDrinking in the water of the Naam, servant Nanak has renounced all other loves. ||2||16||47||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nAll the affairs of the Lord's humble servant are perfectly resolved.\nIn the utterly poisonous Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord preserves and protects his honor. ||1||Pause||\nRemembering, remembering God, his Lord and Master in meditation, the Messenger of Death does not approach him.\nLiberation and heaven are found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; his humble servant finds the home of the Lord. ||1||\nThe Lord's lotus feet are the treasure of His humble servant; in them, he finds millions of pleasures and comforts.\nHe remembers the Lord God in meditation, day and night; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to him. ||2||17||48||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI beg for one gift only from the Lord.\nMay all my desires be fulfilled, meditating on, and remembering Your Name, O Lord. ||1||Pause||\nMay Your feet abide within my heart, and may I find the Society of the Saints.\nMay my mind not be afflicted by the fire of sorrow; may I sing Your Glorious Praises, twenty-four hours a day. ||1||\nMay I serve the Lord in my childhood and youth, and meditate on God in my middle and old age.\nO Nanak, one who is imbued with the Love of the Transcendent Lord, is not reincarnated again to die. ||2||18||49||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI beg only from the Lord for all things.\nI would hesitate to beg from other people. Remembering God in meditation, liberation is obtained. ||1||Pause||\nI have studied with the silent sages, and carefully read the Simritees, the Puraanas and the Vedas; they all proclaim that,\nby serving the Lord, the ocean of mercy, Truth is obtained, and both this world and the next are embellished. ||1||\nAll other rituals and customs are useless, without remembering the Lord in meditation.\nO Nanak, the fear of birth and death has been removed; meeting the Holy Saint, sorrow is dispelled. ||2||19||50||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nDesire is quenched, through the Lord's Name.\nGreat peace and contentment come through the Guru's Word, and one's meditation is perfectly focused upon God. ||1||Pause||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 024\nPlease shower Your Mercy upon me, and permit me to ignore the great enticements of Maya, O Lord, Merciful to the meek.\nGive me Your Name - chanting it, I live; please bring the efforts of Your slave to fruition. ||1||\nAll desires, power, pleasure, joy and lasting bliss, are found by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and singing the Kirtan of His Praises.\nThat humble servant of the Lord, who has such karma pre-ordained by the Creator Lord, O Nanak - his efforts are brought to perfect fruition. ||2||20||51||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Supreme Lord God takes care of His humble servant.\nThe slanderers are not allowed to stay; they are pulled out by their roots, like useless weeds. ||1||Pause||\nWherever I look, there I see my Lord and Master; no one can harm me.\nWhoever shows disrespect to the Lord's humble servant, is instantly reduced to ashes. ||1||\nThe Creator Lord has become my protector; He has no end or limitation.\nO Nanak, God has protected and saved His slaves; He has driven out and destroyed the slanderers. ||2||21||52||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Ninth House, Partaal:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nO Lord, I seek the Sanctuary of Your feet; Lord of the Universe, Destroyer of pain, please bless Your slave with Your Name.\nBe Merciful, God, and bless me with Your Glance of Grace; take my arm and save me - pull me up out of this pit! ||Pause||\nHe is blinded by sexual desire and anger, bound by Maya; his body and clothes are filled with countless sins.\nWithout God, there is no other protector; help me to chant Your Name, Almighty Warrior, Sheltering Lord. ||1||\nRedeemer of sinners, Saving Grace of all beings and creatures, even those who recite the Vedas have not found Your limit.\nGod is the ocean of virtue and peace, the source of jewels; Nanak sings the Praises of the Lover of His devotees. ||2||1||53||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nPeace in this world, peace in the next world and peace forever, remembering Him in meditation. Chant forever the Name of the Lord of the Universe.\nThe sins of past lives are erased, by joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; new life is infused into the dead. ||1||Pause||\nIn power, youth and Maya, the Lord is forgotten; this is the greatest tragedy - so say the spiritual sages.\nHope and desire to sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises - this is the treasure of the most fortunate devotees. ||1||\nO Lord of Sanctuary, all-powerful, imperceptible and unfathomable - Your Name is the Purifier of sinners.\nThe Inner-knower, the Lord and Master of Nanak is totally pervading and permeating everywhere; He is my Lord and Master. ||2||2||54||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Twelfth House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nI bow in reverence to the Lord, I bow in reverence. I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, my King. ||Pause||\nBy great good fortune, one meets the Divine Guru.