{"collection":"skh","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/skh/granth/gr22.htm","path":"skh/granth/gr22.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/skh/granth/gr22.htm","text":"Raamkalee, 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:\nSome read the Sanskrit scriptures, and some read the Puraanas.\nSome meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and chant it on their malas, focusing on it in meditation.\nI know nothing, now or ever; I recognize only Your One Name, Lord. ||1||\nI do not know, Lord, what my condition shall be.\nI am foolish and ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary, God. Please, save my honor and my self-respect. ||1||Pause||\nSometimes, the soul soars high in the heavens, and sometimes it falls to the depths of the nether regions.\nThe greedy soul does not remain stable; it searches in the four directions. ||2||\nWith death pre-ordained, the soul comes into the world, gathering the riches of life.\nI see that some have already gone, O my Lord and Master; the burning fire is coming closer! ||3||\nNo one has any friend, and no one has any brother; no one has any father or mother.\nPrays Nanak, if You bless me with Your Name, it shall be my help and support in the end. ||4||1||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nYour Light is prevailing everywhere.\nWherever I look, there I see the Lord. ||1||\nPlease rid me of the desire to live, O my Lord and Master.\nMy mind is entangled in the deep dark pit of Maya. How can I cross over, O Lord and Master? ||1||Pause||\nHe dwells deep within, inside the heart; how can He not be outside as well?\nOur Lord and Master always takes care of us, and keeps us in His thoughts. ||2||\nHe Himself is near at hand, and He is far away.\nHe Himself is all-pervading, permeating everywhere.\nMeeting the True Guru, the darkness is dispelled.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 002\nWherever I look, there I see Him pervading. ||3||\nThere is doubt within me, and Maya is outside; it hits me in the eyes like an arrow.\nPrays Nanak, the slave of the Lord's slaves: such a mortal suffers terribly. ||4||2||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nWhere is that door, where You live, O Lord? What is that door called? Among all doors, who can find that door?\nFor the sake of that door, I wander around sadly, detached from the world; if only someone would come and tell me about that door. ||1||\nHow can I cross over the world-ocean?\nWhile I am living, I cannot be dead. ||1||Pause||\nPain is the door, and anger is the guard; hope and anxiety are the two shutters.\nMaya is the water in the moat; in the middle of this moat, he has built his home. The Primal Lord sits in the Seat of Truth. ||2||\nYou have so many Names, Lord, I do not know their limit. There is no other equal to You.\nDo not speak out loud - remain in your mind. The Lord Himself knows, and He Himself acts. ||3||\nAs long as there is hope, there is anxiety; so how can anyone speak of the One Lord?\nIn the midst of hope, remain untouched by hope; then, O Nanak, you shall meet the One Lord. ||4||\nIn this way, you shall cross over the world-ocean.\nThis is the way to remain dead while yet alive. ||1||Second Pause||3||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nAwareness of the Shabad and the Teachings is my horn; the people hear the sound of its vibrations.\nHonor is my begging-bowl, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the charity I receive. ||1||\nO Baba, Gorakh is the Lord of the Universe; He is always awake and aware.\nHe alone is Gorakh, who sustains the earth; He created it in an instant. ||1||Pause||\nBinding together water and air, He infused the breath of life into the body, and made the lamps of the sun and the moon.\nTo die and to live, He gave us the earth, but we have forgotten these blessings. ||2||\nThere are so many Siddhas, seekers, Yogis, wandering pilgrims, spiritual teachers and good people.\nIf I meet them, I chant the Lord's Praises, and then, my mind serves Him. ||3||\nPaper and salt, protected by ghee, remain untouched by water, as the lotus remains unaffected in water.\nThose who meet with such devotees, O servant Nanak - what can death do to them? ||4||4||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nListen, Machhindra, to what Nanak says.\nOne who subdues the five passions does not waver.\nOne who practices Yoga in such a way,\nsaves himself, and saves all his generations. ||1||\nHe alone is a hermit, who attains such understanding.\nDay and night, he remains absorbed in deepest Samaadhi. ||1||Pause||\nHe begs for loving devotion to the Lord, and lives in the Fear of God.\nHe is satisfied, with the priceless gift of contentment.\nBecoming the embodiment of meditation, he attains the true Yogic posture.\nHe focuses his consciousness in the deep trance of the True Name. ||2||\nNanak chants the Ambrosial Bani.\nListen, O Machhindra: this is the insignia of the true hermit.\nOne who, in the midst of hope, remains untouched by hope,\nshall truly find the Creator Lord. ||3||\nPrays Nanak, I share the mysterious secrets of God.\nThe Guru and His disciple are joined together!\nOne who eats this food, this medicine of the Teachings,\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 003\nhas the wisdom of the six Shaastras. ||4||5||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nMy boat is wobbly and unsteady; it is filled with sins. The wind is rising - what if it tips over?\nAs sunmukh, I have turned to the Guru; O my Perfect Master; please be sure to bless me with Your glorious greatness. ||1||\nO Guru, my Saving Grace, please carry me across the world-ocean.\nBless me with devotion to the perfect, imperishable Lord God; I am a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||\nHe alone is a Siddha, a seeker, a Yogi, a wandering pilgrim, who meditates on the One Perfect Lord.\nTouching the feet of the Lord Master, they are emancipated; they come to receive the Word of the Teachings. ||2||\nI know nothing of charity, meditation, self-discipline or religious rituals; I only chant Your Name, God.\nNanak has met the Guru, the Transcendent Lord God; through the True Word of His Shabad, he is set free. ||3||6||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nFocus your consciousness in deep absorption on the Lord.\nMake your body a raft, to cross over.\nDeep within is the fire of desire; keep it in check.\nDay and night, that lamp shall burn unceasingly. ||1||\nFloat such a lamp upon the water;\nthis lamp will bring total understanding. ||1||Pause||\nThis understanding is good clay;\na lamp made of such clay is acceptable to the Lord.\nSo shape this lamp on the wheel of good actions.\nIn this world and in the next, this lamp shall be with you. ||2||\nWhen He Himself grants His Grace,\nthen, as Gurmukh, one may understand Him.\nWithin the heart, this lamp is permanently lit.\nIt is not extinguished by water or wind.\nSuch a lamp will carry you across the water. ||3||\nWind does not shake it, or put it out.\nIts light reveals the Divine Throne.\nThe Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas\ncannot find its value, even by thousands of calculations.\nIf any of them lights such a lamp,\nO Nanak, he is emancipated. ||4||7||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nTo place one's faith in Your Name, Lord, is true worship.\nWith an offering of Truth, one obtains a place to sit.\nIf a prayer is offered with truth and contentment,\nthe Lord will hear it, and call him in to sit by Him. ||1||\nO Nanak, no one returns empty-handed;\nsuch is the Court of the True Lord. ||1||Pause||\nThe treasure I seek is the gift of Your Grace.\nPlease bless this humble beggar - this is what I seek.\nPlease, pour Your Love into the cup of my heart.\nThis is Your pre-determined value. ||2||\nThe One who created everything, does everything.\nHe Himself appraises His own value.\nThe Sovereign Lord King becomes manifest to the Gurmukh.\nHe does not come, and He does not go. ||3||\nPeople curse at the beggar; by begging, he does not receive honor.\nO Lord, You inspire me to speak Your Words, and tell the Story of Your Court. ||4||8||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nThe drop is in the ocean, and the ocean is in the drop. Who understands, and knows this?\nHe Himself creates the wondrous play of the world. He Himself contemplates it, and understands its true essence. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 004\nHow rare are those who contemplate this spiritual wisdom.\nThrough this, the supreme state of liberation is attained. ||1||Pause||\nThe night is in the day, and the day is in the night. The same is true of hot and cold.\nNo one else knows His state and extent; without the Guru, this is not understood. ||2||\nThe female is in the male, and the male is in the female. Understand this, O God-realized being!\nThe meditation is in the music, and knowledge is in meditation. Become Gurmukh, and speak the Unspoken Speech. ||3||\nThe Light is in the mind, and the mind is in the Light. The Guru brings the five senses together, like brothers.\nNanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine love for the One Word of the Shabad. ||4||9||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nWhen the Lord God showered His Mercy,\negotism was eradicated from within me.\nThat humble servant who contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad, is very dear to the Lord. ||1||\nThat humble servant of the Lord is pleasing to his Lord God;\nday and night, he performs devotional worship, day and night. Disregarding his own honor, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nThe unstruck melody of the sound current resonates and resounds;\nmy mind is appeased by the subtle essence of the Lord.\nThrough the Perfect Guru, I am absorbed in Truth.\nThrough the Guru, I have found the Lord, the Primal Being. ||2||\nGurbani is the sound current of the Naad, the Vedas, everything.\nMy mind is attuned to the Lord of the Universe.\nHe is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage, fasting and austere self-discipline.\nThe Lord saves, and carries across, those who meet with the Guru. ||3||\nOne whose self-conceit is gone, sees his fears run away.\nThat servant grasps the Guru's feet.\nThe Guru, the True Guru, has expelled my doubts.\nSays Nanak, I have merged into the Word of the Shabad. ||4||10||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nHe runs around, begging for clothes and food.\nHe burns with hunger and corruption, and will suffer in the world hereafter.\nHe does not follow the Guru's Teachings; through his evil-mindedness, he loses his honor.\nOnly through the Guru's Teachings will such a person become devoted. ||1||\nThe way of the Yogi is to dwell in the celestial home of bliss.\nHe looks impartially, equally upon all. He receives the charity of the Lord's Love, and the Word of the Shabad, and so he is satisfied. ||1||Pause||\nThe five bulls, the senses, pull the wagon of the body around.\nBy the Lord's power, one's honor is preserved.\nBut when the axle breaks, the wagon falls and crashes.\nIt falls apart, like a pile of logs. ||2||\nContemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad, Yogi.\nLook upon pain and pleasure as one and the same, sorrow and separation.\nLet your food be contemplative meditation upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nYour wall shall be permanent, by meditating on the Formless Lord. ||3||\nWear the loin-cloth of poise, and be free of entanglements.\nThe Guru's Word shall release you from sexual desire and anger.\nIn your mind, let your ear-rings be the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord.\nO Nanak, worshipping the Lord in deep devotion, the humble are carried across. ||4||11||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 005\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl, First House:\nIn the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone spoke the Truth.\nIn each and every home, devotional worship was performed by the people, according to the Guru's Teachings.\nIn that Golden Age, Dharma had four feet.\nHow rare are those people who, as Gurmukh, contemplate this and understand. ||1||\nIn all four ages, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glory and greatness.\nOne who holds tight to the Naam is liberated; without the Guru, no one obtains the Naam. ||1||Pause||\nIn the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, one leg was removed.\nHypocrisy became prevalent, and people thought that the Lord was far away.\nThe Gurmukhs still understood and realized;\nthe Naam abided deep within them, and they were at peace. ||2||\nIn the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, duality and double-mindedness arose.\nDeluded by doubt, they knew duality.\nIn this Brass Age, Dharma was left with only two feet.\nThose who became Gurmukh implanted the Naam deep within. ||3||\nIn the Iron Age of Kali Yuga, Dharma was left with only one power.\nIt walks on just one foot; love and emotional attachment to Maya have increased.\nLove and emotional attachment to Maya bring total darkness.\nIf someone meets the True Guru, he is saved, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||\nThroughout the ages, there is only the One True Lord.\nAmong all, is the True Lord; there is no other at all.\nPraising the True Lord, true peace is attained.\nHow rare are those, who as Gurmukh, chant the Naam. ||5||\nThroughout all the ages, the Naam is the ultimate, the most sublime.\nHow rare are those, who as Gurmukh, understand this.\nOne who meditates on the Lord's Name is a humble devotee.\nO Nanak, in each and every age, the Naam is glory and greatness. ||6||1||\nRaamkalee, Fourth Mehl, First House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nIf someone is very fortunate, and is blessed with great high destiny, then he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.\nChanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he finds peace, and merges in the Naam. ||1||\nO mortal, as Gurmukh, worship the Lord in devotion forever.\nYour heart shall be illumined; through the Guru's Teachings, lovingly attune yourself to the Lord. You shall merge in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||\nThe Great Giver is filled with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls;\none who has good fortune and great destiny inscribed upon his forehead, digs them out, by following the Guru's Teachings. ||2||\nThe Lord's Name is the jewel, the emerald, the ruby; digging it out, the Guru has placed it in your palm.\nThe unfortunate, self-willed manmukh does not obtain it; this priceless jewel remains hidden behind a curtain of straw. ||3||\nIf such pre-ordained destiny is written upon one's forehead, then the True Guru enjoins him to serve Him.\nO Nanak, then he obtains the jewel, the gem; blessed, blessed is that one who follows the Guru's Teachings, and finds the Lord. ||4||1||\nRaamkalee, Fourth Mehl:\nMeeting with the humble servants of the Lord, I am in ecstasy; they preach the sublime sermon of the Lord.\nThe filth of evil-mindedness is totally washed away; joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, one is blessed with understanding. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 006\nO humble servant of the Lord, follow the Guru's Teachings, and chant the Name of the Lord.\nWhoever hears and speaks it is liberated; chanting the Lord's Name, one is embellished with beauty. ||1||Pause||\nIf someone has supremely high destiny written on his forehead, the Lord leads him to meet the humble servants of the Lord.\nBe merciful, and grant me the Blessed Vision of the Saints' Darshan, which shall rid me of all poverty and pain. ||2||\nThe Lord's people are good and sublime; the unfortunate ones do not like them at all.\nThe more the Lord's exalted servants speak of Him, the more the slanderers attack and sting them. ||3||\nCursed, cursed are the slanderers who do not like the humble, the friends and companions of the Lord.\nThose who do not like the honor and glory of the Guru are faithless, black-faced thieves, who have turned their backs on the Lord. ||4||\nHave mercy, have mercy, please save me, Dear Lord. I am meek and humble - I seek Your protection.\nI am Your child, and You are my father, God. Please forgive servant Nanak and merge him with Yourself. ||5||2||\nRaamkalee, Fourth Mehl:\nThe friends of the Lord, the humble, Holy Saints are sublime; the Lord spreads out His protecting hands above them.\nThe Gurmukhs are the Holy Saints, pleasing to God; in His mercy, He blends them with Himself. ||1||\nO Lord, my mind longs to meet with the humble servants of the Lord.\nThe sweet, subtle essence of the Lord is immortalizing ambrosia. Meeting the Saints, I drink it in. ||1||Pause||\nThe Lord's people are the most lofty and exalted. Meeting with them, the most exalted status is obtained.\nI am the slave of the slave of the Lord's slaves; my Lord and Master is pleased with me. ||2||\nThe humble servant serves; one who enshrines love for the Lord in his heart, mind and body is very fortunate.\nOne who talks too much without love, speaks falsely, and obtains only false rewards. ||3||\nTake pity on me, O Lord of the World, O Great Giver; let me fall at the feet of the Saints.\nI would cut off my head, and cut it into pieces, O Nanak, and set it down for the Saints to walk upon. ||4||3||\nRaamkalee, Fourth Mehl:\nIf I am blessed with supreme high destiny, I will meet the humble servants of the Lord, without delay.\nThe Lord's humble servants are pools of ambrosial nectar; by great good fortune, one bathes in them. ||1||\nO Lord, let me work for the humble servants of the Lord.\nI carry water, wave the fan and grind the corn for them; I massage and wash their feet. I apply the dust of their feet to my forehead. ||1||Pause||\nThe Lord's humble servants are great, very great, the greatest and most exalted; they lead us to meet the True Guru.\nNo one else is as great as the True Guru; meeting the True Guru, I meditate on the Lord, the Primal Being. ||2||\nThose who seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru find the Lord. My Lord and Master saves their honor.\nSome come for their own purposes, and sit before the Guru; they pretend to be in Samaadhi, like storks with their eyes closed. ||3||\nAssociating with the wretched and the lowly, like the stork and the crow, is like feeding on a carcass of poison.\nNanak: O God, unite me with the Sangat, the Congregation. United with the Sangat, I will become a swan. ||4||4||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 007\nRaamkalee, Fourth Mehl:\nO True Guru, please be kind, and unite me with the Lord. My Sovereign Lord is the Beloved of my breath of life.\nI am a slave; I fall at the Guru's feet. He has shown me the Path, the Way to my Lord God. ||1||\nThe Name of my Lord, Har, Har, is pleasing to my mind.\nI have no friend except the Lord; the Lord is my father, my mother, my companion. ||1||Pause||\nMy breath of life will not survive for an instant, without my Beloved; unless I see Him, I will die, O my mother!\nBlessed, blessed is my great, high destiny, that I have come to the Guru's Sanctuary. Meeting with the Guru, I have obtained the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||2||\nI do not know or understand any other within my mind; I meditate and chant the Lord's Chant.\nThose who lack the Naam, wander in shame; their noses are chopped off, bit by bit. ||3||\nO Life of the World, rejuvenate me! O my Lord and Master, enshrine Your Name deep within my heart.\nO Nanak, perfect is the Guru, the Guru. Meeting the True Guru, I meditate on the Naam. ||4||5||\nRaamkalee, Fourth Mehl:\nThe True Guru, the Great Giver, is the Great, Primal Being; meeting Him, the Lord is enshrined within the heart.\nThe Perfect Guru has granted me the life of the soul; I meditate in remembrance on the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. ||1||\nO Lord, the Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within my heart.\nAs Gurmukh, I have heard His sermon, which pleases my mind; blessed, blessed is my great destiny. ||1||Pause||\nMillions, three hundred thirty millions of gods meditate on Him, but they cannot find His end or limitation.\nWith sexual urges in their hearts, they beg for beautiful women; stretching out their hands, they beg for riches. ||2||\nOne who chants the Praises of the Lord is the greatest of the great; the Gurmukh keeps the Lord clasped to his heart.\nIf one is blessed with high destiny, he meditates on the Lord, who carries him across the terrifying world-ocean. ||3||\nThe Lord is close to His humble servant, and His humble servant is close to the Lord; He keeps His humble servant clasped to His Heart.\nO Nanak, the Lord God is our father and mother. I am His child; the Lord cherishes me. ||4||6||18||\nRaag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, First House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nHave mercy on me, O Generous Giver, Lord of the meek; please do not consider my merits and demerits.\nHow can dust be washed? O my Lord and Master, such is the state of mankind. ||1||\nO my mind, serve the True Guru, and be at peace.\nWhatever you desire, you shall receive that reward, and you shall not be afflicted by pain any longer. ||1||Pause||\nHe creates and adorns the earthen vessels; He infuses His Light within them.\nAs is the destiny pre-ordained by the Creator, so are the deeds we do. ||2||\nHe believes the mind and body are all his own; this is the cause of his coming and going.\nHe does not think of the One who gave him these; he is blind, entangled in emotional attachment. ||3||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 008\nOne who knows that God created him, reaches the Incomparable Mansion of the Lord's Presence.\nWorshipping the Lord, I sing His Glorious Praises. Nanak is Your slave. ||4||1||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nPlace yourself beneath all men's feet, and you will be uplifted; serve Him in this way.