\nMillions of sins are erased by serving the Lord. ||1||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 025\nOne whose mind is imbued with the Lord's lotus feet\nis not afflicted by the fire of sorrow. ||2||\nHe crosses over the world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nHe chants the Name of the Fearless Lord, and is imbued with the Lord's Love. ||3||\nOne who does not steal the wealth of others, who does not commit evil deeds or sinful acts\n- the Messenger of Death does not even approach him. ||4||\nGod Himself quenches the fires of desire.\nO Nanak, in God's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||5||1||55||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nI am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth.\nWith my mind, body and tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||\nLife, spiritual life, is in the Lord.\nSpiritual life consists of chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||\nHe is dressed in robes of all sorts,\nif he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises, day and night. ||2||\nHe rides upon elephants, chariots and horses,\nif he sees the Lord's Path within his own heart. ||3||\nMeditating on the Lord's Feet, deep within his mind and body,\nslave Nanak has found the Lord, the treasure of peace. ||4||2||56||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Guru's feet emancipate the soul.\nThey carry it across the world-ocean in an instant. ||1||Pause||\nSome love rituals, and some bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.\nThe Lord's slaves meditate on His Name. ||1||\nThe Lord Master is the Breaker of bonds.\nServant Nanak meditates in remembrance on the Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||2||3||57||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:\nThe lifestyle of Your slave is so pure, that nothing can break his love for You. ||1||Pause||\nHe is more dear to me than my soul, my breath of life, my mind and my wealth.\nThe Lord is the Giver, the Restrainer of the ego. ||1||\nI am in love with the Lord's lotus feet.\nThis alone is Nanak's prayer. ||2||4||58||\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nDhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:\nWhy do you go looking for Him in the forest?\nAlthough he is unattached, he dwells everywhere. He is always with you as your companion. ||1||Pause||\nLike the fragrance which remains in the flower, and like the reflection in the mirror,\nthe Lord dwells deep within; search for Him within your own heart, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||\nOutside and inside, know that there is only the One Lord; the Guru has imparted this wisdom to me.\nO servant Nanak, without knowing one's own self, the moss of doubt is not removed. ||2||1||\nDhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:\nO Holy people, this world is deluded by doubt.\nIt has forsaken the meditative remembrance of the Lord's Name, and sold itself out to Maya. ||1||Pause||\nMother, father, siblings, children and spouse - he is entangled in their love.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 026\nIn the pride of youth, wealth and glory, day and night, he remains intoxicated. ||1||\nGod is merciful to the meek, and forever the Destroyer of pain, but the mortal does not center his mind on Him.\nO servant Nanak, among millions, only a rare few, as Gurmukh, realize God. ||2||2||\nDhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:\nThat Yogi does not know the way.\nUnderstand that his heart is filled with greed, emotional attachment, Maya and egotism. ||1||Pause||\nOne who does not slander or praise others, who looks upon gold and iron alike,\nwho is free from pleasure and pain - he alone is called a true Yogi. ||1||\nThe restless mind wanders in the ten directions - it needs to be pacified and restrained.\nSays Nanak, whoever knows this technique is judged to be liberated. ||2||3||\nDhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:\nNow, what efforts should I make?\nHow can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause||\nObtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid!\nIn thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord's Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1||\nI listened to the Guru's Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly.\nSays Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, Ashtapadees:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls.\nThe Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there.\nThey taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God.\nWithin this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||\nWhat can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle?\nIt sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause||\nAfter careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step.\nForsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord.\nHe obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.\nHis comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2||\nThe swan do not leave this pool.\nIn loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord.\nThe swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.\nThey speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3||\nThe Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi.\nHe is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him?\nThe three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light.\nThe silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4||\nThe Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless.\nThe Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord.\nGod is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.\nSubduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5||\nHe makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him.\nDestined only to die, he comes into the world.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 027\nHe wastes this precious human life through duality.\nHe does not know his own self, and trapped by doubts, he cries out in pain. ||6||\nSpeak, read and hear of the One Lord.\nThe Support of the earth shall bless you with courage, righteousness and protection.\nChastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart,\nwhen one centers his mind in the fourth state. ||7||\nThey are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them.\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Shabad, their doubt and fear depart.\nThe form and personality of the Primal Lord are incomparably beautiful.\nNanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of Truth. ||8||1||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nThat union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise.\nThereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation.\nThe Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave.\nWherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1||\nThe Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.\nWithout meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||\nSo make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you,\nwho leads you to speak the Unspoken Speech, and who merges you in the Word of the Shabad.\nGod's people have no other work to do;\nthey love the True Lord and Master, and they love the Truth. ||2||\nThe mind is in the body, and the True Lord is in the mind.\nMerging into the True Lord, one is absorbed into Truth.\nGod's servant bows at His feet.\nMeeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. ||3||\nHe Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see.\nHe is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes.\nHe fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them;\nGod's Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. ||4||\nReading and studying, one becomes confused, and suffers punishment.\nBy great cleverness, one is consigned to coming and going in reincarnation.\nOne who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God\nbecomes Gurmukh, the Lord's servant, and remains absorbed in the Lord. ||5||\nHe worships stones, dwells at sacred shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles,\nwanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate.\nBut his mind is still filthy - how can he become pure?\nOne who meets the True Lord obtains honor. ||6||\nOne who embodies good conduct and contemplative meditation,\nhis mind abides in intuitive poise and contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages.\nIn the twinkling of an eye, he saves millions.\nHave mercy on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru. ||7||\nUnto whom, O God, should I praise You?\nWithout You, there is no other at all.\nAs it pleases You, keep me under Your Will.\nNanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. ||8||2||\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Sixth House, Ashtapadee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nWhoever is born into the world, is entangled in it; human birth is obtained only by good destiny.\nI look to Your support, O Holy Saint; give me Your hand, and protect me. By Your Grace, let me meet the Lord, my King. ||1||\nI wandered through countless incarnations, but I did not find stability anywhere.\nI serve the Guru, and I fall at His feet, praying, \"O Dear Lord of the Universe, please, show me the way.\"||1||Pause||\nI have tried so many things to acquire the wealth of Maya, and to cherish it in my mind; I have passed my life constantly crying out, \"Mine, mine!\"\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 028\nIs there any such Saint, who would meet with me, take away my anxiety, and lead me to enshrine love for my Lord and Master. ||2||\nI have read all the Vedas, and yet the sense of separation in my mind still has not been removed; the five thieves of my house are not quieted, even for an instant.\nIs there any devotee, who is unattached to Maya, who may irrigate my mind with the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the One Lord? ||3||\nIn spite of the many places of pilgrimage for people to bathe in, their minds are still stained by their stubborn ego; the Lord Master is not pleased by this at all.\nWhen will I find the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy? There, I shall be always in the ecstasy of the Lord, Har, Har, and my mind shall take its cleansing bath in the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom. ||4||\nI have followed the four stages of life, but my mind is not satisfied; I wash my body, but it is totally lacking in understanding.\nIf only I could meet some devotee of the Supreme Lord God, imbued with the Lord's Love, who could eradicate the filthy evil-mindedness from my mind. ||5||\nOne who is attached to religious rituals, does not love the Lord, even for an instant; he is filled with pride, and he is of no account.\nOne who meets with the rewarding personality of the Guru, continually sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. By Guru's Grace, such a rare one beholds the Lord with his eyes. ||6||\nOne who acts through stubbornness is of no account at all; like a crane, he pretends to meditate, but he is still stuck in Maya.