\nKnow that all are above you, and you shall find peace in the Court of the Lord. ||1||\nO Saints, speak that speech which purifies the gods and sanctifies the divine beings. As Gurmukh, chant the Word of His Bani, even for an instant. ||1||Pause||\nRenounce your fraudulent plans, and dwell in the celestial palace; do not call anyone else false.\nMeeting with the True Guru, you shall receive the nine treasures; in this way, you shall find the essence of reality. ||2||\nEradicate doubt, and as Gurmukh, enshrine love for the Lord; understand your own soul, O Siblings of Destiny.\nKnow that God is near at hand, and ever-present. How could you try to hurt anyone else? ||3||\nMeeting with the True Guru, your path shall be clear, and you shall easily meet your Lord and Master.\nBlessed, blessed are those humble beings, who, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, find the Lord. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||4||2||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nComing does not please me, and going does not bring me pain, and so my mind is not afflicted by disease.\nI am in bliss forever, for I have found the Perfect Guru; my separation from the Lord is totally ended. ||1||\nThis is how I have joined my mind to the Lord.\nAttachment, sorrow, disease and public opinion do not affect me, and so, I enjoy the subtle essence of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||\nI am pure in the heavenly realm, pure on this earth, and pure in the nether regions of the underworld. I remain apart from the people of the world.\nObedient to the Lord, I enjoy peace forever; wherever I look, I see the Lord of glorious virtues. ||2||\nThere is no Shiva or Shakti, no energy or matter, no water or wind, no world of form there,\nwhere the True Guru, the Yogi, dwells, where the Imperishable Lord God, the Unapproachable Master abides. ||3||\nBody and mind belong to the Lord; all wealth belongs to the Lord; what glorious virtues of the Lord can I describe?\nSays Nanak, the Guru has destroyed my sense of 'mine and yours'. Like water with water, I am blended with God. ||4||3||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nIt is beyond the three qualities; it remains untouched. The seekers and Siddhas do not know it.\nThere is a chamber filled with jewels, overflowing with Ambrosial Nectar, in the Guru's Treasury. ||1||\nThis thing is wonderful and amazing! It cannot be described.\nIt is an unfathomable object, O Siblings of Destiny! ||1||Pause||\nIts value cannot be estimated at all; what can anyone say about it?\nBy speaking and describing it, it cannot be understood; only one who sees it realizes it. ||2||\nOnly the Creator Lord knows it; what can any poor creature do?\nOnly He Himself knows His own state and extent. The Lord Himself is the treasure overflowing. ||3||\nTasting such Ambrosial Nectar, the mind remains satisfied and satiated.\nSays Nanak, my hopes are fulfilled; I have found the Guru's Sanctuary. ||4||4||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 009\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nGod has made me His own, and vanquished all my enemies.\nThose enemies who have plundered this world, have all been placed in bondage. ||1||\nThe True Guru is my Transcendent Lord.\nI enjoy countless pleasures of power and tasty delights, chanting Your Name, and placing my faith in You. ||1||Pause||\nI do not think of any other at all. The Lord is my protector, above my head.\nI am carefree and independent, when I have the Support of Your Name, O my Lord and Master. ||2||\nI have become perfect, meeting with the Giver of peace, and now, I lack nothing at all.\nI have obtained the essence of excellence, the supreme status; I shall not forsake it to go anywhere else. ||3||\nI cannot describe how You are, O True Lord, unseen, infinite,\nimmeasurable, unfathomable and unmoving Lord. O Nanak, He is my Lord and Master. ||4||5||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nYou are wise; You are eternal and unchanging. You are my social class and honor.\nYou are unmoving - You never move at all. How can I be worried? ||1||\nYou alone are the One and only Lord;\nYou alone are the king.\nBy Your Grace, I have found peace. ||1||Pause||\nYou are the ocean, and I am Your swan; the pearls and rubies are in You.\nYou give, and You do not hesitate for an instant; I receive, forever enraptured. ||2||\nI am Your child, and You are my father; You place the milk in my mouth.\nI play with You, and You caress me in every way. You are forever the ocean of excellence. ||3||\nYou are perfect, perfectly all-pervading; I am fulfilled with You as well.\nI am merged, merged, merged and remain merged; O Nanak, I cannot describe it! ||4||6||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMake your hands the cymbals, your eyes the tambourines, and your forehead the guitar you play.\nLet the sweet flute music resound in your ears, and with your tongue, vibrate this song.\nMove your mind like the rhythmic hand-motions; do the dance, and shake your ankle bracelets. ||1||\nThis is the rhythmic dance of the Lord.\nThe Merciful Audience, the Lord, sees all your make-up and decorations. ||1||Pause||\nThe whole earth is the stage, with the canopy of the sky overhead.\nThe wind is the director; people are born of water.\nFrom the five elements, the puppet was created with its actions. ||2||\nThe sun and the moon are the two lamps which shine, with the four corners of the world placed between them.\nThe ten senses are the dancing girls, and the five passions are the chorus; they sit together within the one body.\nThey all put on their own shows, and speak in different languages. ||3||\nIn each and every home there is dancing, day and night; in each and every home, the bugles blow.\nSome are made to dance, and some are whirled around; some come and some go, and some are reduced to dust.\nSays Nanak, one who meets with the True Guru, does not have to dance the dance of reincarnation again. ||4||7||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 010\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nHe sings the song of the One Universal Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord.\nHe lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and remains attuned to the One Lord.\nHe centers his consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known through the Guru. ||1||\nBlessed and good is such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises.\nHe sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord,\nand renounces the entanglements and pursuits of Maya. ||1||Pause||\nHe makes the five virtues, like contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven notes of the love of the Lord.\nThe notes he plays are the renunciation of pride and power; his feet keep the beat on the straight path.\nHe does not enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again; he keeps the One Word of the Shabad tied to the hem of his robe. ||2||\nTo play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is ever-present.\nThe tinkling of the ankle bells is the shedding of sorrows and worries.\nThe dramatic gestures of acting are celestial bliss.\nSuch a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3||\nIf anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, he sings the Lord's Praises in this way.\nI have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nSays Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord's Praises are sung there. ||4||8||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSome call Him, 'Raam, Raam', and some call Him, 'Khudaa-i'.\nSome serve Him as 'Gusain', others as 'Allaah'. ||1||\nHe is the Cause of causes, the Generous Lord.\nHe showers His Grace and Mercy upon us. ||1||Pause||\nSome bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and some make the pilgrimage to Mecca.|\nSome perform devotional worship services, and some bow their heads in prayer. ||2||\nSome read the Vedas, and some the Koran.\nSome wear blue robes, and some wear white. ||3||\nSome call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu.\nSome yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven. ||4||\nSays Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God's Will,\nknows the secrets of his Lord and Master. ||5||9||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe wind merges into the wind.\nThe light blends into the light.\nThe dust becomes one with the dust.\nWhat support is there for the one who is lamenting? ||1||\nWho has died? O, who has died?\nO God-realized beings, meet together and consider this. What a wondrous thing has happened! ||1||Pause||\nNo one knows what happens after death.\nThe one who is lamenting will also arise and depart.\nMortal beings are bound by the bonds of doubt and attachment.\nWhen life becomes a dream, the blind man babbles and grieves in vain. ||2||\nThe Creator Lord created this creation.\nIt comes and goes, subject to the Will of the Infinite Lord.\nNo one dies; no one is capable of dying.\nThe soul does not perish; it is imperishable. ||3||\nThat which is known, does not exist.\nI am a sacrifice to the one who knows this.\nSays Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.\nNo one dies; no one comes or goes. ||4||10||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMeditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Beloved Lord of the World.\nMeditating in remembrance on the Lord's Name, you shall live, and the Great Death shall not consume you ever again. ||1||Pause||\nThrough millions of incarnations, you have come, wandering, wandering, wandering.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 011\nBy the highest destiny, you found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||\nWithout the Perfect Guru, no one is saved.\nThis is what Baba Nanak says, after deep reflection. ||2||11||\nRaag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Second House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe four Vedas proclaim it, but you don't believe them.\nThe six Shaastras also say one thing.\nThe eighteen Puraanas all speak of the One God.\nEven so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery. ||1||\nThe celestial harp plays the incomparable melody,\nbut in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi. ||1||Pause||\nIn the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was inhabited.\nIn the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline.\nIn the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone.\nNow, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed. ||2||\nThe beads are strung upon the one thread.\nBy means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the string.\nThe beads of the mala are lovingly chanted upon in many ways.\nWhen the thread is pulled out, the beads come together in one place. ||3||\nThroughout the four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple.\nIt is a treacherous place, with several windows.\nSearching and searching, one comes to the Lord's door.\nThen, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||4||\nThus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody;\nhearing it, the Yogi's mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe body is a patch-work of threads.\nThe muscles are stitched together with the needles of the bones.\nThe Lord has erected a pillar of water.\nO Yogi, why are you so proud? ||1||\nMeditate on your Lord Master, day and night.\nThe patched coat of the body shall last for only a few days. ||1||Pause||\nSmearing ashes on your body, you sit in a deep meditative trance.\nYou wear the ear-rings of 'mine and yours'.\nYou beg for bread, but you are not satisfied.\nAbandoning your Lord Master, you beg from others; you should feel ashamed. ||2||\nYour consciousness is restless, Yogi, as you sit in your Yogic postures.\nYou blow your horn, but still feel sad.\nYou do not understand Gorakh, your guru.\nAgain and again, Yogi, you come and go. ||3||\nHe, unto whom the Master shows Mercy\n- unto Him, the Guru, the Lord of the World, I offer my prayer.\nOne who has the Name as his patched coat, and the Name as his robe,\nO servant Nanak, such a Yogi is steady and stable. ||4||\nOne who meditates on the Master in this way, night and day,\nfinds the Guru, the Lord of the World, in this life. ||1||Second Pause||2||13||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nHe is the Creator, the Cause of causes;\nI do not see any other at all.\nMy Lord and Master is wise and all-knowing.\nMeeting with the Gurmukh, I enjoy His Love. ||1||\nSuch is the sweet, subtle essence of the Lord.\nHow rare are those who, as Gurmukh, taste it. ||1||Pause||\nThe Light of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord is immaculate and pure.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 012\nDrinking it in, one becomes immortal and free of desire.\nThe body and mind are cooled and soothed, and the fire is extinguished.\nSuch a being is the embodiment of bliss, famous throughout the world. ||2||\nWhat can I offer You, Lord? Everything belongs to You.\nI am forever a sacrifice to You, hundreds of thousands of times.\nYou blessed me, and fashioned my body, mind and soul.\nBy Guru's Grace, this lowly being was exalted. ||3||\nOpening the door, You summoned me to the Mansion of Your Presence.\nAs You are, so You have revealed Yourself to me.\nSays Nanak, the screen is totally torn away;\nI am Yours, and You are enshrined within my mind. ||4||3||14||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nHe has linked His servant to His service.\nThe Divine Guru has poured the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, into his mouth.\nHe has subdued all his anxiety.\nI am forever a sacrifice to that Guru. ||1||\nThe True Guru has perfectly resolved my affairs.\nThe True Guru vibrates the unstruck melody of the sound current. ||1||Pause||\nHis Glory is profound and unfathomable.\nOne whom He blesses with patience becomes blissful.\nOne whose bonds are shattered by the Sovereign Lord\nis not cast into the womb of reincarnation again. ||2||\nOne who is illuminated by the Lord's radiance within,\nis not touched by pain and sorrow.\nHe holds in his robe the gems and jewels.\nThat humble being is saved, along with all his generations. ||3||\nHe has no doubt, double-mindedness or duality at all.\nHe worships and adores the One Immaculate Lord alone.\nWherever I look, I see the Merciful Lord.\nSays Nanak, I have found God, the source of nectar. ||4||4||15||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMy self-conceit has been eliminated from my body.\nThe Will of God is dear to me.\nWhatever He does, seems sweet to my mind.\nAnd then, these eyes behold the wondrous Lord. ||1||\nNow, I have become wise and my demons are gone.\nMy thirst is quenched, and my attachment is dispelled. The Perfect Guru has instructed me. ||1||Pause||\nIn His Mercy, the Guru has kept me under His protection.\nThe Guru has attached me to the Lord's Feet.\nWhen the mind is totally held in check,\none sees the Guru and the Supreme Lord God as one and the same. ||2||\nWhoever You have created, I am his slave.\nMy God dwells in all.\nI have no enemies, no adversaries.\nI walk arm in arm, like brothers, with all. ||3||\nOne whom the Guru, the Lord, blesses with peace,\ndoes not suffer in pain any longer.\nHe Himself cherishes all.\nNanak is imbued with the love of the Lord of the World. ||4||5||16||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nYou read the scriptures, and the commentaries,\nbut the Perfect Lord does not dwell in your heart.\nYou preach to others to have faith,\nbut you do not practice what you preach. ||1||\nO Pandit, O religious scholar, contemplate the Vedas.\nEradicate anger from your mind, O Pandit. ||1||Pause||\nYou place your stone god before yourself,\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 013\nbut your mind wanders in the ten directions.\nYou apply a ceremonial tilak mark to its forehead, and fall at its feet.\nYou try to appease the people, and act blindly. ||2||\nYou perform the six religious rituals, and sit wearing your loin-cloth.\nIn the homes of the wealthy, you read the prayer book.\nYou chant on your mala, and beg for money.\nNo one has ever been saved in this way, friend. ||3||\nHe alone is a Pandit, who lives the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nMaya, of the three qualities, leaves him.\nThe four Vedas are completely contained within the Lord's Name.\nNanak seeks His Sanctuary. ||4||6||17||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMillions of troubles do not come near him;\nthe many manifestations of Maya are his hand-maidens;\ncountless sins are his water-carriers;\nhe is blessed with the Grace of the Creator Lord. ||1||\nOne who has the Lord God as his help and support\n- all his efforts are fulfilled. ||1||Pause||\nHe is protected by the Creator Lord; what harm can anyone do to him?\nEven an ant can conquer the whole world.\nHis glory is endless; how can I describe it?\nI am a sacrifice, a devoted sacrifice, to His feet. ||2||\nHe alone performs worship, austerities and meditation;\nhe alone is a giver to various charities;\nhe alone is approved in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga,\nwhom the Lord Master blesses with honor. ||3||\nJoining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I am enlightened.\nI have found celestial peace, and my hopes are fulfilled.\nThe Perfect True Guru has blessed me with faith.\nNanak is the slave of His slaves. ||4||7||18||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nDon't blame others, O people;\nas you plant, so shall you harvest.\nBy your actions, you have bound yourself.\nYou come and go, entangled in Maya. ||1||\nSuch is the understanding of the Saintly people.\nYou shall be enlightened, through the Word of the Perfect Guru. ||1||Pause||\nBody, wealth, spouse and ostentatious displays are false.\nHorses and elephants will pass away.\nPower, pleasures and beauty are all false.\nWithout the Naam, the Name of the Lord, everything is reduced to dust. ||2||\nThe egotistical people are deluded by useless doubt.\nOf all this expanse, nothing shall go along with you.\nThrough pleasure and pain, the body is growing old.\nDoing these things, the faithless cynics are passing their lives. ||3||\nThe Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.\nThis treasure is obtained from the Holy.\nO Nanak, whoever pleases the Guru,\nthe Lord of the Universe, beholds the Lord in each and every heart. ||4||8||19||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, echo the perfect sound current of the Naad.\nThe wondrous, amazing unstruck melody vibrates.\nThe Saintly people play there with the Lord.\nThey remain totally detached, absorbed in the Supreme Lord God. ||1||\nIt is the realm of celestial peace and bliss.\nThe Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sits and sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. There is no disease or sorrow there, no birth or death. ||1||Pause||\nThere, they meditate only on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nHow rare are those who find this place of rest.\nThe love of God is their food, and the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is their support.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 014\nThey obtain a permanent seat in the infinite. ||2||\nNo one falls there, or wavers, or goes anywhere.\nBy Guru's Grace, some find this mansion.\nThey are not touched by doubt, fear, attachment or the traps of Maya.\nThey enter the deepest state of Samaadhi, through the kind mercy of God. ||3||\nHe has no end or limitation.\nHe Himself is unmanifest, and He Himself is manifest.\nOne who enjoys the taste of the Lord, Har, Har, deep within himself,\nO Nanak, his wondrous state cannot be described. ||4||9||20||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMeeting with the Sangat, the Congregation, the Supreme Lord God has come into my consciousness.\nIn the Sangat, my mind has found contentment.\nI touch my forehead to the feet of the Saints.\nCountless times, I humbly bow to the Saints. ||1||\nThis mind is a sacrifice to the Saints;\nholding tight to their support, I have found peace, and in their mercy, they have protected me. ||1||Pause||\nI wash the feet of the Saints, and drink in that water.\nGazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Saints' Darshan, I live.\nMy mind rests its hopes in the Saints.\nThe Saints are my immaculate wealth. ||2||\nThe Saints have covered my faults.\nBy the Grace of the Saints, I am no longer tormented.\nThe Merciful Lord has blessed me with the Saints' Congregation.\nThe Compassionate Saints have become my help and support. ||3||\nMy consciousness, intellect and wisdom have been enlightened.\nThe Lord is profound, unfathomable, infinite, the treasure of virtue.\nHe cherishes all beings and creatures.\nNanak is enraptured, seeing the Saints. ||4||10||21||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nYour home, power and wealth will be of no use to you.\nYour corrupt worldly entanglements will be of no use to you.\nKnow that all your dear friends are fake.\nOnly the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, will go along with you. ||1||\nSing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name, O friend; remembering the Lord in meditation, your honor shall be saved.\nRemembering the Lord in meditation, the Messenger of Death will not touch you. ||1||Pause||\nWithout the Lord, all pursuits are useless.\nGold, silver and wealth are just dust.\nChanting the Word of the Guru's Shabad, your mind shall be at peace.\nHere and hereafter, your face shall be radiant and bright. ||2||\nEven the greatest of the great worked and worked until they were exhausted.\nNone of them ever accomplished the tasks of Maya.\nAny humble being who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,\nwill have all his hopes fulfilled. ||3||\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the anchor and support of the Lord's devotees.\nThe Saints are victorious in this priceless human life.\nWhatever the Lord's Saint does, is approved and accepted.\nSlave Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||4||11||22||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nYou gather wealth by exploiting people.\nIt is of no use to you; it was meant for others.\nYou practice egotism, and act like a blind man.\nIn the world hereafter, you shall be tied to the leash of the Messenger of Death. ||1||\nGive up your envy of others, you fool!\nYou only live here for a night, you fool!\nYou are intoxicated with Maya, but you must soon arise and depart.\nYou are totally involved in the dream. ||1||Pause||\nIn his childhood, the child is blind.\nIn the fullness of youth, he is involved in foul-smelling sins.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 015\nIn the third stage of life, he gathers the wealth of Maya.\nAnd when he grows old, he must leave all this; he departs regretting and repenting. ||2||\nAfter a very long time, one obtains this precious human body, so difficult to obtain.\nWithout the Naam, the Name of the Lord, it is reduced to dust.\nWorse than a beast, a demon or an idiot,\nis that one who does not understand who created him. ||3||\nListen, O Creator Lord, Lord of the Universe, Lord of the World,\nMerciful to the meek, forever compassionate\n- If You emancipate the human, then his bonds are broken.\nO Nanak, the people of world are blind; please, Lord, forgive them, and unite them with Yourself. ||4||12||23||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nJoining the elements together, the robe of the body is fashioned.\nThe ignorant fool is engrossed in it.\nHe cherishes it, and constantly takes care of it.\nBut at the very last moment, he must arise and depart. ||1||\nWithout the Naam, the Name of the Lord, everything is false, O mortal.\nThose who do not vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, but instead are imbued with other things, - all those mortals are plundered by Maya. ||1||Pause||\nBathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, filth is not washed off.\nReligious rituals are all just egotistical displays.\nBy pleasing and appeasing people, no one is saved.\nWithout the Naam, they shall depart weeping. ||2||\nWithout the Lord's Name, the screen is not torn away.\nI have studied all the Shaastras and Simritees.\nHe alone chants the Naam, whom the Lord Himself inspires to chant.\nHe obtains all fruits and rewards, and merges in peace. ||3||\nO Savior Lord, please save me!\nAll peace and comforts are in Your Hand, God.\nWhatever you attach me to, to that I am attached, O my Lord and Master.\nO Nanak, the Lord is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||4||13||24||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nWhatever He does makes me happy.\nThe ignorant mind is encouraged, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nNow, it does not waver at all; it has become stable and steady.\nReceiving Truth, it is merged in the True Lord. ||1||\nPain is gone, and all illness is gone.\nI have accepted the Will of God in my mind, associating with the Great Person, the Guru. ||1||Pause||\nAll is pure; all is immaculate.\nWhatever exists is good.\nWherever He keeps me, that is the place of liberation for me.\nWhatever He makes me chant, is His Name. ||2||\nThat is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, where the Holy place their feet,\nand that is heaven, where the Naam is chanted.\nAll bliss comes, when one obtains the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.\nI sing continuously, continually, the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||\nThe Lord Himself is pervading in each and every heart.\nThe glory of the Merciful Lord is radiant and manifest.\nThe shutters are opened, and doubts have run away.\nNanak has met with the Perfect Guru. ||4||14||25||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMillions of meditations and austerities rest in him,\nalong with wealth, wisdom, miraculous spiritual powers and angelic spiritual insight.\nHe enjoys the various shows and forms, pleasures and delicacies;\nthe Naam, the Name of the Lord, dwells within the heart of the Gurmukh. ||1||\nSuch is the glorious greatness of the Name of the Lord.\nIts value cannot be described. ||1||Pause||\nHe alone is brave, patient and perfectly wise;\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 016\nhe is intuitively in Samaadhi, profound and unfathomable.\nHe is liberated forever and all his affairs are perfectly resolved;\nthe Lord's Name abides within his heart. ||2||\nHe is totally peaceful, blissful and healthy;\nhe looks upon all impartially, and is perfectly detached.\nHe does not come and go, and he never wavers;\nthe Naam abides in his mind. ||3||\nGod is Merciful to the meek; He is the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe.\nThe Gurmukh meditates on Him, and his worries are gone.\nThe Guru has blessed Nanak with the Naam;\nhe serves the Saints, and works for the Saints. ||4||15||26||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and the Beej Mantra, the Seed Mantra.\nEven the homeless find a home in the world hereafter.\nFall at the feet of the Perfect Guru;\nyou have slept for so many incarnations - wake up! ||1||\nChant the Chant of the Lord's Name, Har, Har.\nBy Guru's Grace, it shall be enshrined within your heart, and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||\nMeditate on the eternal treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mind,\nand then, the screen of Maya shall be torn away.\nDrink in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Guru's Shabad,\nand then your soul shall be rendered immaculate and pure. ||2||\nSearching, searching, searching, I have realized\nthat without devotional worship of the Lord, no one is saved.\nSo vibrate, and meditate on that Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;\nyour mind and body shall be imbued with love for the Lord. ||3||\nRenounce all your cleverness and trickery.\nO mind, without the Lord's Name, there is no place of rest.\nThe Lord of the Universe, the Lord of the World, has taken pity on me.\nNanak seeks the protection and support of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||16||27||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nIn the Saints' Congregation, play joyfully with the Lord,\nand you will not have to meet the Messenger of Death hereafter.\nYour egotistical intellect shall be dispelled,\nand your evil-mindedness will be totally taken away. ||1||\nSing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name, O Pandit.\nReligious rituals and egotism are of no use at all. You shall go home with happiness, O Pandit. ||1||Pause||\nI have earned the profit, the wealth of the Lord's praise.\nAll my hopes have been fulfilled.\nPain has left me, and peace has come to my home.\nBy the Grace of the Saints, my heart-lotus blossoms forth. ||2||\nOne who is blessed with the gift of the jewel of the Name,\nobtains all treasures.\nHis mind becomes content, finding the Perfect Lord.\nWhy should he ever go begging again? ||3||\nHearing the Lord's sermon, he becomes pure and holy.\nChanting it with his tongue, he finds the way to salvation.\nHe alone is approved, who enshrines the Lord within his heart.\nNanak: such a humble being is exalted, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||17||28||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nNo matter how hard you try to grab it, it does not come into your hands.\nNo matter how much you may love it, it does not go along with you.\nSays Nanak, when you abandon it,\nthen it comes and falls at your feet. ||1||\nListen, O Saints: this is the pure philosophy.\nWithout the Lord's Name, there is no salvation. Meeting with the Perfect Guru, one is saved. ||1||Pause||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 017\nWhen someone tries to appease her,\nthen she takes pride in herself.\nBut when someone puts her out of his thoughts,\nthen she serves him like a slave. ||2||\nShe seems to please, but in the end, she deceives.\nShe does not remain in any one place.\nShe has bewitched a great many worlds.\nThe Lord's humble servants cut her apart into pieces. ||3||\nWhoever begs from her remains hungry.\nWhoever is infatuated with her obtains nothing.\nBut one who renounces her, and joins the Society of the Saints,\nby great good fortune, O Nanak, is saved. ||4||18||29||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSee the Lord, the Universal Soul, in all.\nThe One God is perfect, and all-pervading.\nKnow that the priceless jewel is within your own heart.\nRealize that your essence is within your own self. ||1||\nDrink in the Ambrosial Nectar, by the Grace of the Saints.\nOne who is blessed with high destiny, obtains it. Without a tongue, how can one know the taste? ||1||Pause||\nHow can a deaf person listen to the eighteen Puraanas and the Vedas?\nThe blind man cannot see even a million lights.\nThe beast loves grass, and remains attached to it.\nOne who has not been taught - how can he understand? ||2||\nGod, the Knower, knows all.\nHe is with His devotees, through and through.\nThose who sing God's Praises with joy and delight,\nO Nanak - the Messenger of Death does not even approach them. ||3||19||30||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nBlessing me with His Name, He has purified and sanctified me.\nThe Lord's wealth is my capital. False hope has left me; this is my wealth.\nBreaking my bonds, the Lord has linked me to His service.\nI am a devotee of the Lord, Har, Har; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||\nThe unstruck sound current vibrates and resounds.\nThe Lord's humble servants sing His Glorious Praises with love and delight; they are honored by the Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||\nMy pre-ordained destiny has been activated;\nI have awakened from the sleep of countless incarnations.\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my aversion is gone.\nMy mind and body are imbued with love for the Lord. ||2||\nThe Merciful Savior Lord has saved me.\nI have no service or work to my credit.\nIn His Mercy, God has taken pity on me;\nHe lifted me up and pulled me out, when I was suffering in pain. ||3||\nListening, listening to His Praises, joy has welled up within my mind.\nTwenty-four hours a day, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nSinging, singing His Praises, I have obtained the supreme status.\nBy Guru's Grace, Nanak is lovingly focused on the Lord. ||4||20||31||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nIn exchange for a shell, he gives up a jewel.\nHe tries to get what he must give up.\nHe collects those things which are worthless.\nEnticed by Maya, he takes the crooked path. ||1||\nYou unfortunate man - have you no shame?\nYou do not remember in your mind the ocean of peace, the perfect Transcendent Lord God. ||1||Pause||\nNectar seems bitter to you, and poison is sweet.\nSuch is your condition, you faithless cynic, which I have seen with my own eyes.\nYou are fond of falsehood, fraud and egotism.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 018\nIf you hear the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you feel like you have been stung by a scorpion. ||2||\nYou continually yearn for Maya,\nand you never chant the Lord's Praises with your mouth.\nThe Lord is fearless and formless; He is the Great Giver.\nBut you do not love Him, you fool! ||3||\nGod, the True King, is above the heads of all kings.\nHe is the independent, perfect Lord King.\nPeople are intoxicated by emotional attachment, entangled in doubt and family life.\nNanak: they are saved only by Your Mercy, Lord. ||4||21||32||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nNight and day, I chant the Lord's Name.\nHereafter, I shall obtain a seat in the Court of the Lord.\nI am in bliss forever; I have no sorrow.\nThe disease of ego never afflicts me. ||1||\nO Saints of the Lord, seek out those who know God.\nYou shall be wonderstruck with wonder at the wonderful Lord; meditate in remembrance on the Lord, O mortal, and obtain the supreme status. ||1||Pause||\nCalculating, measuring, and thinking in every way,\nsee that without the Naam, no one can be carried across.\nOf all your efforts, none will go along with you.\nYou can cross over the terrifying world-ocean only through the love of God. ||2||\nBy merely washing the body, one's filth is not removed.\nAfflicted by egotism, duality only increases.\nThat humble being who takes the medicine of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har\n- all his diseases are eradicated. ||3||\nTake pity on me, O merciful, Supreme Lord God;\nlet me never forget the Lord of the World from my mind.\nLet me be the dust of the feet of Your slaves;\nO God, please fulfill Nanak's hope. ||4||22||33||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nYou are my Protection, O perfect Divine Guru.\nThere is no other than You.\nYou are all-powerful, O perfect Supreme Lord God.\nHe alone meditates on You, whose karma is perfect. ||1||\nYou Name, God, is the boat to carry us across.\nMy mind has grasped Your protection alone. Other than You, I have no place of rest at all. ||1||Pause||\nChanting, meditating on Your Name, I live,\nand hereafter, I will obtain a seat in the Court of the Lord.\nPain and darkness are gone from my mind;\nmy evil-mindedness is dispelled, and I am absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||2||\nI have enshrined love for the Lord's lotus feet.\nThe lifestyle of the Perfect Guru is immaculate and pure.\nMy fear has run away, and the fearless Lord dwells within my mind.\nMy tongue continually chants the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||\nThe nooses of millions of incarnations are cut away.\nI have obtained the profit of the true wealth.\nThis treasure is inexhaustible; it will never run out.\nO Nanak, the devotees look beautiful in the Court of the Lord. ||4||23||34||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a jewel, a ruby.\nIt brings Truth, contentment and spiritual wisdom.\nThe Lord entrusts the treasures of peace, intuition and kindness to His devotees. ||1||\nThis is the treasure of my Lord.\nConsuming and expending it, it is never used up. The Lord has no end or limitation. ||1||Pause||\nThe Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is a priceless diamond.\nIt is the ocean of bliss and virtue.\nIn the Word of the Guru's Bani is the wealth of the unstruck sound current.\nThe Saints hold the key to it in their hands. ||2||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 019\nThey sit there, in the cave of deep Samaadhi;\nthe unique, perfect Lord God dwells there.\nGod holds conversations with His devotees.\nThere is no pleasure or pain, no birth or death there. ||3||\nOne whom the Lord Himself blesses with His Mercy,\nobtains the Lord's wealth in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nNanak prays to the merciful Primal Lord;\nthe Lord is my merchandise, and the Lord is my capital. ||4||24||35||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Vedas do not know His greatness.\nBrahma does not know His mystery.\nIncarnated beings do not know His limit.\nThe Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God, is infinite. ||1||\nOnly He Himself knows His own state.\nOthers speak of Him only by hearsay. ||1||Pause||\nShiva does not know His mystery.\nThe gods gave grown weary of searching for Him.\nThe goddesses do not know His mystery.\nAbove all is the unseen, Supreme Lord God. ||2||\nThe Creator Lord plays His own plays.\nHe Himself separates, and He Himself unites.\nSome wander around, while others are linked to His devotional worship.\nBy His actions, He makes Himself known. ||3||\nListen to the true story of the Saints.\nThey speak only of what they see with their eyes.\nHe is not involved with virtue or vice.\nNanak's God is Himself all-in-all. ||4||25||36||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nI have not tried to do anything through knowledge.\nI have no knowledge, intelligence or spiritual wisdom.\nI have not practiced chanting, deep meditation, humility or righteousness.\nI know nothing of such good karma. ||1||\nO my Beloved God, my Lord and Master,\nthere is none other than You. Even though I wander and make mistakes, I am still Yours, God. ||1||Pause||\nI have no wealth, no intelligence, no miraculous spiritual powers; I am not enlightened.\nI dwell in the village of corruption and sickness.\nO my One Creator Lord God,\nYour Name is the support of my mind. ||2||\nHearing, hearing Your Name, I live; this is my mind's consolation.\nYour Name, God, is the Destroyer of sins.\nYou, O Limitless Lord, are the Giver of the soul.\nHe alone knows You, unto whom You reveal Yourself. ||3||\nWhoever has been created, rests his hopes in You.\nAll worship and adore You, God, O treasure of excellence.\nSlave Nanak is a sacrifice to You.\nMy merciful Lord and Master is infinite. ||4||26||37||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Savior Lord is merciful.\nMillions of incarnations are eradicated in an instant, contemplating the Lord.\nAll beings worship and adore Him.\nReceiving the Guru's Mantra, one meets God. ||1||\nMy God is the Giver of souls.\nThe Perfect Transcendent Lord Master, my God, imbues each and every heart. ||1||Pause||\nMy mind has grasped His Support.\nMy bonds have been shattered.\nWithin my heart, I meditate on the Lord, the embodiment of supreme bliss.\nMy mind is filled with ecstasy. ||2||\nThe Lord's Sanctuary is the boat to carry us across.\nThe Lord's Feet are the embodiment of life itself.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 020\nThey are the Support of the breath of life of the Saints.\nGod is infinite, the highest of the high. ||3||\nThat mind is excellent and sublime, which meditates in remembrance on the Lord.\nIn His Mercy, the Lord Himself bestows it.\nPeace, intuitive poise and bliss are found in the Lord's Name.\nMeeting with the Guru, Nanak chants the Name. ||4||27||38||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nAbandon all your clever tricks.\nBecome His servant, and serve Him.\nTotally erase your self-conceit.\nYou shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires. ||1||\nBe awake and aware with your Guru.\nYour hopes and desires shall be fulfilled, and you shall obtain all treasures from the Guru. ||1||Pause||\nLet no one think that God and Guru are separate.\nThe True Guru is the Immaculate Lord.\nDo not believe that He is a mere human being;\nHe gives honor to the dishonored. ||2||\nHold tight to the Support of the Guru, the Lord.\nGive up all other hopes.\nAsk for the treasure of the Name of the Lord,\nand then you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||3||\nChant the Mantra of the Guru's Word.\nThis is the essence of true devotional worship.\nWhen the True Guru becomes merciful,\nslave Nanak is enraptured. ||4||28||39||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nWhatever happens, accept that as good.\nLeave your egotistical pride behind.\nDay and night, continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nThis is the perfect purpose of human life. ||1||\nMeditate on the Lord, O Saints, and be in bliss.\nRenounce your cleverness and all your tricks. Chant the Immaculate Chant of the Guru's Mantra. ||1||Pause||\nPlace the hopes of your mind in the One Lord.\nChant the Immaculate Name of the Lord, Har, Har.\nBow down to the Guru's Feet,\nand cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||\nThe Lord God is the Great Giver.\nHe has no end or limitation.\nAll treasures are in His home.\nHe will be your Saving Grace in the end. ||3||\nNanak has obtained this treasure,\nthe immaculate Name of the Lord, Har, Har.\nWhoever chants it, is emancipated.\nIt is obtained only by His Grace. ||4||29||40||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMake this invaluable human life fruitful.\nYou shall not be destroyed when you go to the Lord's Court.\nIn this world and the next, you shall obtain honor and glory.\nAt the very last moment, He will save you. ||1||\nSing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nIn both this world and the next, you shall be embellished with beauty, meditating on the wondrous Primal Lord God. ||1||Pause||\nWhile standing up and sitting down, meditate on the Lord,\nand all your troubles shall depart.\nAll your enemies will become friends.\nYour consciousness shall be immaculate and pure. ||2||\nThis is the most exalted deed.\nOf all faiths, this is the most sublime and excellent faith.\nMeditating in remembrance on the Lord, you shall be saved.\nYou shall be rid of the burden of countless incarnations. ||3||\nYour hopes shall be fulfilled,\nand the noose of the Messenger of Death will be cut away.\nSo listen to the Guru's Teachings.\nO Nanak, you shall be absorbed in celestial peace. ||4||30||41||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 021\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nHonor the One, to whom everything belongs.\nLeave your egotistical pride behind.\nYou belong to Him; everyone belongs to Him.\nWorship and adore Him, and you shall be at peace forever. ||1||\nWhy do you wander in doubt, you fool?\nWithout the Naam, the Name of the Lord, nothing is of any use at all. Crying out, 'Mine, mine', a great many have departed, regretfully repenting. ||1||Pause||\nWhatever the Lord has done, accept that as good.\nWithout accepting, you shall mingle with dust.\nHis Will seems sweet to me.\nBy Guru's Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind. ||2||\nHe Himself is carefree and independent, imperceptible.\nTwenty-four hours a day, O mind, meditate on Him.\nWhen He comes into the consciousness, pain is dispelled.\nHere and hereafter, your face shall be radiant and bright. ||3||\nWho, and how many have been saved, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord?\nThey cannot be counted or evaluated.\nEven the sinking iron is saved, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,\nO Nanak, as His Grace is received. ||4||31||42||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nIn your mind, meditate on the Lord God.\nThis is the Teaching given by the Perfect Guru.\nAll fears and terrors are taken away,\nand your hopes shall be fulfilled. ||1||\nService to the Divine Guru is fruitful and rewarding.\nHis value cannot be described; the True Lord is unseen and mysterious. ||1||Pause||\nHe Himself is the Doer, the Cause of causes.