\nIs there any such Giver of peace, who can recite to me the sermon of God? Meeting him, I would be emancipated. ||7||\nWhen the Lord, my King, is totally pleased with me, He will break the bonds of Maya for me; my mind is imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nI am in ecstasy, forever and ever, meeting the Fearless Lord, the Lord of the Universe. Falling at the Lord's Feet, Nanak has found peace. ||8||\nMy Yatra, my life pilgrimage, has become fruitful, fruitful, fruitful.\nMy comings and goings have ended, since I met the Holy Saint. ||1||Second Pause||1||3||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl, Chhant:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nWhy should I bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage? The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage.\nMy sacred shrine of pilgrimage is spiritual wisdom within, and contemplation on the Word of the Shabad.\nThe spiritual wisdom given by the Guru is the True sacred shrine of pilgrimage, where the ten festivals are always observed.\nI constantly beg for the Name of the Lord; grant it to me, O God, Sustainer of the world.\nThe world is sick, and the Naam is the medicine to cure it; without the True Lord, filth sticks to it.\nThe Guru's Word is immaculate and pure; it radiates a steady Light. Constantly bathe in such a true shrine of pilgrimage. ||1||\nFilth does not stick to the true ones; what filth do they have to wash off?\nIf one strings a garland of virtues for oneself, what is there to cry for?\nOne who conquers his own self through contemplation is saved, and saves others as well; he does not come to be born again.\nThe supreme meditator is Himself the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold. The true man is pleasing to the True Lord.\nHe is in ecstasy, truly happy, night and day; his sorrows and sins are taken away.\nHe finds the True Name, and beholds the Guru; with the True Name in his mind, no filth sticks to him. ||2||\nO friend, association with the Holy is the perfect cleansing bath.\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 029\nThe singer who sings the Lord's Praises is adorned with the Word of the Shabad.\nWorship the True Lord, and believe in the True Guru; this brings the merit of making donations to charity, kindness and compassion.\nThe soul-bride who loves to be with her Husband Lord bathes at the Triveni, the sacred place where the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswaati Rivers converge, the Truest of the True.\nWorship and adore the One Creator, the True Lord, who constantly gives, whose gifts continually increase.\nSalvation is attained by associating with the Society of the Saints, O friend; granting His Grace, God unites us in His Union. ||3||\nEveryone speaks and talks; how great should I say He is?\nI am foolish, lowly and ignorant; it is only through the Guru's Teachings that I understand.\nTrue are the Teachings of the Guru. His Words are Ambrosial Nectar; my mind is pleased and appeased by them.\nLoaded down with corruption and sin, people depart, and then come back again; the True Shabad is found through my Guru.\nThere is no end to the treasure of devotion; the Lord is pervading everywhere.\nNanak utters this true prayer; one who purifies his mind is True. ||4||1||\nDhanaasaree, First Mehl:\nI live by Your Name; my mind is in ecstasy, Lord.\nTrue is the Name of the True Lord. Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe.\nInfinite is the spiritual wisdom imparted by the Guru. The Creator Lord who created, shall also destroy.\nThe call of death is sent out by the Lord's Command; no one can challenge it.\nHe Himself creates, and watches; His written command is above each and every head. He Himself imparts understanding and awareness.\nO Nanak, the Lord Master is inaccessible and unfathomable; I live by His True Name. ||1||\nNo one can compare to You, Lord; all come and go.\nBy Your Command, the account is settled, and doubt is dispelled.\nThe Guru dispels doubt, and makes us speak the Unspoken Speech; the true ones are absorbed into Truth.\nHe Himself creates, and He Himself destroys; I accept the Command of the Commander Lord.\nTrue greatness comes from the Guru; You alone are the mind's companion in the end.\nO Nanak, there is no other than the Lord and Master; greatness comes from Your Name. ||2||\nYou are the True Creator Lord, the unknowable Maker.\nThere is only the One Lord and Master, but there are two paths, by which conflict increases.\nAll follow these two paths, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command; the world is born, only to die.\nWithout the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal has no friend at all; he carries loads of sin on his head.\nBy the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he comes, but he does not understand this Hukam; the Lord's Hukam is the Embellisher.\nO Nanak, through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord and Master, the True Creator Lord is realized. ||3||\nYour devotees look beautiful in Your Court, embellished with the Shabad.\nThey chant the Ambrosial Word of His Bani, savoring it with their tongues.\nSavoring it with their tongues, they thirst for the Naam; they are a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nTouching the philosopher's stone, they become the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold; O Lord, they become pleasing to your mind.\nThey attain the immortal status and eradicate their self-conceit; how rare is that person, who contemplates spiritual wisdom.\nO Nanak, the devotees look beautiful in the Court of the True Lord; they are dealers in the Truth. ||4||\nI am hungry and thirsty for wealth; how will I be able to go to the Lord's Court?