\nMeditate on Him forever, O my mind, and continually serve Him.\nYou shall be blessed with truth, intuition and peace, O my friend. ||2||\nMy Lord and Master is so very great.\nIn an instant, He establishes and disestablishes.\nThere is no other than Him.\nHe is the Saving Grace of His humble servant. ||3||\nPlease take pity on me, and hear my prayer,\nthat Your servant may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.\nNanak chants the Chant of the Lord,\nwhose glory and radiance are the highest of all. ||4||32||43||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nReliance on mortal man is useless.\nO God, my Lord and Master, You are my only Support.\nI have discarded all other hopes.\nI have met with my carefree Lord and Master, the treasure of virtue. ||1||\nMeditate on the Name of the Lord alone, O my mind.\nYour affairs shall be perfectly resolved; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, O my mind. ||1||Pause||\nYou are the Doer, the Cause of causes.\nYour lotus feet, Lord, are my Sanctuary.\nI meditate on the Lord in my mind and body.\nThe blissful Lord has revealed His form to me. ||2||\nI seek His eternal support;\nHe is the Creator of all beings.\nRemembering the Lord in meditation, the treasure is obtained.\nAt the very last instant, He shall be your Savior. ||3||\nBe the dust of all men's feet.\nEradicate self-conceit, and merge in the Lord.\nNight and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nO Nanak, this is the most rewarding activity. ||4||33||44||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nHe is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the bountiful Lord.\nThe merciful Lord cherishes all.\nThe Lord is unseen and infinite.\nGod is great and endless. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 022\nI humbly pray to invoke the Universal Lord God, the Lord of the World.\nThe Creator Lord is all-pervading, everywhere. ||1||Pause||\nHe is the Lord of the Universe, the Life of the World.\nWithin your heart, worship and adore the Destroyer of fear.\nThe Master Rishi of the senses, Lord of the World, Lord of the Universe.\nHe is perfect, ever-present everywhere, the Liberator. ||2||\nYou are the One and only merciful Master,\nspiritual teacher, prophet, religious teacher.\nMaster of hearts, Dispenser of justice,\nmore sacred than the Koran and the Bible. ||3||\nThe Lord is powerful and merciful.\nThe all-pervading Lord is the support of each and every heart.\nThe luminous Lord dwells everywhere.\nHis play cannot be known. ||4||\nBe kind and compassionate to me, O Creator Lord.\nBless me with devotion and meditation, O Lord Creator.\nSays Nanak, the Guru has rid me of doubt.\nThe Muslim God Allah and the Hindu God Paarbrahm are one and the same. ||5||34||45||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe sins of millions of incarnations are eradicated.\nMeditating on the Lord, Har, Har, pain will not afflict you.\nWhen the Lord's lotus feet are enshrined in the mind,\nall terrible evils are taken away from the body. ||1||\nSing the Praise of the Lord of the World, O mortal being.\nThe Unspoken Speech of the True Lord God is perfect. Dwelling upon it, one's light merges into the Light. ||1||Pause||\nHunger and thirst are totally quenched;\nby the Grace of the Saints, meditate on the immortal Lord.\nNight and day, serve God.\nThis is the sign that one has met with the Lord. ||2||\nWorldly entanglements are ended, when God becomes merciful.\nGazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan, I am enraptured.\nMy perfect pre-destined karma has been activated.\nWith my tongue, I continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||\nThe Saints of the Lord are accepted and approved forever.\nThe foreheads of the Saintly people are marked with the Lord's insignia.\nOne who is blessed with the dust of the feet of the Lord's slave,\nO Nanak, obtains the supreme status. ||4||35||46||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nLet yourself be a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.\nFocus your heart's meditation on the Lord's lotus feet.\nApply the dust of the feet of the Saints to your forehead,\nand the filthy evil-mindedness of countless incarnations will be washed off. ||1||\nMeeting Him, egotistical pride is eradicated,\nand you will come to see the Supreme Lord God in all. The Perfect Lord God has showered His Mercy. ||1||Pause||\nThis is the Guru's Praise, to chant the Name of the Lord.\nThis is devotion to the Guru, to sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nThis is contemplation upon the Guru, to know that the Lord is close at hand.\nAccept the Word of the Guru's Shabad as Truth. ||2||\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Teachings, look upon pleasure and pain as one and the same.\nHunger and thirst shall never afflict you.\nThe mind becomes content and satisfied through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nMeditate on the Lord of the Universe, and He will cover all your faults. ||3||\nThe Guru is the Supreme Lord God; the Guru is the Lord of the Universe.\nThe Guru is the Great Giver, merciful and forgiving.\nOne whose mind is attached to the Guru's feet,\nO slave Nanak, is blessed with perfect destiny. ||4||36||47||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 023\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nWhat supports you in this world?\nYou ignorant fool, who is your companion?\nThe Lord is your only companion; no one knows His condition.\nYou look upon the five thieves as your friends. ||1||\nServe that home, which will save you, my friend.\nChant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, day and night; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, love Him in your mind. ||1||Pause||\nThis human life is passing away in egotism and conflict.\nYou are not satisfied; such is the flavor of sin.\nWandering and roaming around, you suffer terrible pain.\nYou cannot cross over the impassable sea of Maya. ||2||\nYou do the deeds which do not help you at all.\nAs you plant, so shall you harvest.\nThere is none other than the Lord to save you.\nYou will be saved, only if God grants His Grace. ||3||\nYour Name, God, is the Purifier of sinners.\nPlease bless Your slave with that gift.\nPlease grant Your Grace, God, and emancipate me.\nNanak has grasped Your Sanctuary, God. ||4||37||48||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nI have found peace in this world.\nI will not have to appear before the Righteous Judge of Dharma to give my account.\nI will be respected in the Court of the Lord,\nand I will not have to enter the womb of reincarnation ever again. ||1||\nNow, I know the value of friendship with the Saints.\nIn His Mercy, the Lord has blessed me with His Name. My pre-ordained destiny has been fulfilled. ||1||Pause||\nMy consciousness is attached to the Guru's feet.\nBlessed, blessed is this fortunate time of union.\nI have applied the dust of the Saints' feet to my forehead,\nand all my sins and pains have been eradicated. ||2||\nPerforming true service to the Holy,\nthe mortal's mind is purified.\nI have seen the fruitful vision of the Lord's humble slave.\nGod's Name dwells within each and every heart. ||3||\nAll my troubles and sufferings have been taken away;\nI have merged into the One, from whom I originated.\nThe Lord of the Universe, incomparably beautiful, has become merciful.\nO Nanak, God is perfect and forgiving. ||4||38||49||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe tiger leads the cow to the pasture,\nthe shell is worth thousands of dollars,\nand the elephant nurses the goat,\nwhen God bestows His Glance of Grace. ||1||\nYou are the treasure of mercy, O my Beloved Lord God.\nI cannot even describe Your many Glorious Virtues. ||1||Pause||\nThe cat sees the meat, but does not eat it,\nand the great butcher throws away his knife;\nthe Creator Lord God abides in the heart;\nthe net holding the fish breaks apart. ||2||\nThe dry wood blossoms forth in greenery and red flowers;\nin the high desert, the beautiful lotus flower blooms.\nThe Divine True Guru puts out the fire.\nHe links His servant to His service. ||3||\nHe saves even the ungrateful;\nmy God is forever merciful.\nHe is forever the helper and support of the humble Saints.\nNanak has found the Sanctuary of His lotus feet. ||4||39||50||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 024\nGod killed the five tigers.\nHe has driven out the ten wolves.\nThe three whirl-pools have stopped spinning.\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the fear of reincarnation is gone. ||1||\nMeditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe, I live.\nIn His Mercy, He protects His slave; the True Lord is forever and ever the forgiver. ||1||Pause||\nThe mountain of sin is burnt down, like straw,\nby chanting and meditating on the Name, and worshipping God's feet.\nGod, the embodiment of bliss, becomes manifest everywhere.\nLinked to His loving devotional worship, I enjoy peace. ||2||\nI have crossed over the world-ocean, as if it were no bigger than a calf's footprint on the ground.\nI shall never again have to endure suffering or grief.\nThe ocean is contained in the pitcher.\nThis is not such an amazing thing for the Creator to do. ||3||\nWhen I am separated from Him, then I am consigned to the nether regions.\nWhen He lifts me up and pulls me out, then I am enraptured by His Glance of Grace.\nVice and virtue are not under my control.\nWith love and affection, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises. ||4||40||51||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nNeither your body nor your mind belong to you.\nAttached to Maya, you are entangled in fraud.\nYou play like a baby lamb.\nBut suddenly, Death will catch you in its noose. ||1||\nSeek the Sanctuary of the Lord's lotus feet, O my mind.\nChant the Name of the Lord, which will be your help and support. As Gurmukh, you shall obtain the true wealth. ||1||Pause||\nYour unfinished worldly affairs will never be resolved.\nYou shall always regret your sexual desire, anger and pride.\nYou act in corruption in order to survive,\nbut not even an iota will go along with you, you ignorant fool! ||2||\nYou practice deception, and you know many tricks;\nfor the sake of mere shells, you throw dust upon your head.\nYou never even think of the One who gave you life.\nThe pain of false greed never leaves you. ||3||\nWhen the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful,\nthis mind becomes the dust of the feet of the Holy.\nWith His lotus hands, He has attached us to the hem of His robe.\nNanak merges in the Truest of the True. ||4||41||52||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nI seek the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord.\nI have become fearless, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my pains have been taken away. ||1||Pause||\nThat person, within whose mind the Lord abides,\ndoes not see the impassible world-ocean.\nAll one's affairs are resolved,\nby chanting continually the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||\nWhy should His slave feel any anxiety? The Guru places His hand upon my forehead.\nThe fear of birth and death is dispelled;\nI am a sacrifice to the Perfect Guru. ||2||\nI am enraptured, meeting with the Guru, the Transcendent Lord.\nHe alone obtains the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, who is blessed by His Mercy.\nOne who is blessed by the Grace of the Supreme Lord God,\ncrosses over the terrifying world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||3||\nDrink in the Ambrosial Nectar, O Beloved Holy people.\nYour face shall be radiant and bright in the Court of the Lord.\nCelebrate and be blissful, and abandon all corruption.\nO Nanak, meditate on the Lord and cross over. ||4||42||53||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 025\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nThe fire runs away from the fuel.\nThe water runs away from the dust in all directions.\nThe feet are above, and the sky is beneath.\nThe ocean appears in the cup. ||1||\nSuch is our all-powerful dear Lord.\nHis devotees do not forget Him, even for an instant. Twenty-four hours a day, O mind, meditate on Him. ||1||Pause||\nFirst comes the butter, and then the milk.\nThe dirt cleans the soap.\nThe fearless are afraid of fear.\nThe living are killed by the dead. ||2||\nThe visible body is hidden, and the etheric body is seen.\nThe Lord of the world does all these things.\nThe one who is cheated, is not cheated by the cheat.\nWith no merchandise, the trader trades again and again. ||3||\nSo join the Society of the Saints, and chant the Lord's Name.\nSo say the Simritees, Shaastras, Vedas and Puraanas.\nRare are those who contemplate and meditate on God.\nO Nanak, they attain the supreme status. ||4||43||54||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nWhatever pleases Him happens.\nForever and ever, I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord.There is none other than God. ||1||Pause||\nYou look upon your children, spouse and wealth; none of these will go along with you.\nEating the poisonous potion, you have gone astray. You will have to go, and leave Maya and your mansions. ||1||\nSlandering others, you are totally ruined; because of your past actions, you shall be consigned to the womb of reincarnation.\nYour past actions will not just go away; the most horrible Messenger of Death shall seize you. ||2||\nYou tell lies, and do not practice what you preach. Your desires are not satisfied - what a shame.\nYou have contracted an incurable disease; slandering the Saints, your body is wasting away; you are utterly ruined. ||3||\nHe embellishes those whom He has fashioned. He Himself gave life to the Saints.\nO Nanak, He hugs His slaves close in His Embrace. Please grant Your Grace, O Supreme Lord God, and be kind to me as well. ||4||44||55||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSuch is the Perfect Divine Guru, my help and support.\nMeditation on Him is not wasted. ||1||Pause||\nGazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, I am enraptured.\nThe dust of His feet snaps the noose of Death.\nHis lotus feet dwell within my mind,\nand so all the affairs of my body are arranged and resolved. ||1||\nOne upon whom He places His Hand, is protected.\nMy God is the Master of the masterless.\nHe is the Savior of sinners, the treasure of mercy.\nForever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||2||\nOne whom He blesses with His Immaculate Mantra,\nrenounces corruption; his egotistical pride is dispelled.\nMeditate on the One Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.\nSins are erased, through the love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||\nThe Guru, the Transcendent Lord, dwells among all.\nThe treasure of virtue pervades and permeates each and every heart.\nPlease grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan;\nO God, I place my hopes in You. Nanak continually offers this true prayer. ||4||45||56||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 026\nRaag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Du-Padas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nSing the songs of Praise of the Lord.\nChanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, total peace is obtained; coming and going is ended, my friend. ||1||Pause||\nSinging the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is enlightened,\nand comes to dwell in His lotus feet. ||1||\nIn the Society of the Saints, one is saved.\nO Nanak, he crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||1||57||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nMy Guru is perfect, my Guru is perfect.\nChanting the Lord's Name, I am always at peace; all my illness and fraud is dispelled. ||1||Pause||\nWorship and adore that One Lord alone.\nIn His Sanctuary, eternal peace is obtained. ||1||\nOne who feels hunger for the Naam sleeps in peace.\nMeditating in remembrance on the Lord, all pains are dispelled. ||2||\nEnjoy celestial bliss, O my Siblings of Destiny.\nThe Perfect Guru has eradicated all anxiety. ||3||\nTwenty-four hours a day, chant God's Chant.\nO Nanak, He Himself shall save you. ||4||2||58||\nRaag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Partaal, Third House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nI humbly bow to the Lord, the Supreme Being.\nThe One, the One and Only Creator Lord permeates the water, the land, the earth and the sky. ||1||Pause||\nOver and over again, the Creator Lord destroys, sustains and creates.\nHe has no home; He needs no nourishment. ||1||\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is deep and profound, strong, poised, lofty, exalted and infinite.\nHe stages His plays; His Virtues are priceless. Nanak is a sacrifice to Him. ||2||1||59||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nYou must abandon your beauty, pleasures, fragrances and enjoyments; beguiled by gold and sexual desire, you must still leave Maya behind. ||1||Pause||\nYou gaze upon billions and trillions of treasures and riches, which delight and comfort your mind,\nbut these will not go along with you. ||1||\nEntangled with children, spouse, siblings and friends, you are enticed and fooled; these pass like the shadow of a tree.\nNanak seeks the Sanctuary of His lotus feet; He has found peace in the faith of the Saints. ||2||2||60||\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nRaag Raamkalee, Ninth Mehl, Ti-Padas:\nO mind, take the sheltering support of the Lord's Name.\nRemembering Him in meditation, evil-mindedness is dispelled, and the state of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1||Pause||\nKnow that one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord is very fortunate.\nThe sins of countless incarnations are washed off, and he attains the heavenly realm. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 027\nAt the very last moment, Ajaamal became aware of the Lord;\nthat state which even the supreme Yogis desire - he attained that state in an instant. ||2||\nThe elephant had no virtue and no knowledge; what religious rituals has he performed?\nO Nanak, behold the way of the Lord, who bestowed the gift of fearlessness. ||3||1||\nRaamkalee, Ninth Mehl:\nHoly people: what way should I now adopt,\nby which all evil-mindedness may be dispelled, and the mind may vibrate in devotional worship to the Lord? ||1||Pause||\nMy mind is entangled in Maya; it knows nothing at all of spiritual wisdom.\nWhat is that Name, by which the world, contemplating it, might attain the state of Nirvaanaa? ||1||\nWhen the Saints became kind and compassionate, they told me this.\nUnderstand, that whoever sings the Kirtan of God's Praises, has performed all religious rituals. ||2||\nOne who enshrines the Lord's Name in his heart night and day - even for an instant\n- has his fear of Death eradicated. O Nanak, his life is approved and fulfilled. ||3||2||\nRaamkalee, Ninth Mehl:\nO mortal, focus your thoughts on the Lord.\nMoment by moment, your life is running out; night and day, your body is passing away in vain. ||1||Pause||\nYou have wasted your youth in corrupt pleasures, and your childhood in ignorance.\nYou have grown old, and even now, you do not understand, the evil-mindedness in which you are entangled. ||1||\nWhy have you forgotten your Lord and Master, who blessed you with this human life?\nRemembering Him in meditation, one is liberated. And yet, you do not sing His Praises, even for an instant. ||2||\nWhy are you intoxicated with Maya? It will not go along with you.\nSays Nanak, think of Him, remember Him in your mind. He is the Fulfiller of desires, who will be your help and support in the end. ||3||3||81||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl, Ashtapadees:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe same moon rises, and the same stars; the same sun shines in the sky.\nThe earth is the same, and the same wind blows. The age in which we dwell affects living beings, but not these places. ||1||\nGive up your attachment to life.\nThose who act like tyrants are accepted and approved - recognize that this is the sign of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||1||Pause||\nKali Yuga has not been heard to have come to any country, or to be sitting at any sacred shrine.\nIt is not where the generous person gives to charities, nor seated in the mansion he has built. ||2||\nIf someone practices Truth, he is frustrated; prosperity does not come to the home of the sincere.\nIf someone chants the Lord's Name, he is scorned. These are the signs of Kali Yuga. ||3||\nWhoever is in charge, is humiliated. Why should the servant be afraid,\nwhen the master is put in chains? He dies at the hands of his servant. ||4||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 028\nChant the Praises of the Lord; Kali Yuga has come.\nThe justice of the previous three ages is gone. One obtains virtue, only if the Lord bestows it. ||1||Pause||\nIn this turbulent age of Kali Yuga, Muslim law decides the cases, and the blue-robed Qazi is the judge.\nThe Guru's Bani has taken the place of Brahma's Veda, and the singing of the Lord's Praises are good deeds. ||5||\nWorship without faith; self-discipline without truthfulness; the ritual of the sacred thread without chastity - what good are these?\nYou may bathe and wash, and apply a ritualistic tilak mark to your forehead, but without inner purity, there is no understanding. ||6||\nIn Kali Yuga, the Koran and the Bible have become famous.\nThe Pandit's scriptures and the Puraanas are not respected.\nO Nanak, the Lord's Name now is Rehmaan, the Merciful.\nKnow that there is only One Creator of the creation. ||7||\nNanak has obtained the glorious greatness of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. There is no action higher than this.\nIf someone goes out to beg for what is already in his own home, then he should be chastised. ||8||1||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nYou preach to the world, and set up your house.\nAbandoning your Yogic postures, how will you find the True Lord?\nYou are attached to possessiveness and the love of sexual pleasure.