\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 030\nI shall go and ask the True Guru, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nI meditate on the True Name, chant the True Name, and as Gurmukh, I realize the True Name.\nNight and day, I chant the Name of the merciful, immaculate Lord, the Master of the poor.\nThe Primal Lord has ordained the tasks to be done; self-conceit is overcome, and the mind is subdued.\nO Nanak, the Naam is the sweetest essence; through the Naam, thirst and desire are stilled. ||5||2||\nDhanaasaree, Chhant, First Mehl:\nYour Husband Lord is with you, O deluded soul-bride, but you do are not aware of Him.\nYour destiny is written on your forehead, according to your past actions.\nThis inscription of past deeds cannot be erased; what do I know about what will happen?\nYou have not adopted a virtuous lifestyle, and you are not attuned to the Lord's Love; you sit there, crying over your past misdeeds.\nWealth and youth are like the shade of the bitter swallow-wort plant; you are growing old, and your days are coming to their end.\nO Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall end up as a discarded, divorced bride; your own falsehood shall separate you from the Lord. ||1||\nYou have drowned, and your house is ruined; walk in the Way of the Guru's Will.\nMeditate on the True Name, and you shall find peace in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.\nMeditate on the Lord's Name, and you shall find peace; your stay in this world shall last only four days.\nSit in the home of your own being, and you shall find Truth; night and day, be with your Beloved.\nWithout loving devotion, you cannot dwell in your own home - listen, everyone!\nO Nanak, she is happy, and she obtains her Husband Lord, if she is attuned to the True Name. ||2||\nIf the soul-bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, then the Husband Lord will love His bride.\nImbued with the love of her Beloved, she contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nShe contemplates the Guru's Shabads, and her Husband Lord loves her; in deep humility, she worships Him in loving devotion.\nShe burns away her emotional attachment to Maya, and in love, she loves her Beloved.\nShe is imbued and drenched with the Love of the True Lord; she has become beautiful, by conquering her mind.\nO Nanak, the happy soul-bride abides in Truth; she loves to love her Husband Lord. ||3||\nThe soul-bride looks so beautiful in the home of her Husband Lord, if she is pleasing to Him.\nIt is of no use at all to speak false words.\nIf she speaks false, it is of no use to her, and she does not see her Husband Lord with her eyes.\nWorthless, forgotten and abandoned by her Husband Lord, she passes her life-night without her Lord and Master.\nSuch a wife does not believe in the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she is caught in the net of the world, and does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.\nO Nanak, if she understands her own self, then, as Gurmukh, she merges in celestial peace. ||4||\nBlessed is that soul-bride, who knows her Husband Lord.\nWithout the Naam, she is false, and her actions are false as well.\nDevotional worship of the Lord is beautiful; the True Lord loves it. So immerse yourself in loving devotional worship of God.\nMy Husband Lord is playful and innocent; imbued with His Love, I enjoy Him.\nShe blossoms forth through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she ravishes her Husband Lord, and obtains the most noble reward.\nO Nanak, in Truth, she obtains glory; in her Husband's home, the soul-bride looks beautiful. ||5||3||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 031\nDhanaasaree, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nWhen the Dear Lord grants His Grace, one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nMeeting the True Guru, through loving faith and devotion, one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nSinging His Glorious Praises continually, night and day, one blossoms forth, when it is pleasing to the True Lord.\nEgotism, self-conceit and Maya are forsaken, and he is intuitively absorbed into the Naam.\nThe Creator Himself acts; when He gives, then we receive.\nWhen the Dear Lord grants His Grace, we meditate on the Naam. ||1||\nDeep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru.\nI serve Him day and night; I never forget Him.\nI never forget Him; I remember Him night and day. When I chant the Naam, then I live.\nWith my ears, I hear about Him, and my mind is satisfied. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.\nIf He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet the True Guru; my discriminating intellect would contemplate Him, night and day.\nDeep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru. ||2||\nBy great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord.\nNight and day, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord; he merges in celestial peace.\nMerging in celestial peace, he becomes pleasing to the Lord's Mind; he remains forever unattached and untouched.\nHe receives honor in this world and the next, lovingly focused on the Lord's Name.\nHe is liberated from both pleasure and pain; he is pleased by whatever God does.\nBy great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. ||3||\nIn the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs.\nThey cry and howl, day and night, caught by the pain of Maya.\nCaught by the pain of Maya, provoked by his ego, he passes his life crying out, \"Mine, mine!\".\nHe does not remember God, the Giver, and in the end, he departs regretting and repenting.\nWithout the Name, nothing shall go along with him; not his children, spouse or the enticements of Maya.\nIn the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. ||4||\nGranting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.\nI remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become pleasing to God's Mind.\nWhen one is pleasing to God's Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord's Command; surrendering to His Hukam, he finds peace.\nNight and day, he chants the Lord's Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nThrough the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind.\nGranting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||5||1||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 032\nDhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe True Guru is merciful to the meek; in His Presence, the Lord's Praises are sung.\nThe Ambrosial Name of the Lord is chanted in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nVibrating, and worshipping the One Lord in the Company of the Holy, the pains of birth and death are removed.\nThose who have such karma pre-ordained, study and learn the Truth; the noose of Death is removed from their necks.\nTheir fears and doubts are dispelled, the knot of death is untied, and they never have to walk on Death's path.\nPrays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord; let me sing Your Glorious Praises forever. ||1||\nThe Name of the One, Immaculate Lord is the Support of the unsupported.\nYou are the Giver, the Great Giver, the Dispeller of all sorrow.\nO Destroyer of pain, Creator Lord, Master of peace and bliss, I have come seeking the Sanctuary of the Holy;\nplease, help me to cross over the terrifying and difficult world-ocean in an instant.\nI saw the Lord pervading and permeating everywhere, when the healing ointment of the Guru's wisdom was applied to my eyes.\nPrays Nanak, remember Him forever in meditation, the Destroyer of all sorrow and fear. ||2||\nHe Himself has attached me to the hem of His robe; He has showered me with His Mercy.\nI am worthless, lowly and helpless; God is unfathomable and infinite.\nMy Lord and Master is always merciful, kind and compassionate; He uplifts and establishes the lowly.\nAll beings and creatures are under Your power; You take care of all.\nHe Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself is the Contemplator of all.\nPrays Nanak, singing Your Glorious Praises, I live, chanting the Chant of the Lord, the Lord of the world-forest. ||3||\nThe Blessed Vision of Your Darshan is incomparable; Your Name is utterly priceless.\nO my Incomputable Lord, Your humble servants ever meditate on You.\nYou dwell on the tongues of the Saints, by Your own pleasure; they are intoxicated with Your sublime essence, O Lord.\nThose who are attached to Your feet are very blessed; night and day, they remain always awake and aware.\nForever and ever, meditate in remembrance on the Lord and Master; with each and every breath, speak His Glorious Praises.\nPrays Nanak, let me become the dust of the feet of the Saints. God's Name is invaluable. ||4||1||\nRaag Dhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Kabeer Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nBeings like Sanak, Sanand, Shiva and Shaysh-naaga - none of them know Your mystery, Lord. ||1||\nIn the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells within the heart. ||1||Pause||\nBeings like Hanumaan, Garura, Indra the King of the gods and the rulers of humans - none of them know Your Glories, Lord. ||2||\nThe four Vedas, the Simritees and the Puraanas, Vishnu the Lord of Lakshmi and Lakshmi herself - none of them know the Lord. ||3||\nSays Kabeer, one who falls at the Lord's feet, and remains in His Sanctuary, does not wander around lost. ||4||1||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 033\nDay by day, hour by hour, life runs its course, and the body withers away.\nDeath, like a hunter, a butcher, is on the prowl; tell me, what can we do? ||1||\nThat day is rapidly approaching.\nMother, father, siblings, children and spouse - tell me, who belongs to whom? ||1||Pause||\nAs long as the light remains in the body, the beast does not understand himself.\nHe acts in greed to maintain his life and status, and sees nothing with his eyes. ||2||\nSays Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.\nChant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord. ||3||2||\nThat humble being, who knows even a little about loving devotional worship - what surprises are there for him?\nLike water, dripping into water, which cannot be separated out again, so is the weaver Kabeer, with softened heart, merged into the Lord. ||1||\nO people of the Lord, I am just a simple-minded fool.\nIf Kabeer were to leave his body at Benares, and so liberate himself, what obligation would he have to the Lord? ||1||Pause||\nSays Kabeer, listen, O people - do not be deluded by doubt.\nWhat is the difference between Benares and the barren land of Maghar, if the Lord is within one's heart? ||2||3||\nMortals may go to the Realm of Indra, or the Realm of Shiva,\nbut because of their hypocrisy and false prayers, they must leave again. ||1||\nWhat should I ask for? Nothing lasts forever.\nEnshrine the Lord's Name within your mind. ||1||Pause||\nFame and glory, power, wealth and glorious greatness\n- none of these will go with you or help you in the end. ||2||\nChildren, spouse, wealth and Maya\n- who has ever obtained peace from these? ||3||\nSays Kabeer, nothing else is of any use.