\nYou are not a renunciate, nor a man of the world. ||1||\nYogi, remain seated, and the pain of duality will run away from you.\nYou beg from door to door, and you don't feel ashamed. ||1||Pause||\nYou sing the songs, but you do not understand your own self.\nHow will the burning pain within be relieved?\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Shabad, let your mind be absorbed in the Lord's Love,\nand you will intuitively experience the charity of contemplation. ||2||\nYou apply ashes to your body, while acting in hypocrisy.\nAttached to Maya, you will be beaten by Death's heavy club.\nYour begging bowl is broken; it will not hold the charity of the Lord's Love.\nBound in bondage, you come and go. ||3||\nYou do not control your seed and semen, and yet you claim to practice abstinence.\nYou beg from Maya, lured by the three qualities.\nYou have no compassion; the Lord's Light does not shine in you.\nYou are drowned, drowned in worldly entanglements. ||4||\nYou wear religious robes, and your patched coat assumes many disguises.\nYou play all sorts of false tricks, like a juggler.\nThe fire of anxiety burns brightly within you.\nWithout the karma of good actions, how can you cross over? ||5||\nYou make ear-rings of glass to wear in your ears.\nBut liberation does not come from learning without understanding.\nYou are lured by the tastes of the tongue and sex organs.\nYou have become a beast; this sign cannot be erased. ||6||\nThe people of the world are entangled in the three modes; the Yogis are entangled in the three modes.\nContemplating the Word of the Shabad, sorrows are dispelled.\nThrough the Shabad, one becomes radiant, pure and truthful.\nOne who contemplates the true lifestyle is a Yogi. ||7||\nThe nine treasures are with You, Lord; You are potent, the Cause of causes.\nYou establish and disestablish; whatever You do, happens.\nOne who practices celibacy, chastity, self-control, truth and pure consciousness\n- O Nanak, that Yogi is the friend of the three worlds. ||8||2||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nAbove the six chakras of the body dwells the detached mind.\nAwareness of the vibration of the Word of the Shabad has been awakened deep within.\nThe unstruck melody of the sound current resonates and resounds within; my mind is attuned to it.\nThrough the Guru's Teachings, my faith is confirmed in the True Name. ||1||\nO mortal, through devotion to the Lord, peace is obtained.\nThe Lord, Har, Har, seems sweet to the Gurmukh, who merges in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 029\nEradicating attachment to Maya, one merges into the Lord.\nMeeting with the True Guru, we unite in His Union.\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel, a diamond.\nAttuned to it, the mind is comforted and encouraged. ||2||\nThe diseases of egotism and possessiveness do not afflict\none who worships the Lord. Fear of the Messenger of Death runs away.\nThe Messenger of Death, the enemy of the soul, does not touch me at all.\nThe Immaculate Name of the Lord illuminates my heart. ||3||\nContemplating the Shabad, we become Nirankaari - we come to belong to the Formless Lord God.\nAwakening to the Guru's Teachings, evil-mindedness is taken away.\nRemaining awake and aware night and day, lovingly focused on the Lord,\none becomes Jivan Mukta - liberated while yet alive. He finds this state deep within himself. ||4||\nIn the secluded cave, I remain unattached.\nWith the Word of the Shabad, I have killed the five thieves.\nMy mind does not waver or go to the home of any other.\nI remain intuitively absorbed deep within. ||5||\nAs Gurmukh, I remain awake and aware, unattached.\nForever detached, I am woven into the essence of reality.\nThe world is asleep; it dies, and comes and goes in reincarnation.\nWithout the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it does not understand. ||6||\nThe unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates day and night.\nThe Gurmukh knows the state of the eternal, unchanging Lord God.\nWhen someone realizes the Shabad, then he truly knows.\nThe One Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere in Nirvaanaa. ||7||\nMy mind is intuitively absorbed in the state of deepest Samaadhi;\nrenouncing egotism and greed, I have come to know the One Lord.\nWhen the disciple's mind accepts the Guru,\nO Nanak, duality is eradicated, and he merges in the Lord. ||8||3||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nYou calculate the auspicious days, but you do not understand\nthat the One Creator Lord is above these auspicious days.\nHe alone knows the way, who meets the Guru.\nWhen one follows the Guru's Teachings, then he realizes the Hukam of God's Command. ||1||\nDo not tell lies, O Pandit; O religious scholar, speak the Truth.\nWhen egotism is eradicated through the Word of the Shabad, then one finds His home. ||1||Pause||\nCalculating and counting, the astrologer draws the horoscope.\nHe studies it and announces it, but he does not understand reality.\nUnderstand, that the Word of the Guru's Shabad is above all.\nDo not speak of anything else; it is all just ashes. ||2||\nYou bathe, wash, and worship stones.\nBut without being imbued with the Lord, you are the filthiest of the filthy.\nSubduing your pride, you shall receive the supreme wealth of God.\nThe mortal is liberated and emancipated, meditating on the Lord. ||3||\nYou study the arguments, but do not contemplate the Vedas.\nYou drown yourself - how will you save your ancestors?\nHow rare is that person who realizes that God is in each and every heart.\nWhen one meets the True Guru, then he understands. ||4||\nMaking his calculations, cynicism and suffering afflict his soul.\nSeeking the Sanctuary of the Guru, peace is found.\nI sinned and made mistakes, but now I seek Your Sanctuary.\nThe Guru led me to meet the Lord, according to my past actions. ||5||\nIf one does not enter the Guru's Sanctuary, God cannot be found.\nDeluded by doubt, one is born, only to die, and come back again.\nDying in corruption, he is bound and gagged at Death's door.\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is not in his heart, and he does not act according to the Shabad. ||6||\nSome call themselves Pandits, religious scholars and spiritual teachers.\nTinged with double-mindedness, they do not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 030\nOne who takes the Support of the Naam, by Guru's Grace,\nis a rare person, one among millions, incomparable. ||7||\nOne is bad, and another good, but the One True Lord is contained in all.\nUnderstand this, O spiritual teacher, through the support of the True Guru:\nrare indeed is that Gurmukh, who realizes the One Lord.\nHis comings and goings cease, and he merges in the Lord. ||8||\nThose who have the One Universal Creator Lord within their hearts,\npossess all virtues; they contemplate the True Lord.\nOne who acts in harmony with the Guru's Will,\nO Nanak, is absorbed in the Truest of the True. ||9||4||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nPracticing restraint by Hatha Yoga, the body wears away.\nThe mind is not softened by fasting or austerities.\nNothing else is equal to worship of the Lord's Name. ||1||\nServe the Guru, O mind, and associate with the humble servants of the Lord.\nThe tyrannical Messenger of Death cannot touch you, and the serpent of Maya cannot sting you, when you drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nThe world reads the arguments, and is softened only by music.\nIn the three modes and corruption, they are born and die.\nWithout the Lord's Name, they endure suffering and pain. ||2||\nThe Yogi draws the breath upwards, and opens the Tenth Gate.\nHe practices inner cleansing and the six rituals of purification.\nBut without the Lord's Name, the breath he draws is useless. ||3||\nThe fire of the five passions burns within him; how can he be calm?\nThe thief is within him; how can he taste the taste?\nOne who becomes Gurmukh conquers the body-fortress. ||4||\nWith filth within, he wanders around at places of pilgrimage.\nHis mind is not pure, so what is the use of performing ritual cleansings?\nHe carries the karma of his own past actions; who else can he blame? ||5||\nHe does not eat food; he tortures his body.\nWithout the Guru's wisdom, he is not satisfied.\nThe self-willed manmukh is born only to die, and be born again. ||6||\nGo, and ask the True Guru, and associate with the Lord's humble servants.\nYour mind shall merge into the Lord, and you shall not be reincarnated to die again.\nWithout the Lord's Name, what can anyone do? ||7||\nSilence the mouse scurrying around within you.\nServe the Primal Lord, by chanting the Lord's Name.\nO Nanak, God blesses us with His Name, when He grants His Grace. ||8||5||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nThe created Universe emanated from within You; there is no other at all.\nWhatever is said to be, is from You, O God.\nHe is the True Lord and Master, throughout the ages.\nCreation and destruction do not come from anyone else. ||1||\nSuch is my Lord and Master, profound and unfathomable.\nWhoever meditates on Him, finds peace. The arrow of the Messenger of Death does not strike one who has the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel, a diamond.\nThe True Lord Master is immortal and immeasurable.\nThat tongue which chants the True Name is pure.\nThe True Lord is in the home of the self; there is no doubt about it. ||2||\nSome sit in the forests, and some make their home in the mountains.\nForgetting the Naam, they rot away in egotistical pride.\nWithout the Naam, what is the use of spiritual wisdom and meditation?\nThe Gurmukhs are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||3||\nActing stubbornly in egotism, one does not find the Lord.\nStudying the scriptures, reading them to other people,\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 031\nand wandering around at places of pilgrimage, the disease is not taken away.\nWithout the Naam, how can one find peace? ||4||\nNo matter how much he tries, he cannot control his semen and seed.\nHis mind wavers, and he falls into hell.\nBound and gagged in the City of Death, he is tortured.\nWithout the Name, his soul cries out in agony. ||5||\nThe many Siddhas and seekers, silent sages and demi-gods\ncannot satisfy themselves by practicing restraint through Hatha Yoga.\nOne who contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and serves the Guru\n- his mind and body become immaculate, and his egotistical pride is obliterated. ||6||\nBlessed with Your Grace, I obtain the True Name.\nI remain in Your Sanctuary, in loving devotion.\nLove for Your devotional worship has welled up within me.\nAs Gurmukh, I chant and meditate on the Lord's Name. ||7||\nWhen one is rid of egotism and pride, his mind is drenched in the Lord's Love.\nPracticing fraud and hypocrisy, he does not find God.\nWithout the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he cannot find the Lord's Door.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the essence of reality. ||8||6||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nAs you come, so will you leave, you fool; as you were born, so will you die.\nAs you enjoy pleasures, so will you suffer pain. Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you will fall into the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||\nGazing upon your body and wealth, you are so proud.\nYour love for gold and sexual pleasures increases; why have you forgotten the Naam, and why do you wander in doubt? ||1||Pause||\nYou do not practice truth, abstinence, self-discipline or humility; the ghost within your skeleton has turned to dry wood.\nYou have not practiced charity, donations, cleansing baths or austerities. Without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, your life has gone in vain. ||2||\nAttached to greed, you have forgotten the Naam. Coming and going, your life has been ruined.\nWhen the Messenger of Death grabs you by your hair, you will be punished. You are unconscious, and have fallen into Death's mouth. ||3||\nDay and night, you jealously slander others; in your heart, you have neither the Naam, nor compassion for all.\nWithout the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you will not find salvation or honor. Without the Lord's Name, you shall go to hell. ||4||\nIn an instant, you change into various costumes, like a juggler; you are entangled in emotional attachment and sin.\nYou gaze here and there upon the expanse of Maya; you are intoxicated with attachment to Maya. ||5||\nYou act in corruption, and put on ostentatious shows, but without awareness of the Shabad, you have fallen into confusion.\nYou suffer great pain from the disease of egotism. Following the Guru's Teachings, you shall be rid of this disease. ||6||\nSeeing peace and wealth come to him, the faithless cynic become proud in his mind.\nBut He who owns this body and wealth, takes them back again, and then the mortal feels anxiety and pain deep within. ||7||\nAt the very last instant, nothing goes along with you; all is visible only by His Mercy.\nGod is our Primal and Infinite Lord; enshrining the Lord's Name in the heart, one crosses over. ||8||\nYou weep for the dead, but who hears you weeping? The dead have fallen to the serpent in the terrifying world-ocean.\nGazing upon his family, wealth, household and mansions, the faithless cynic is entangled in worthless worldly affairs. ||9||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 032\nHe comes when the Lord sends him; when the Lord calls him back, he goes.\nWhatever he does, the Lord is doing. The Forgiving Lord forgives him. ||10||\nI seek to be with those who have tasted this sublime essence of the Lord.\nWealth, miraculous spiritual powers, wisdom and spiritual knowledge, are obtained from the Guru. The treasure of liberation is obtained in His Sanctuary. ||11||\nThe Gurmukh looks upon pain and pleasure as one and the same; he remains untouched by joy and sorrow.\nConquering his self-conceit, the Gurmukh finds the Lord; O Nanak, he intuitively merges into the Lord. ||12||7||\nRaamkalee, Dakhanee, First Mehl:\nAbstinence, chastity, self-control and truthfulness have been implanted within me; I am imbued with the sublime essence of the True Word of the Shabad. ||1||\nMy Merciful Guru remains forever imbued with the Lord's Love.\nDay and night, He remains lovingly focused on the One Lord; gazing upon the True Lord, He is pleased. ||1||Pause||\nHe abides in the Tenth Gate, and looks equally upon all; He is imbued with the unstruck sound current of the Shabad. ||2||\nWearing the loin-cloth of chastity, He remains absorbed in the all-pervading Lord; His tongue enjoys the taste of God's Love. ||3||\nThe One who created the creation has met the True Guru; contemplating the Guru's lifestyle, He is pleased. ||4||\nAll are in the One, and the One is in all. This is what the True Guru has shown me. ||5||\nHe who created the worlds, solar systems and galaxies - that God cannot be known. ||6||\nFrom the lamp of God, the lamp within is lit; the Divine Light illuminates the three worlds. ||7||\nThe Guru sits on the true throne in the true mansion; He is attuned, absorbed in the Fearless Lord. ||8||\nThe Guru, the detached Yogi, has enticed the hearts of all; He plays His harp in each and every heart. ||9||\nO Nanak, in God's Sanctuary, one is emancipated; the True Guru becomes our true help and support. ||10||8||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl:\nHe has made His home in the monastery of the heart; He has infused His power into the earth and the sky. ||1||\nThrough the Word of the Shabad, the Gurmukhs have saved so very many, O Saints. ||1||Pause||\nHe conquers attachment, and eradicates egotism, and sees Your Divine Light pervading the three worlds, Lord. ||2||\nHe conquers desire, and enshrines the Lord within his mind; he contemplates the Word of the True Guru's Shabad. ||3||\nThe horn of consciousness vibrates the unstruck sound current; Your Light illuminates each and every heart, Lord. ||4||\nHe plays the flute of the universe in his mind, and lights the fire of God. ||5||\nBringing together the five elements, day and night, the Lord's lamp shines with the Immaculate Light of the Infinite. ||6||\nThe right and left nostrils, the sun and the moon channels, are the strings of the body-harp; they vibrate the wondrous melody of the Shabad. ||7||\nThe true hermit obtains a seat in the City of God, the invisible, inaccessible, infinite. ||8||\nThe mind is the king of the city of the body; the five sources of knowledge dwell within it. ||9||\nSeated in his home, this king chants the Shabad; he administers justice and virtue. ||10||\nWhat can poor death or birth say to him? Conquering his mind, he remains dead while yet alive. ||11||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 033\nBrahma, Vishnu and Shiva are manifestations of the One God. He Himself is the Doer of deeds. ||12||\nOne who purifies his body, crosses over the terrifying world-ocean; he contemplates the essence of his own soul. ||13||\nServing the Guru, he finds everlasting peace; deep within, the Shabad permeates him, coloring him with virtue. ||14||\nThe Giver of virtue unites with Himself, one who conquers egotism and desire. ||15||\nEradicating the three qualities, dwell in the fourth state. This is the unparalleled devotional worship. ||16||\nThis is the Yoga of the Gurmukh: Through the Shabad, he understands his own soul, and he enshrines within his heart the One Lord. ||17||\nImbued with the Shabad, his mind becomes steady and stable; this is the most excellent action. ||18||\nThis true hermit does not enter into religious debates or hypocrisy; the Gurmukh contemplates the Shabad. ||19||\nThe Gurmukh practices Yoga - he is the true hermit; he practices abstinence and truth, and contemplates the Shabad. ||20||\nOne who dies in the Shabad and conquers his mind is the true hermit; he understands the Way of Yoga. ||21||\nAttachment to Maya is the terrifying world-ocean; through the Shabad, the true hermit saves himself, and his ancestors as well. ||22||\nContemplating the Shabad, you shall be a hero throughout the four ages, O hermit; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Bani in devotion. ||23||\nThis mind is enticed by Maya, O hermit; contemplating the Shabad, you shall find release. ||24||\nHe Himself forgives, and unites in His Union; Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary, Lord. ||25||9||\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl, Ashtapadees:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nMake humility your ear-rings, Yogi, and compassion your patched coat.\nLet coming and going be the ashes you apply to your body, Yogi, and then you shall conquer the three worlds. ||1||\nPlay that harp, Yogi,\nwhich vibrates the unstruck sound current, and remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nMake truth and contentment your plate and pouch, Yogi; take the Ambrosial Naam as your food.\nMake meditation your walking stick, Yogi, and make higher consciousness the horn you blow. ||2||\nMake your stable mind the Yogic posture you sit in, Yogi, and then you shall be rid of your tormenting desires.\nGo begging in the village of the body, Yogi, and then, you shall obtain the Naam in your lap. ||3||\nThis harp does not center you in meditation, Yogi, nor does it bring the True Name into your lap.\nThis harp does not bring you peace, Yogi, nor eliminate egotism from within you. ||4||\nMake the Fear of God, and the Love of God, the two gourds of your lute, Yogi, and make this body its neck.\nBecome Gurmukh, and then vibrate the strings; in this way, your desires shall depart. ||5||\nOne who understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command is called a Yogi; he links his consciousness to the One Lord.\nHis cynicism is dispelled, and he becomes immaculately pure; this is how he finds the Way of Yoga. ||6||\nEverything that comes into view shall be destroyed; focus your consciousness on the Lord.\nEnshrine love for the True Guru, and then you shall obtain this understanding. ||7||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 034\nThis is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon your family and wander around.\nThe Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the household of the body. By Guru's Grace, you shall find your Lord God. ||8||\nThis world is a puppet of clay, Yogi; the terrible disease, the desire for Maya is in it.\nMaking all sorts of efforts, and wearing religious robes, Yogi, this disease cannot be cured. ||9||\nThe Name of the Lord is the medicine, Yogi; the Lord enshrines it in the mind.\nOne who becomes Gurmukh understands this; he alone finds the Way of Yoga. ||10||\nThe Path of Yoga is very difficult, Yogi; he alone finds it, whom God blesses with His Grace.\nInside and outside, he sees the One Lord; he eliminates doubt from within himself. ||11||\nSo play the harp which vibrates without being played, Yogi.