\nWithin my mind is the wealth of the Lord's Name. ||4||4||\nRemember the Lord, remember the Lord, remember the Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny.\nWithout remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, a great many are drowned. ||1||Pause||\nYour spouse, children, body, house and possessions - you think these will give you peace.\nBut none of these shall be yours, when the time of death comes. ||1||\nAjaamal, the elephant, and the prostitute committed many sins,\nbut still, they crossed over the world-ocean, by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||\nYou have wandered in reincarnation, as pigs and dogs - did you feel no shame?\nForsaking the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, why do you eat poison? ||3||\nAbandon your doubts about do's and dont's, and take to the Lord's Name.\nBy Guru's Grace, O servant Kabeer, love the Lord. ||4||5||\nDhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Naam Dayv Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThey dig deep foundations, and build lofty palaces.\nCan anyone live longer than Markanda, who passed his days with only a handful of straw upon his head? ||1||\nThe Creator Lord is our only friend.\nO man, why are you so proud? This body is only temporary - it shall pass away. ||1||Pause||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 034\nThe Kaurvas, who had brothers like Duryodhan, used to proclaim, \"This is ours! This is ours!\"\nTheir royal procession extended over sixty miles, and yet their bodies were eaten by vultures. ||2||\nSri Lanka was totally rich with gold; was anyone greater than its ruler Raavan?\nWhat happened to the elephants, tethered at his gate? In an instant, it all belonged to someone else. ||3||\nThe Yaadvas deceived Durbaasaa, and received their rewards.\nThe Lord has shown mercy to His humble servant, and now Naam Dayv sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||1||\nI have brought the ten sensory organs under my control, and erased every trace of the five thieves.\nI have filled the seventy-two thousand nerve channels with Ambrosial Nectar, and drained out the poison. ||1||\nI shall not come into the world again.\nI chant the Ambrosial Bani of the Word from the depths of my heart, and I have instructed my soul. ||1||Pause||\nI fell at the Guru's feet and begged of Him; with the mighty axe, I have chopped off emotional attachment.\nTurning away from the world, I have become the servant of the Saints; I fear no one except the Lord's devotees. ||2||\nI shall be released from this world, when I stop clinging to Maya.\nMaya is the name of the power which causes us to be born; renouncing it, we obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||3||\nThat humble being, who performs devotional worship in this way, is rid of all fear.\nSays Naam Dayv, why are you wandering around out there? This is the way to find the Lord. ||4||2||\nAs water is very precious in the desert, and the creeper weeds are dear to the camel,\nand the tune of the hunter's bell at night is enticing to the deer, so is the Lord to my mind. ||1||\nYour Name is so beautiful! Your form is so beautiful! Your Love is so very beautiful, O my Lord. ||1||Pause||\nAs rain is dear to the earth, and the flower's fragrance is dear to the bumble bee,\nand the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||\nAs the sun is dear to the chakvi duck, and the lake of Man Sarovar is dear to the swan,\nand the husband is dear to his wife, so is the Lord to my mind. ||3||\nAs milk is dear to the baby, and the raindrop is dear to the mouth of the rainbird,\nand as water is dear to the fish, so is the Lord to my mind. ||4||\nAll the seekers, Siddhas and silent sages seek Him, but only a rare few behold Him.\nJust as Your Name is dear to all the Universe, so is the Lord dear to Naam Dayv's mind. ||5||3||\nFirst of all, the lotuses bloomed in the woods;\nfrom them, all the swan-souls came into being.\nKnow that, through Krishna, the Lord, Har, Har, the dance of creation dances. ||1||\nFirst of all, there was only the Primal Being.\nFrom that Primal Being, Maya was produced.\nAll that is, is His.\nIn this Garden of the Lord, we all dance, like water in the pots of the Persian wheel. ||1||Pause||\nWomen and men both dance.\nThere is no other than the Lord.\nDon't dispute this,\nand don't doubt this.\nThe Lord says, \"This creation and I are one and the same.\"||2||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 035\nLike the pots on the Persian wheel, sometimes the world is high, and sometimes it is low.\nWandering and roaming around, I have come at last to Your Door.\n\"Who are you?\"\n\"I am Naam Dayv, Sir.\"\nO Lord, please save me from Maya, the cause of death. ||3||4||\nO Lord, You are the Purifier of sinners - this is Your innate nature.\nBlessed are those silent sages and humble beings, who meditate on my Lord God. ||1||\nI have applied to my forehead the dust of the feet of the Lord of the Universe.\nThis is something which is far away from the gods, mortal men and silent sages. ||1||Pause||\nO Lord, Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of pride\n- Naam Dayv seeks the Sanctuary of Your feet; he is a sacrifice to You. ||2||5||\nDhanaasaree, Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThere is none as forlorn as I am, and none as Compassionate as You; what need is there to test us now?\nMay my mind surrender to Your Word; please, bless Your humble servant with this perfection. ||1||\nI am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Lord.\nO Lord, why are You silent? ||Pause||\nFor so many incarnations, I have been separated from You, Lord; I dedicate this life to You.\nSays Ravi Daas: placing my hopes in You, I live; it is so long since I have gazed upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||2||1||\nIn my consciousness, I remember You in meditation; with my eyes, I behold You; I fill my ears with the Word of Your Bani, and Your Sublime Praise.\nMy mind is the bumble bee; I enshrine Your feet within my heart, and with my tongue, I chant the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. ||1||\nMy love for the Lord of the Universe does not decrease.\nI paid for it dearly, in exchange for my soul. ||1||Pause||\nWithout the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, love for the Lord does not well up; without this love, Your devotional worship cannot be performed.\nRavi Daas offers this one prayer unto the Lord: please preserve and protect my honor, O Lord, my King. ||2||2||\nYour Name, Lord, is my adoration and cleansing bath.\nWithout the Name of the Lord, all ostentatious displays are useless. ||1||Pause||\nYour Name is my prayer mat, and Your Name is the stone to grind the sandalwood. Your Name is the saffron which I take and sprinkle in offering to You.\nYour Name is the water, and Your Name is the sandalwood. The chanting of Your Name is the grinding of the sandalwood. I take it and offer all this to You. ||1||\nYour Name is the lamp, and Your Name is the wick. Your Name is the oil I pour into it.\nYour Name is the light applied to this lamp, which enlightens and illuminates the entire world. ||2||\nYour Name is the thread, and Your Name is the garland of flowers. The eighteen loads of vegetation are all too impure to offer to You.\nWhy should I offer to You, that which You Yourself created? Your Name is the fan, which I wave over You. ||3||\nThe whole world is engrossed in the eighteen Puraanas, the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and the four sources of creation.\nSays Ravi Daas, Your Name is my Aartee, my lamp-lit worship-service. The True Name, Sat Naam, is the food which I offer to You. ||4||3||\nSection 14 - Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 036\nDhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Trilochan Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nWhy do you slander the Lord? You are ignorant and deluded.\nPain and pleasure are the result of your own actions. ||1||Pause||\nThe moon dwells in Shiva's forehead; it takes its cleansing bath in the Ganges.\nAmong the men of the moon's family, Krishna was born;\neven so, the stains from its past actions remain on the moon's face. ||1||\nAruna was a charioteer; his master was the sun, the lamp of the world. His brother was Garuda, the king of birds;\nand yet, Aruna was made a cripple, because of the karma of his past actions. ||2||\nShiva, the destroyer of countless sins, the Lord and Master of the three worlds, wandered from sacred shrine to sacred shrine; he never found an end to them.\nAnd yet, he could not erase the karma of cutting off Brahma's head. ||3||\nThrough the nectar, the moon, the wish-fulfilling cow, Lakshmi, the miraculous tree of life, Sikhar the sun's horse, and Dhanavantar the wise physician - all arose from the ocean, the lord of rivers;\nand yet, because of its karma, its saltiness has not left it. ||4||\nHanuman burnt the fortress of Sri Lanka, uprooted the garden of Raawan, and brought healing herbs for the wounds of Lachhman, pleasing Lord Raamaa;\nand yet, because of his karma, he could not be rid of his loin cloth. ||5||\nThe karma of past actions cannot be erased, O wife of my house; this is why I chant the Name of the Lord.\nSo prays Trilochan, Dear Lord. ||6||1||\nSri Sain:\nWith incense, lamps and ghee, I offer this lamp-lit worship service.\nI am a sacrifice to the Lord of Lakshmi. ||1||\nHail to You, Lord, hail to You! Again and again, hail to You, Lord King, Ruler of all! ||1||Pause||\nSublime is the lamp, and pure is the wick.\nYou are immaculate and pure, O Brilliant Lord of Wealth! ||2||\nRaamaanand knows the devotional worship of the Lord.\nHe says that the Lord is all-pervading, the embodiment of supreme joy. ||3||\nThe Lord of the world, of wondrous form, has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean.\nSays Sain, remember the Lord, the embodiment of supreme joy! ||4||2||\nPeepaa:\nWithin the body, the Divine Lord is embodied. The body is the temple, the place of pilgrimage, and the pilgrim.\nWithin the body are incense, lamps and offerings. Within the body are the flower offerings. ||1||\nI searched throughout many realms, but I found the nine treasures within the body.\nNothing comes, and nothing goes; I pray to the Lord for Mercy. ||1||Pause||\nThe One who pervades the Universe also dwells in the body; whoever seeks Him, finds Him there.\nPeepaa prays, the Lord is the supreme essence; He reveals Himself through the True Guru. ||2||3||\nDhannaa:\nO Lord of the world, this is Your lamp-lit worship service.\nYou are the Arranger of the affairs of those humble beings who perform Your devotional worship service. ||1||Pause||\nLentils, flour and ghee - these things, I beg of You.\nMy mind shall ever be pleased.\nShoes, fine clothes, and grain of seven kinds - I beg of You. ||1||\nA milk cow, and a water buffalo, I beg of You,\nand a fine Turkestani horse.\nA good wife to care for my home\n- Your humble servant Dhanna begs for these things, Lord. ||2||4||","title":"Raag Dhanaasaree","type":"page"}