\nSays Nanak, thus you shall be liberated, Yogi, and remain merged in the True Lord. ||12||1||10||\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl:\nThe treasure of devotional worship is revealed to the Gurmukh; the True Guru has inspired me to understand this understanding. ||1||\nO Saints, the Gurmukh is blessed with glorious greatness. ||1||Pause||\nDwelling always in Truth, celestial peace wells up; sexual desire and anger are eliminated from within. ||2||\nEradicating self-conceit, remain lovingly focused on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Shabad, burn away possessiveness. ||3||\nBy Him we are created, and by Him we are destroyed; in the end, the Naam will be our only help and support. ||4||\nHe is ever-present; don't think that He is far away. He created the creation. ||5||\nDeep within your heart, chant the True Word of the Shabad; remain lovingly absorbed in the True Lord. ||6||\nThe Priceless Naam is in the Society of the Saints; by great good fortune, it is obtained. ||7||\nDo not be deluded by doubt; serve the True Guru, and keep your mind steady in one place. ||8||\nWithout the Name, everyone wanders around in confusion; they waste away their lives in vain. ||9||\nYogi, you have lost the Way; you wander around confused. Through hypocrisy, Yoga is not attained. ||10||\nSitting in Yogic postures in the City of God, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall find Yoga. ||11||\nRestrain your restless wanderings through the Shabad, and the Naam will come to dwell in your mind. ||12||\nThis body is a pool, O Saints; bathe in it, and enshrine love for the Lord. ||13||\nThose who cleanse themselves through the Naam, are the most immaculate people; through the Shabad, they wash off their filth. ||14||\nTrapped by the three qualities, the unconscious person does not think of the Naam; without the Name, he wastes away. ||15||\nThe three forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are trapped in the three qualities, lost in confusion. ||16||\nBy Guru's Grace, this triad is eradicated, and one is lovingly absorbed in the fourth state. ||17||\nThe Pandits, the religious scholars, read, study and discuss the arguments; they do not understand. ||18||\nEngrossed in corruption, they wander in confusion; who can they possibly instruct, O Siblings of Destiny? ||19||\nThe Bani, the Word of the humble devotee is the most sublime and exalted; it prevails throughout the ages. ||20||\nOne who is committed to this Bani is emancipated, and through the Shabad, merges in Truth. ||21||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 035\nOne who searches the village of the body, through the Shabad, obtains the nine treasures of the Naam. ||22||\nConquering desire, the mind is absorbed in intuitive ease, and then one chants the Lord's Praises without speaking. ||23||\nLet your eyes gaze upon the Wondrous Lord; let your consciousness be attached to the Unseen Lord. ||24||\nThe Unseen Lord is forever absolute and immaculate; one's light merges into the Light. ||25||\nI praise my Guru forever, who has inspired me to understand this true understanding. ||26||\nNanak offers this one prayer: through the Name, may I find salvation and honor. ||27||2||11||\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl:\nIt is so hard to obtain that devotional worship of the Lord, O Saints. It cannot be described at all. ||1||\nO Saints, as Gurmukh, find the Perfect Lord,\nand worship the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nWithout the Lord, everything is filthy, O Saints; what offering should I place before Him? ||2||\nWhatever pleases the True Lord is devotional worship; His Will abides in the mind. ||3||\nEveryone worships Him, O Saints, but the self-willed manmukh is not accepted or approved. ||4||\nIf someone dies in the Word of the Shabad, his mind become immaculate, O Saints; such worship is accepted and approved. ||5||\nSanctified and pure are those true beings, who enshrine love for the Shabad. ||6||\nThere is no worship of the Lord, other than the Name; the world wanders, deluded by doubt. ||7||\nThe Gurmukh understands his own self, O Saints; he lolvingly centers his mind on the Lord's Name. ||8||\nThe Immaculate Lord Himself inspires worship of Him; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is accepted and approved. ||9||\nThose who worship Him, but do not know the Way, are polluted with the love of duality. ||10||\nOne who becomes Gurmukh, knows what worship is; the Lord's Will abides within his mind. ||11||\nOne who accepts the Lord's Will obtains total peace, O Saints; in the end, the Naam will be our help and support. ||12||\nOne who does not understand his own self, O Saints, falsely flatters himself. ||13||\nThe Messenger of Death does not give up on those who practices hypocrisy; they are dragged away in disgrace. ||14||\nThose who have the Shabad deep within, understand themselves; they find the way of salvation. ||15||\nTheir minds enter into the deepest state of Samaadhi, and their light is absorbed into the Light. ||16||\nThe Gurmukhs listen constantly to the Naam, and chant it in the True Congregation. ||17||\nThe Gurmukhs sing the Lord's Praises, and erase self-conceit; they obtain true honor in the Court of the Lord. ||18||\nTrue are their words; they speak only the Truth; they lovingly focus on the True Name. ||19||\nMy God is the Destroyer of fear, the Destroyer of sin; in the end, He is our only help and support. ||20||\nHe Himself pervades and permeates everything; O Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained through the Naam. ||21||3||12||\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl:\nI am filthy and polluted, proud and egotistical; receiving the Word of the Shabad, my filth is taken away. ||1||\nO Saints, the Gurmukhs are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nThe True Name abides deep within their hearts. The Creator Himself embellishes them. ||1||Pause||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 036\nTouching the philosopher's stone, they themselves become the philosopher's stone; the Dear Lord Himself blesses them with His Mercy. ||2||\nSome wear religious robes, and wander around in pride; they lose their life in the gamble. ||3||\nSome worship the Lord in devotion, night and day; day and night, they keep the Lord's Name enshrined in their hearts. ||4||\nThose who are imbued with Him night and day, are spontaneously intoxicated with Him; they intuitively conquer their ego. ||5||\nWithout the Fear of God, devotional worship is never performed; through the Love and the Fear of God, devotional worship is embellished. ||6||\nThe Shabad burns away emotional attachment to Maya, and then one contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom. ||7||\nThe Creator Himself inspires us to act; He Himself blesses us with His treasure. ||8||\nThe limits of His virtues cannot be found; I sing His Praises and contemplate the Word of the Shabad. ||9||\nI chant the Lord's Name, and praise my Dear Lord; egotism is eradicated from within me. ||10||\nThe treasure of the Naam is obtained from the Guru; the treasures of the True Lord are inexhaustible. ||11||\nHe Himself is pleased with His devotees; by His Grace, He infuses His strength within them. ||12||\nThey always feel hunger for the True Name; they sing and contemplate the Shabad. ||13||\nSoul, body and everything are His; it is so difficult to speak of, and contemplate Him. ||14||\nThose humble beings who are attached to the Shabad are saved; they cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||15||\nWithout the True Lord, no one can cross over; how rare are those who contemplate and understand this. ||16||\nWe obtain only that which is pre-ordained; receiving the Lord's Shabad, we are embellished. ||17||\nImbued with the Shabad, the body becomes golden, and loves only the True Name. ||18||\nThe body is then filled to overflowing with Ambrosial Nectar, obtained by contemplating the Shabad. ||19||\nThose who seek God, find Him; others burst and die from their own egotism. ||20||\nThe debaters waste away, while the servants serve, with love and affection for the Guru. ||21||\nHe alone is a Yogi, who contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom, and conquers egotism and thirsty desire. ||22||\nThe True Guru, the Great Giver, is revealed to those upon whom You bestow Your Grace, O Lord. ||23||\nThose who do not serve the True Guru, and who are attached to Maya, are drowned; they die in their own egotism. ||24||\nAs long as there is breath within you, so long you should serve the Lord; then, you will go and meet the Lord. ||25||\nNight and day, she remains awake and aware, day and night; she is the darling bride of her Beloved Husband Lord. ||26||\nI offer my body and mind in sacrifice to my Guru; I am a sacrifice to Him. ||27||\nAttachment to Maya will end and go away; only by contemplating the Shabad will you be saved. ||28||\nThey are awake and aware, whom the Lord Himself awakens; so contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||29||\nO Nanak, those who do not remember the Naam are dead. The devotees live in contemplative meditation. ||30||4||13||\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl:\nReceiving the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, from the Guru, I remain satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||\nO Saints, the Gurmukhs attain the state of liberation.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 037\nThe One Name abides deep within my heart; such is the glorious greatness of the Perfect Lord. ||1||Pause||\nHe Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer. He Himself gives sustenance to all. ||2||\nWhatever He wants to do, He is doing; no one else can do anything. ||3||\nHe Himself fashions and creates the creation; He links each and every person to their task. ||4||\nIf you serve Him, then you will find peace; the True Guru will unite you in His Union. ||5||\nThe Lord Himself creates Himself; the Unseen Lord cannot be seen. ||6||\nHe Himself kills, and brings back to life; He does not have even an iota of greed. ||7||\nSome are made givers, and some are made beggars; He Himself inspires us to devotional worship. ||8||\nThose who know the One Lord are very fortunate; they remain absorbed in the True Lord. ||9||\nHe Himself is beautiful, He Himself is wise and clever; His worth cannot be expressed. ||10||\nHe Himself infuses pain and pleasure; He Himself makes them wander around in doubt. ||11||\nThe Great Giver is revealed to the Gurmukh; without the Guru, the world wanders in darkness. ||12||\nThose who taste, enjoy the flavor; the True Guru imparts this understanding. ||13||\nSome, the Lord causes to forget and lose the Name; others become Gurmukh, and are granted this understanding. ||14||\nForever and ever, praise the Lord, O Saints; how glorious is His greatness! ||15||\nThere is no other King except Him; He administers justice, as He has made it. ||16||\nHis justice is always True; how rare are those who accept His Command. ||17||\nO mortal, meditate forever on the Lord, who has made the Gurmukh in His making. ||18||\nThat humble being who meets with the True Guru is fulfilled; the Naam abides in his heart. ||19||\nThe True Lord is Himself forever True; He announces His Bani, the Word of His Shabad. ||20||\nNanak is wonderstruck, hearing and seeing His Lord; my God is all-pervading, everywhere. ||21||5||14||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Ashtapadees:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nSome make a big show of their worldly influence.\nSome make a big show of devotional worship.\nSome practice inner cleansing teahniques, and control the breath through Kundalini Yoga.\nI am meek; I worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||\nI place my faith in You alone, O Beloved Lord.\nI do not know any other way. ||1||Pause||\nSome abandon their homes, and live in the forests.\nSome put themselves on silence, and call themselves hermits.\nSome claim that they are devotees of the One Lord alone.\nI am meek; I seek the shelter and support of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||\nSome say that they live at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.\nSome refuse food and become Udaasis, shaven-headed renunciates.\nSome have wandered all across the earth.\nI am meek; I have fallen at the door of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||\nSome say that they belong to great and noble families.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 038\nSome say that they have the arms of their many brothers to protect them.\nSome say that they have great expanses of wealth.\nI am meek; I have the support of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||\nSome dance, wearing ankle bells.\nSome fast and take vows, and wear malas.\nSome apply ceremonial tilak marks to their foreheads.\nI am meek; I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||5||\nSome work spells using the miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas.\nSome wear various religious robes and establish their authority.\nSome perform Tantric spells, and chant various mantras.\nI am meek; I serve the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||6||\nOne calls himself a wise Pandit, a religious scholar.\nOne performs the six rituals to appease Shiva.\nOne maintains the rituals of pure lifestyle, and does good deeds.\nI am meek; I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||7||\nI have studied the religions and rituals of all the ages.\nWithout the Name, this mind is not awakened.\nSays Nanak, when I found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,\nmy thirsty desires were satisfied, and I was totally cooled and soothed. ||8||1||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nHe created you out of this water.\nFrom clay, He fashioned your body.\nHe blessed you with the light of reason and clear consciousness.\nIn your mother's womb, He preserved you. ||1||\nContemplate your Savior Lord.\nGive up all others thoughts, O mind. ||1||Pause||\nHe gave you your mother and father;\nhe gave you your charming children and siblings;\nhe gave you your spouse and friends;\nenshrine that Lord and Master in your consciousness. ||2||\nHe gave you the invaluable air;\nHe gave you the priceless water;\nHe gave you burning fire;\nlet your mind remain in the Sanctuary of that Lord and Master. ||3||\nHe gave you the thirty-six varieties of tasty foods;\nHe gave you a place within to hold them;\nHe gave you the earth, and things to use;\nenshrine in your consciousness the feet of that Lord and Master. ||4||\nHe gave you eyes to see, and ears to hear;\nHe gave you hands to work with, and a nose and a tongue;\nHe gave you feet to walk upon, and the crowning glory of your head;\nO mind, worship the Feet of that Lord and Master. ||5||\nHe transformed you from impure to pure;\nHe installed you above the heads of all creatures;\nnow, you may fulfill your destiny or not;\nYour affairs shall be resolved, O mind, meditating on God. ||6||\nHere and there, only the One God exists.\nWherever I look, there You are.\nMy mind is reluctant to serve Him;\nforgetting Him, I cannot survive, even for an instant. ||7||\nI am a sinner, without any virtue at all.\nI do not serve You, or do any good deeds.\nBy great good fortune, I have found the boat - the Guru.\nSlave Nanak has crossed over, with Him. ||8||2||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSome pass their lives enjoying pleasures and beauty.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 039\nSome pass their lives with their mothers, fathers and children.\nSome pass their lives in power, estates and trade.\nThe Saints pass their lives with the support of the Lord's Name. ||1||\nThe world is the creation of the True Lord.\nHe alone is the Master of all. ||1||Pause||\nSome pass their lives in arguments and debates about scriptures.\nSome pass their lives tasting flavors.\nSome pass their lives attached to women.\nThe Saints are absorbed only in the Name of the Lord. ||2||\nSome pass their lives gambling.\nSome pass their lives getting drunk.\nSome pass their lives stealing the property of others.\nThe humble servants of the Lord pass their lives meditating on the Naam. ||3||\nSome pass their lives in Yoga, strict meditation, worship and adoration.\nSome, in sickness, sorrow and doubt.\nSome pass their lives practicing control of the breath.\nThe Saints pass their lives singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||4||\nSome pass their lives walking day and night.\nSome pass their lives on the fields of battle.\nSome pass their lives teaching children.\nThe Saints pass their lives singing the Lord's Praise. ||5||\nSome pass their lives as actors, acting and dancing.\nSome pass their lives taking the lives of others.\nSome pass their lives ruling by intimidation.\nThe Saints pass their lives chanting the Lord's Praises. ||6||\nSome pass their lives counseling and giving advice.\nSome pass their lives forced to serve others.\nSome pass their lives exploring life's mysteries.\nThe Saints pass their lives drinking in the sublime essence of the Lord. ||7||\nAs the Lord attaches us, so we are attached.\nNo one is foolish, and no one is wise.\nNanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those who are blessed by His Grace to receive His Name. ||8||3||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nEven in a forest fire, some trees remain green.\nThe infant is released from the pain of the mother's womb.\nMeditating in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, fear is dispelled.\nJust so, the Sovereign Lord protects and saves the Saints. ||1||\nSuch is the Merciful Lord, my Protector.\nWherever I look, I see You cherishing and nurturing. ||1||Pause||\nAs thirst is quenched by drinking water;\nas the bride blossoms forth when her husband comes home;\nas wealth is the support of the greedy person\n- just so, the humble servant of the Lord loves the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||\nAs the farmer protects his fields;\nas the mother and father show compassion to their child;\nas the lover merges on seeing the beloved;\njust so does the Lord hug His humble servant close in His Embrace. ||3||\nAs the blind man is in ecstasy, when he can see again;\nand the mute, when he is able to speak and sing songs;\nand the cripple, being able to climb over the mountain\n- just so, the Name of the Lord saves all. ||4||\nAs cold is dispelled by fire,\nsins are driven out in the Society of the Saints.\nAs cloth is cleaned by soap,\njust so, by chanting the Naam, all doubts and fears are dispelled. ||5||\nAs the chakvi bird longs for the sun,\nas the rainbird thirsts for the rain drop,\nas the deer's ears are attuned to the sound of the bell,\nthe Lord's Name is pleasing to the mind of the Lord's humble servant. ||6||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 040\nBy Your Grace, we love You.\nWhen You show Mercy, then You come into our minds.\nWhen the Support of the earth granted His Grace,\nthen I was released from my bonds. ||7||\nI have seen all places with my eyes wide open.\nThere is no other than Him.\nDoubt and fear are dispelled, by Guru's Grace.\nNanak sees the wondrous Lord everywhere. ||8||4||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nAll beings and creatures that are seen, God, depend on Your Support. ||1||\nThis mind is saved through the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nIn an instant, He establishes and disestablishes, by His Creative Power. All is the Creation of the Creator. ||2||\nSexual desire, anger, greed, falsehood and slander are banished in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||3||\nChanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind becomes immaculate, and life is passed in absolute peace. ||4||\nThat mortal who enters the Sanctuary of the devotees, does not lose out, here or hereafter. ||5||\nPleasure and pain, and the condition of this mind, I place before You, Lord. ||6||\nYou are the Giver of all beings; You cherish what You have made. ||7||\nSo many millions of times, Nanak is a sacrifice to Your humble servants. ||8||5||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Ashtapadee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nReceiving the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all sins are erased, and He unites me with the Lord. ||1||\nMy Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Giver of peace.\nHe implants the Naam, the Name of the Supreme Lord God within us; in the end, He is our help and support. ||1||Pause||\nThe source of all pain within is destroyed; I apply the dust of the feet of the Saints to my forehead. ||2||\nIn an instant, He purifies the sinners, and dispels the darkness of ignorance. ||3||\nThe Lord is all-powerful, the Cause of causes. Nanak seeks His Sanctuary. ||4||\nShattering the bonds, the Guru implants the Lord's lotus feet within, and lovingly attunes us to the One Word of the Shabad. ||5||\nHe has lifted me up, and pulled me out of the deep, dark pit of sin; I am attuned to the True Shabad. ||6||\nThe fear of birth and death is taken away; I shall never wander again. ||7||\nThis mind is imbued with the sublime elixir of the Naam; drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, it is satisfied. ||8||\nJoining the Society of the Saints, I sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises; I dwell in the eternal, unchanging place. ||9||\nThe Perfect Guru has given me the perfect teachings; there is nothing except the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny. ||10||\nI have obtained the treasure of the Naam, by great good fortune; O Nanak, I shall not fall into hell. ||11||\nClever tricks have not worked for me; I shall act according to the Instructions of the Perfect Guru. ||12||\nHe is chanting, intense meditation, austere self-discipline and purification. He Himself acts, and causes us to act. ||13||\nIn the midst of children and spouse, and utter corruption, the True Guru has carried me across. ||14||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 041\nYou Yourself take care of Your beings; You Yourself attach them to the hem of Your robe. ||15||\nI have built the boat of true Dharmic faith, to cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||16||\nThe Lord Master is unlimited and endless; Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him. ||17||\nBeing of Immortal Manifestation, He is not born; He is self-existent; He is the Light in the darkness of Kali Yuga. ||18||\nHe is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Giver of souls; gazing upon Him, I am satisfied and fulfilled. ||19||\nHe is the One Universal Creator Lord, immaculate and fearless; He is permeating and pervading all the water and the land. ||20||\nHe blesses His devotees with the Gift of devotional worship; Nanak longs for the Lord, O my mother. ||21||1||6||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl,\nShalok:\nStudy the Word of the Shabad, O beloveds. It is your anchoring support in life and in death.\nYour face shall be radiant, and you will be at peace forever, O Nanak, meditating in remembrance on the One Lord. ||1||\nMy mind and body are imbued with my Beloved Lord; I have been blessed with loving devotion to the Lord, O Saints. ||1||\nThe True Guru has approved my cargo, O Saints.\nHe has blessed His slave with the profit of the Lord's Name; all my thirst is quenched, O Saints. ||1||Pause||\nSearching and searching, I have found the One Lord, the jewel; I cannot express His value, O Saints. ||2||\nI focus my meditation on His Lotus Feet; I am absorbed in the True Vision of His Darshan, O Saints. ||3||\nSinging, singing His Glorious Praises, I am enraptured; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, I am satisfied and fulfilled, O Saints. ||4||\nThe Lord, the Supreme Soul, is permeating within all; what comes, and what goes, O Saints? ||5||\nAt the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, He is, and He shall always be; He is the Giver of peace to all beings, O Saints. ||6||\nHe Himself is endless; His end cannot be found. He is totally pervading and permeating everywhere, O Saints. ||7||\nNanak: the Lord is my friend, companion, wealth, youth, son, father and mother, O Saints. ||8||2||7||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nIn thought, word and deed, I contemplate the Lord's Name.\nThe horrible world-ocean is very treacherous; O Nanak, the Gurmukh is carried across. ||1||Pause||\nInwardly, peace, and outwardly, peace; meditating on the Lord, evil tendencies are crushed. ||1||\nHe has rid me of what was clinging to me; my Dear Lord God has blessed me with His Grace. ||2||\nThe Saints are saved, in His Sanctuary; the very egotistical people rot away and die. ||3||\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained this fruit, the Support of the One Name alone. ||4||\nNo one is strong, and no one is weak; all are manifestations of Your Light, Lord. ||5||\nYou are the all-powerful, indescribable, unfathomable, all-pervading Lord. ||6||\nWho can estimate Your value, O Creator Lord? God has no end or limitation. ||7||\nPlease bless Nanak with the glorious greatness of the gift of the Naam, and the dust of the feet of Your Saints. ||8||3||8||22||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 042\nRaamkalee, Third Mehl, Anand ~ The Song Of Bliss:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nI am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru.\nI have found the True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind vibrates with the music of bliss.\nThe jewelled melodies and their related celestial harmonies have come to sing the Word of the Shabad.\nThe Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad.\nSays Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my True Guru. ||1||\nO my mind, remain always with the Lord.\nRemain always with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will be forgotten.\nHe will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be perfectly arranged.\nOur Lord and Master is all-powerful to do all things, so why forget Him from your mind?\nSays Nanak, O my mind, remain always with the Lord. ||2||\nO my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home?\nEverything is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You give.\nConstantly singing Your Praises and Glories, Your Name is enshrined in the mind.\nThe divine melody of the Shabad vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam abides.\nSays Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your home? ||3||\nThe True Name is my only support.\nThe True Name is my only support; it satisfies all hunger.\nIt has brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires.\nI am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses such glorious greatness.\nSays Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the Shabad.\nThe True Name is my only support. ||4||\nThe Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate in that blessed house.\nIn that blessed house, the Shabad vibrates; He infuses His almighty power into it.\nThrough You, we subdue the five demons of desire, and slay Death, the torturer.\nThose who have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord's Name.\nSays Nanak, they are at peace, and the unstruck sound current vibrates within their homes. ||5||\nWithout the true love of devotion, the body is without honor.\nThe body is dishonored without devotional love; what can the poor wretches do?\nNo one except You is all-powerful; please bestow Your Mercy, O Lord of all nature.\nThere is no place of rest, other than the Name; attached to the Shabad, we are embellished with beauty.\nSays Nanak, without devotional love, what can the poor wretches do? ||6||\nBliss, bliss - everyone talks of bliss; bliss is known only through the Guru.\nEternal bliss in known only through the Guru, when the Beloved Lord grants His Grace.\nGranting His Grace, He cuts away our sins; He blesses us with the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom.\nThose who eradicate attachment from within themselves, are adorned with the Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.\nSays Nanak, this alone is bliss - bliss which is known through the Guru. ||7||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 043\nO Baba, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it.\nHe alone receives it, unto whom You give it; what can the other poor wretched beings do?\nSome are deluded by doubt, wandering in the ten directions; some are adorned with attachment to the Naam.\nBy Guru's Grace, the mind becomes immaculate and pure, for those who follow God's Will.\nSays Nanak, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it, O Beloved Lord. ||8||\nCome, Beloved Saints, let us speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.\nHow can we speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord? Through which door will we find Him?\nSurrender body, mind, wealth, and everything to the Guru; obey the Order of His Will, and you will find Him.\nObey the Hukam of the Guru's Command, and sing the True Word of His Bani.\nSays Nanak, listen, O Saints, and speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||9||\nO fickle mind, through cleverness, no one has found the Lord.\nThrough cleverness, no one has found Him; listen, O my mind.\nThis Maya is so fascinating; because of it, people wander in doubt.\nThis fascinating Maya was created by the One who has administered this potion.\nI am a sacrifice to the One who has made emotional attachment sweet.\nSays Nanak, O fickle mind, no one has found Him through cleverness. ||10||\nO beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever.\nThis family which you see shall not go along with you.\nThey shall not go along with you, so why do you focus your attention on them?\nDon't do anything that you will regret in the end.\nListen to the Teachings of the True Guru - these shall go along with you.\nSays Nanak, O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever. ||11||\nO inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, Your limits cannot be found.\nNo one has found Your limits; only You Yourself know.\nAll living beings and creatures are Your play; how can anyone describe You?\nYou speak, and You gaze upon all; You created the Universe.\nSays Nanak, You are forever inaccessible; Your limits cannot be found. ||12||\nThe angelic beings and the silent sages search for the Ambrosial Nectar; this Amrit is obtained from the Guru.\nThis Amrit is obtained, when the Guru grants His Grace; He enshrines the True Lord within the mind.\nAll living beings and creatures were created by You; only some come to see the Guru, and seek His blessing.\nTheir greed, avarice and egotism are dispelled, and the True Guru seems sweet.\nSays Nanak, those with whom the Lord is pleased, obtain the Amrit, through the Guru. ||13||\nThe lifestyle of the devotees is unique and distinct.\nThe devotees' lifestyle is unique and distinct; they follow the most difficult path.\nThey renounce greed, avarice, egotism and desire; they do not talk too much.\nThe path they take is sharper than a two-edged sword, and finer than a hair.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 044\nBy Guru's Grace, they shed their selfishness and conceit; their hopes are merged in the Lord.\nSays Nanak, the lifestyle of the devotees, in each and every age, is unique and distinct. ||14||\nAs You make me walk, so do I walk, O my Lord and Master; what else do I know of Your Glorious Virtues?\nAs You cause them to walk, they walk - You have placed them on the Path.\nIn Your Mercy, You attach them to the Naam; they meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har.\nThose whom You cause to listen to Your sermon, find peace in the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate.\nSays Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, you make us walk according to Your Will. ||15||\nThis song of praise is the Shabad, the most beautiful Word of God.\nThis beauteous Shabad is the everlasting song of praise, spoken by the True Guru.\nThis is enshrined in the minds of those who are so pre-destined by the Lord.\nSome wander around, babbling on and on, but none obtain Him by babbling.\nSays Nanak, the Shabad, this song of praise, has been spoken by the True Guru. ||16||\nThose humble beings who meditate on the Lord become pure.\nMeditating on the Lord, they become pure; as Gurmukh, they meditate on Him.\nThey are pure, along with their mothers, fathers, family and friends; all their companions are pure as well.\nPure are those who speak, and pure are those who listen; those who enshrine it within their minds are pure.\nSays Nanak, pure and holy are those who, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||17||\nBy religious rituals, intuitive poise is not found; without intuitive poise, skepticism does not depart.\nSkepticism does not depart by contrived actions; everybody is tired of performing these rituals.\nThe soul is polluted by skepticism; how can it be cleansed?\nWash your mind by attaching it to the Shabad, and keep your consciousness focused on the Lord.\nSays Nanak, by Guru's Grace, intuitive poise is produced, and this skepticism is dispelled. ||18||\nInwardly polluted, and outwardly pure.\nThose who are outwardly pure and yet polluted within, lose their lives in the gamble.\nThey contract this terrible disease of desire, and in their minds, they forget about dying.\nIn the Vedas, the ultimate objective is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; but they do not hear this, and they wander around like demons.\nSays Nanak, those who forsake Truth and cling to falsehood, lose their lives in the gamble. ||19||\nInwardly pure, and outwardly pure.\nThose who are outwardly pure and also pure within, through the Guru, perform good deeds.\nNot even an iota of falsehood touches them; their hopes are absorbed in the Truth.\nThose who earn the jewel of this human life, are the most excellent of merchants.\nSays Nanak, those whose minds are pure, abide with the Guru forever. ||20||\nIf a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh\n- if a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh, his soul abides with the Guru.\nWithin his heart, he meditates on the lotus feet of the Guru; deep within his soul, he contemplates Him.\nRenouncing selfishness and conceit, he remains always on the side of the Guru; he does not know anyone except the Guru.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 045\nSays Nanak, listen, O Saints: such a Sikh turns toward the Guru with sincere faith, and becomes sunmukh. ||21||\nOne who turns away from the Guru, and becomes baymukh - without the True Guru, he shall not find liberation.\nHe shall not find liberation anywhere else either; go and ask the wise ones about this.\nHe shall wander through countless incarnations; without the True Guru, he shall not find liberation.\nBut liberation is attained, when one is attached to the feet of the True Guru, chanting the Word of the Shabad.\nSays Nanak, contemplate this and see, that without the True Guru, there is no liberation. ||22||\nCome, O beloved Sikhs of the True Guru, and sing the True Word of His Bani.\nSing the Guru's Bani, the supreme Word of Words.\nThose who are blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace - their hearts are imbued with this Bani.\nDrink in this Ambrosial Nectar, and remain in the Lord's Love forever; meditate on the Lord, the Sustainer of the world.\nSays Nanak, sing this True Bani forever. ||23||\nWithout the True Guru, other songs are false.\nThe songs are false without the True Guru; all other songs are false.\nThe speakers are false, and the listeners are false; those who speak and recite are false.\nThey may continually chant, 'Har, Har' with their tongues, but they do not know what they are saying.\nTheir consciousness is lured by Maya; they are just reciting mechanically.\nSays Nanak, without the True Guru, other songs are false. ||24||\nThe Word of the Guru's Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds.\nThe mind which is attached to this jewel, merges into the Shabad.\nOne whose mind is attuned to the Shabad, enshrines love for the True Lord.\nHe Himself is the diamond, and He Himself is the jewel; one who is blessed, understands its value.\nSays Nanak, the Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds. ||25||\nHe Himself created Shiva and Shakti, mind and matter; the Creator subjects them to His Command.\nEnforcing His Order, He Himself sees all. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, come to know Him.\nThey break their bonds, and attain liberation; they enshrine the Shabad within their minds.\nThose whom the Lord Himself makes Gurmukh, lovingly focus their consciousness on the One Lord.\nSays Nanak, He Himself is the Creator; He Himself reveals the Hukam of His Command. ||26||\nThe Simritees and the Shaastras discriminate between good and evil, but they do not know the true essence of reality.\nThey do not know the true essence of reality without the Guru; they do not know the true essence of reality.\nThe world is asleep in the three modes and doubt; it passes the night of its life sleeping.\nThose humble beings remain awake and aware, within whose minds, by Guru's Grace, the Lord abides; they chant the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani.\nSays Nanak, they alone obtain the essence of reality, who night and day remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord; they pass the night of their life awake and aware. ||27||\nHe nourished us in the mother's womb; why forget Him from the mind?\nWhy forget from the mind such a Great Giver, who gave us sustenance in the fire of the womb?\nNothing can harm one, whom the Lord inspires to embrace His Love.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 046\nHe Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh contemplates Him forever.\nSays Nanak, why forget such a Great Giver from the mind? ||28||\nAs is the fire within the womb, so is Maya outside.\nThe fire of Maya is one and the same; the Creator has staged this play.\nAccording to His Will, the child is born, and the family is very pleased.\nLove for the Lord wears off, and the child becomes attached to desires; the script of Maya runs its course.\nThis is Maya, by which the Lord is forgotten; emotional attachment and love of duality well up.\nSays Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the midst of Maya. ||29||\nThe Lord Himself is priceless; His worth cannot be estimated.\nHis worth cannot be estimated, even though people have grown weary of trying.\nIf you meet such a True Guru, offer your head to Him; your selfishness and conceit will be eradicated from within.\nYour soul belongs to Him; remain united with Him, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.\nThe Lord Himself is priceless; very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who attain to the Lord. ||30||\nThe Lord is my capital; my mind is the merchant.\nThe Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant; through the True Guru, I know my capital.\nMeditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul, and you shall collect your profits daily.\nThis wealth is obtained by those who are pleasing to the Lord's Will.\nSays Nanak, the Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant. ||31||\nO my tongue, you are engrossed in other tastes, but your thirsty desire is not quenched.\nYour thirst shall not be quenched by any means, until you attain the subtle essence of the Lord.\nIf you do obtain the subtle essence of the Lord, and drink in this essence of the Lord, you shall not be troubled by desire again.\nThis subtle essence of the Lord is obtained by good karma, when one comes to meet with the True Guru.\nSays Nanak, all other tastes and essences are forgotten, when the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||32||\nO my body, the Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.\nThe Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.\nThe Lord Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your father; He created the created beings, and revealed the world to them.\nBy Guru's Grace, some understand, and then it's a show; it seems like just a show.\nSays Nanak, He laid the foundation of the Universe, and infused His Light, and then you came into the world. ||33||\nMy mind has become joyful, hearing of God's coming.\nSing the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions; my household has become the Lord's Mansion.\nSing continually the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions, and sorrow and suffering will not afflict you.\nBlessed is that day, when I am attached to the Guru's feet and meditate on my Husband Lord.\nI have come to know the unstruck sound current and the Word of the Guru's Shabad; I enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, the Lord's Name.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 047\nSays Nanak, God Himself has met me; He is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||34||\nO my body, why have you come into this world? What actions have you committed?\nAnd what actions have you committed, O my body, since you came into this world?\nThe Lord who formed your form - you have not enshrined that Lord in your mind.\nBy Guru's Grace, the Lord abides within the mind, and one's pre-ordained destiny is fulfilled.\nSays Nanak, this body is adorned and honored, when one's consciousness is focused on the True Guru. ||35||\nO my eyes, the Lord has infused His Light into you; do not look upon any other than the Lord.\nDo not look upon any other than the Lord; the Lord alone is worthy of beholding.\nThis whole world which you see is the image of the Lord; only the image of the Lord is seen.\nBy Guru's Grace, I understand, and I see only the One Lord; there is no one except the Lord.\nSays Nanak, these eyes were blind; but meeting the True Guru, they became all-seeing. ||36||\nO my ears, you were created only to hear the Truth.\nTo hear the Truth, you were created and attached to the body; listen to the True Bani.\nHearing it, the mind and body are rejuvenated, and the tongue is absorbed in Ambrosial Nectar.\nThe True Lord is unseen and wondrous; His state cannot be described.\nSays Nanak, listen to the Ambrosial Naam and become holy; you were created only to hear the Truth. ||37||\nThe Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body.\nHe blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body, and revealed the nine doors; but He kept the Tenth Door hidden.\nThrough the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, some are blessed with loving faith, and the Tenth Door is revealed to them.\nThere are many images of the Lord, and the nine treasures of the Naam; His limits cannot be found.\nSays Nanak, the Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body. ||38||\nSing this true song of praise in the true home of your soul.\nSing the song of praise in your true home; meditate there on the True Lord forever.\nThey alone meditate on You, O True Lord, who are pleasing to Your Will; as Gurmukh, they understand.\nThis Truth is the Lord and Master of all; whoever is blessed, obtains it.\nSays Nanak, sing the true song of praise in the true home of your soul. ||39||\nListen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.\nI have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.\nPain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.\nThe Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.\nPure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and permeating.\nPrays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial bugles vibrates and resounds. ||40||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 048\nRaamkalee, Sadd ~ The Call Of Death:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nHe is the Great Giver of the Universe, the Lover of His devotees, throughout the three worlds.\nOne who is merged in the Word of the Guru's Shabad does not know any other.\nDwelling upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he does not know any other; he meditates on the One Name of the Lord.\nBy the Grace of Guru Nanak and Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das obtained the supreme status.\nAnd when the call came for Him to depart, He merged in the Name of the Lord.\nThrough devotional worship in this world, the imperishable, immovable, immeasurable Lord is found. ||1||\nThe Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and so the Guru easily reached the Lord God's Presence.\nThe True Guru prays to the Lord, \"Please, save my honor. This is my prayer\".\nPlease save the honor of Your humble servant, O Lord; please bless him with Your Immaculate Name.\nAt this time of final departure, it is our only help and support; it destroys death, and the Messenger of Death.\nThe Lord God heard the prayer of the True Guru, and granted His request.\nThe Lord showered His Mercy, and blended the True Guru with Himself; He said, \"Blessed! Blessed! Wonderful!\"||2||\nListen O my Sikhs, my children and Siblings of Destiny; it is my Lord's Will that I must now go to Him.\nThe Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and my Lord God applauded Him.\nOne who is pleased with the Lord God's Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord.\nThe unstruck sound current of bliss resounds and vibrates; the Lord hugs him close in His embrace.\nO my children, siblings and family, look carefully in your minds, and see.\nThe pre-ordained death warrant cannot be avoided; the Guru is going to be with the Lord God. ||3||\nThe True Guru, in His Own Sweet Will, sat up and summoned His family.\nLet no one weep for me after I am gone. That would not please me at all.\nWhen a friend receives a robe of honor, then his friends are pleased with his honor.\nConsider this and see, O my children and siblings; the Lord has given the True Guru the robe of supreme honor.\nThe True Guru Himself sat up, and appointed the successor to the Throne of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of Meditation and Success.\nAll the Sikhs, relatives, children and siblings have fallen at the Feet of Guru Ram Das. ||4||\nFinally, the True Guru said, \"When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa.\"\nCall in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.\nRead the sermon of the Lord, and listen to the Lord's Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord.\nDo not bother with offering rice-balls on leaves, lighting lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the Ganges; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord's Pool.\nThe Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.\nThe Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. ||5||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 049\nAnd as the True Guru, the Primal Lord spoke, and the Gursikhs obeyed His Will.\nHis son Mohri turned sunmukh, and become obedient to Him; he bowed, and touched Ram Das' feet.\nThen, everyone bowed and touched the feet of Ram Das, into whom the Guru infused His essence.\nAnd any that did not bow then because of envy - later, the True Guru brought them around to bow in humility.\nIt pleased the Guru, the Lord, to bestow glorious greatness upon Him; such was the pre-ordained destiny of the Lord's Will.\nSays Sundar, listen, O Saints: all the world fell at His feet. ||6||1||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nFriend, my Friend - standing so near to me is my Friend!\nBeloved, the Lord my Beloved - with my eyes, I have seen the Lord, my Beloved!\nWith my eyes I have seen Him, sleeping upon the bed within each and every heart; my Beloved is the sweetest ambrosial nectar.\nHe is with all, but he cannot be found; the fool does not know His taste.\nIntoxicated with the wine of Maya, the mortal babbles on about trivial affairs; giving in to the illusion, he cannot meet the Lord.\nSays Nanak, without the Guru, he cannot understand the Lord, the Friend who is standing near everyone. ||1||\nGod, my God - the Support of the breath of life is my God.\nMerciful Lord, my Merciful Lord - the Giver of gifts is my Merciful Lord.\nThe Giver of gifts is infinite and unlimited; deep within each and every heart, He is so beautiful!\nHe created Maya, His slave, so powerfully pervasive - she has enticed all beings and creatures.\nOne whom the Lord saves, chants the True Name, and contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nSays Nanak, one who is pleasing to God - God is very dear to him. ||2||\nI take pride, I take pride in God; I take pride in my God.\nWise, God is wise; my Lord and Master is all-wise, and all-knowing.\nAll-wise and all-knowing, and forever supreme; the Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar.\nThose who have such pre-ordained destiny recorded upon their foreheads, taste it, and are satisfied with the Lord of the Universe.\nThey meditate on Him, and find Him; they place all their pride in Him.\nSays Nanak, He is seated on His eternal throne; True is His royal court. ||3||\nThe song of joy, the Lord's song of joy; listen to the song of joy of my God.\nThe wedding song, God's wedding song; the unstruck sound current of His wedding song resounds.\nThe unstruck sound current vibrates, and the Word of the Shabad resounds; there is continuous, continual rejoicing.\nMeditating on that God, everything is obtained; He does not die, or come or go.\nThirst is quenched, and hopes are fulfilled; the Gurmukh meets with the absolute, unmanifest Lord.\nSays Nanak, in the Home of my God, the songs of joy are continuously, continually heard. ||4||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 050\nRaamkalee Fifth Mehl:\nMeditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O mind; don't forget Him, even for an instant.\nEnshrine the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, Raam, within your heart and throat.\nEnshrine within your heart the Primal Lord, Har, Har, the all-pervading, supreme, immaculate Lord God.\nHe sends fear far away; He is the Destroyer of sin; He eradicates the unbearable pains of the terrifying world-ocean.\nContemplate the Lord of the World, the Cherisher of the World, the Lord, the Virtuous Lord of the Universe.\nPrays Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, remember the Lord, day and night. ||1||\nHis lotus feet are the support and anchor of His humble servants.\nHe takes the Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord, as his wealth, property and treasure.\nThose who have the treasure of the Lord's Name, enjoy the taste of the One Lord.\nThey meditate on the Infinite Lord with each and every breath, as their pleasure, joy and beauty.\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Destroyer of sins, the only deed of redemption. The Naam drives out the fear of the Messenger of Death.\nPrays Nanak, the support of His lotus feet is the capital of His humble servant. ||2||\nYour Glorious Virtues are endless, O my Lord and Master; no one knows them all.\nSeeing and hearing of Your wondrous plays, O Merciful Lord, Your devotees narrate them.\nAll beings and creatures meditate on You, O Primal Transcendent Lord, Master of men.\nAll beings are beggars; You are the One Giver, O Lord of the Universe, Embodiment of mercy.\nHe alone is holy, a Saint, a truly wise person, who is accepted by the Dear Lord.\nPrays Nanak, they alone realize You, unto whom You show Mercy. ||3||\nI am unworthy and without any master; I seek Your Sanctuary, Lord.\nI am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Divine Guru, who has implanted the Naam within me.\nThe Guru blessed me with the Naam; happiness came, and all my desires were fulfilled.\nThe fire of desire has been quenched, and peace and tranquility have come; after such a long separation, I have met my Lord again.\nI have found ecstasy, pleasure and true intuitive poise, singing the great glories, the song of bliss of the Lord.\nPrays Nanak, I have obtained the Name of God from the Perfect Guru. ||4||2||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nRise early each morning, and with the Saints, sing the melodious harmony, the unstruck sound current of the Shabad.\nAll sins and sufferings are erased, chanting the Lord's Name, under Guru's Instructions.\nDwell upon the Lord's Name, and drink in the Nectar; day and night, worship and adore Him.\nThe merits of Yoga, charity and religious rituals are obtained by grasping His lotus feet.\nLoving devotion to the merciful, enticing Lord takes away all pain.\nPrays Nanak, cross over the world-ocean, meditating on the Lord, your Lord and Master. ||1||\nMeditation on the Lord of the Universe is an ocean of peace; Your devotees sing Your Glorious Praises, Lord.\nEcstasy, bliss and great happiness are obtained by grasping hold of the Guru's feet.\nMeeting with the treasure of peace, their pains are taken away; granting His Grace, God protects them.\nThose who grasp the Lord's feet - their fears and doubts run away, and they chant the Name of the Lord.\nHe thinks of the One Lord, and he sings of the One God; he gazes upon the One Lord alone.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 051\nPrays Nanak, God has granted His Grace, and I have found the Perfect True Guru. ||2||\nMeet with the holy, humble servants of God; meeting with the Lord, listen to the Kirtan of His Praises.\nGod is the Merciful Master, the Lord of wealth; there is no end to His Virtues.\nThe Merciful Lord is the Dispeller of pain, the Giver of Sanctuary, the Eradicator of all evil.\nEmotional attachment, sorrow, corruption and pain - chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is saved from these.\nAll beings are Yours, O my God; bless me with Your Mercy, that I may become the dust under the feet of all men.\nPrays Nanak, O God, be kind to me, that I may chant Your Name, and live. ||3||\nGod saves His humble devotees, attaching them to His feet.\nTwenty-four hours a day, they meditate in remembrance on their God; they meditae on the One Name.\nMeditating on that God, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean, and their comings and goings cease.\nThey enjoy eternal peace and pleasure, singing the Kirtan of God's Praises; His Will seems so sweet to them.\nAll my desires are fulfilled, meeting with the Perfect True Guru.\nPrays Nanak, God has blended me with Himself; I shall never suffer pain or sorrow again. ||4||3||\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Chhant.\nShalok:\nIn the Sanctuary of His lotus feet, I sing His Glorious Praises in ecstasy and bliss.\nO Nanak, worship God in adoration, the Eradicator of misfortune. ||1||\nChhant:\nGod is the Eradicator of misfortune; there is none other than Him.\nForever and ever, remember the Lord in meditation; He is permeating the water, the land and the sky.\nHe is permeating and pervading the water, the land and the sky; do not forget Him from your mind, even for an instant.\nBlessed was that day, when I grasped the Guru's feet; all virtues rest in the Lord of the Universe.\nSo serve Him day and night, O servant; whatever pleases Him, happens.\nNanak is a sacrifice to the Giver of peace; his mind and body are enlightened. ||1||\nShalok:\nMeditating in remembrance on the Lord, the mind and body find peace; the thought of duality is dispelled.\nNanak takes the support of the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe, the Destroyer of troubles. ||1||\nChhant:\nThe Merciful Lord has eradicated my fears and troubles.\nIn ecstasy, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; God is the Cherisher, the Master of the meek.\nThe Cherishing Lord is imperishable, the One and only Primal Lord; I am imbued with His Love.\nWhen I placed my hands and forehead upon His Feet, He blended me with Himself; I became awake and aware forever, night and day.\nMy soul, body, household and home belong to Him, along with my body, youth, wealth and property.\nForever and ever, Nanak is a sacrifice to Him, who cherishes and nurtures all beings. ||2||\nShalok:\nMy tongue chants the Name of the Lord, and chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.\nNanak has grasped the sheltering support of the One Transcendent Lord, who shall save him in the end. ||1||\nChhant:\nHe is God, our Lord and Master, our Saving Grace. Grab hold of the hem of His robe.\nVibrate, and meditate on the Merciful Divine Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; renounce your intellectual mind.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 052\nSeek the Support of the One Lord, and surrender your soul to Him; place your hopes only in the Sustainer of the World.\nThose who are imbued with the Lord's Name, in the Saadh Sangat, cross over the terrifying world-ocean.\nThe corrupting sins of birth and death are eradicated, and no stain ever sticks to them again.\nNanak is a sacrifice to the Perfect Primal Lord; His marriage is eternal. ||3||\nShalok:\nRighteous faith, wealth, sexual success and salvation; the Lord bestows these four blessings.\nOne who has such pre-ordained destiny upon his forehead, O Nanak, has all his desires fulfilled. ||1||\nChhant:\nAll my desires are fulfilled, meeting with my Immaculate, Sovereign Lord.\nI am in ecstasy, O very fortunate ones; the Dear Lord has become manifest in my own home.\nMy Beloved has come to my home, because of my past actions; how can I count His Glories?\nThe Lord, the Giver of peace and intuition, is infinite and perfect; with what tongue can I describe His Glorious Virtues?\nHe hugs me close in His embrace, and merges me into Himself; there is no place of rest other than Him.\nNanak is forever a sacrifice to the Creator, who is contained in, and permeating all. ||4||4||\nRaag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nSing the melodious harmonies, O my companions, and meditate on the One Lord.\nServe your True Guru, O my companions, and you shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires.\nRaamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Ruti ~ The Seasons. Shalok:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nBow to the Supreme Lord God, and seek the dust of the feet of the Holy.\nCast out your self-conceit, and vibrate, meditate, on the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, God is all-pervading. ||1||\nHe is the Eradicator of sins, the Destroyer of fear, the Ocean of peace, the Sovereign Lord King.\nMerciful to the meek, the Destroyer of pain: O Nanak, always meditate on Him. ||2||\nChhant:\nSing His Praises, O very fortunate ones, and the Dear Lord God shall bless you with His Mercy.\nBlessed and auspicious is that season, that month, that moment, that hour, when you chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.\nBlessed are those humble beings, who are imbued with love for His Praises, and who meditate single-mindedly on Him.\nTheir lives become fruitful, and they find that Lord God.\nDonations to charities and religious rituals are not equal to meditation on the Lord, who destroys all sins.\nPrays Nanak, meditating in remembrance on Him, I live; birth and death are finished for me. ||1||\nShalok:\nStrive for the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, and bow in humility to His lotus feet.\nO Nanak, that sermon alone is pleasing to You, Lord, which inspires us to take the Support of the Name. ||1||\nSeek the Sanctuary of the Saints, O friends; meditate in remembrance on your infinite Lord and Master.\nThe dried branch shall blossom forth in its greenery again, O Nanak, meditating on the Lord God. ||2||\nChhant:\nThe season of spring is delightful; the months of Chayt and Baisaakhi are the most pleasant months.\nI have obtained the Dear Lord as my Husband, and my mind, body and breath have blossomed forth.\nThe eternal, unchanging Lord has come into my home as my Husband, O my companions; dwelling upon His lotus feet, I blossom forth in bliss.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 053\nThe Lord of the Universe is beautiful, proficient, wise and all-knowing;\nHis Virtues are priceless. By great good fortune, I have found Him; my pain is dispelled, and my hopes are fulfilled.\nPrays Nanak, I have entered Your Sanctuary, Lord, and my fear of death is eradicated. ||2||\nShalok:\nWithout the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one dies wandering around in confusion, performing all sorts of rituals.\nO Nanak, all are bound by the attractive bonds of Maya, and the karmic record of past actions. ||1||\nThose who are pleasing to God are united with Him; He separates others from Himself.\nNanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; His greatness is glorious! ||2||\nChhant:\nIn the summer season, in the months of Jayt'h and Asaarh, the heat is terrible, intense and severe.\nThe discarded bride is separated from His Love, and the Lord does not even look at her.\nShe does not see her Lord, and she dies with an aching sigh; she is defrauded and plundered by her great pride.\nShe flails around, like a fish out of water; attached to Maya, she is alienated from the Lord.\nShe sins, and so she is fearful of reincarnation; the Messenger of Death will surely punish her.\nPrays Nanak, take me under Your sheltering support, Lord, and protect me; You are the Fulfiller of desire. ||3||\nShalok:\nWith loving faith, I am attached to my Beloved; I cannot survive without Him, even for an instant.\nHe is permeating and pervading my mind and body, O Nanak, with intuitive ease. ||1||\nMy Friend has taken me by the hand; He has been my best friend, lifetime after lifetime.\nHe has made me the slave of His feet; O Nanak, my consciousness is filled with love for God. ||2||\nChhant:\nThe rainy season is beautiful; the months of Saawan and Bhaadon bring bliss.\nThe clouds are low, and heavy with rain; the waters and the lands are filled with honey.\nGod is all-pervading everywhere; the nine treasures of the Lord's Name fill the homes of all hearts.\nMeditating in remembrance on the Lord and Master, the Searcher of hearts, all one's ancestry is saved.\nNo blemish sticks to that being who remains awake and aware in the Love of the Lord; the Merciful Lord is forever forgiving.\nPrays Nanak, I have found my Husband Lord, who is forever pleasing to my mind. ||4||\nShalok:\nThirsty with desire, I wander around; when will I behold the Lord of the World?\nIs there any humble Saint, any friend, O Nanak, who can lead me to meet with God? ||1||\nWithout meeting Him, I have no peace or tranquility; I cannot survive for a moment, even for an instant.\nEntering the Sanctuary of the Lord's Holy Saints, O Nanak, my desires are fulfilled. ||2||\nChhant:\nIn the cool, autumn season, in the months of Assu and Katik, I am thirsty for the Lord.\nSearching for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, I wander around wondering, when will I meet my Lord, the treasure of virtue?\nWithout my Beloved Husband Lord, I find no peace, and all my necklaces and bracelets become cursed.\nSo beautiful, so wise, so clever and knowing; still, without the breath, it is just a body.\nI look here and there, in the ten directions; my mind is so thirsty to meet God!\nPrays Nanak, shower Your Mercy upon me; unite me with Yourself, O God, O treasure of virtue. ||5||\nShalok:\nThe fire of desire is cooled and quenched; my mind and body are filled with peace and tranquility.\nO Nanak, I have met my Perfect God; the illusion of duality is dispelled. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 054\nThe Lord Himself sent His Holy Saints, to tell us that He is not far away.\nO Nanak, doubt and fear are dispelled, chanting the Name of the all-pervading Lord. ||2||\nChhant:\nIn the cold season of Maghar and Poh, the Lord reveals Himself.\nMy burning desires were quenched, when I obtained the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; the fraudulent illusion of Maya is gone.\nAll my desires have been fulfilled, meeting the Lord face-to-face; I am His servant, I serve at His feet.\nMy necklaces, hair-ties, all decorations and adornments, are in singing the Glorious Praises of the unseen, mysterious Lord.\nI long for loving devotion to the Lord of the Universe, and so the Messenger of Death cannot even see me.\nPrays Nanak, God has united me with Himself; I shall never suffer separation from my Beloved again. ||6||\nShalok:\nThe happy soul bride has found the wealth of the Lord; her consciousness does not waver.\nJoining together with the Saints, O Nanak, God, my Friend, has revealed Himself in my home. ||1||\nWith her Beloved Husband Lord, she enjoys millions of melodies, pleasures and joys.\nThe fruits of the mind's desires are obtained, O Nanak, chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||\nChhant:\nThe snowy winter season, the months of Maagh and Phagun, are pleasing and ennobling to the mind.\nO my friends and companions, sing the songs of joy; my Husband Lord has come into my home.\nMy Beloved has come into my home; I meditate on Him in my mind. The bed of my heart is beautifully adorned.\nThe woods, the meadows and the three worlds have blossomed forth in their greenery; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, I am fascinated.\nI have met my Lord and Master, and my desires are fulfilled; my mind chants His Immaculate Mantra.\nPrays Nanak, I celebrate continuously; I have met my Husband Lord, the Lord of excellence. ||7||\nShalok:\nThe Saints are the helpers, the support of the soul; they carry us cross the terrifying world-ocean.\nKnow that they are the highest of all; O Nanak, they love the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||\nThose who know Him, cross over; they are the brave heroes, the heroic warriors.\nNanak is a sacrifice to those who meditate on the Lord, and cross over to the other shore. ||2||\nChhant:\nHis feet are exalted above all. They eradicate all suffering.\nThey destroy the pains of coming and going. They bring loving devotion to the Lord.\nImbued with the Lord's Love, one is intoxicated with intuitive peace and poise, and does not forget the Lord from his mind, even for an instant.\nShedding my self-conceit, I have entered the Sanctuary of His Feet; all virtues rest in the Lord of the Universe.\nI bow in humility to the Lord of the Universe, the treasure of virtue, the Lord of excellence, our Primal Lord and Master.\nPrays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord; throughout the ages, You take the same form. ||8||1||6||8||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl, Dakhanee, Ongkaar:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nFrom Ongkaar, the One Universal Creator God, Brahma was created.\nHe kept Ongkaar in his consciousness.\nFrom Ongkaar, the mountains and the ages were created.\nOngkaar created the Vedas.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 055\nOngkaar saves the world through the Shabad.\nOngkaar saves the Gurmukhs.\nListen to the Message of the Universal, Imperishable Creator Lord.\nThe Universal, Imperishable Creator Lord is the essence of the three worlds. ||1||\nListen, O Pandit, O religious scholar, why are you writing about worldly debates?\nAs Gurmukh, write only the Name of the Lord, the Lord of the World. ||1||Pause||\nSassa: He created the entire universe with ease; His One Light pervades the three worlds.\nBecome Gurmukh, and obtain the real thing; gather the gems and pearls.\nIf one understands, realizes and comprehends what he reads and studies, in the end he shall realize that the True Lord dwells deep within his nucleus.\nThe Gurmukh sees and contemplates the True Lord; without the True Lord, the world is false. ||2||\nDhadha: Those who enshrine Dharmic faith and dwell in the City of Dharma are worthy; their minds are steadfast and stable.\nDhadha: If the dust of their feet touches one's face and forehead, he is transformed from iron into gold.\nBlessed is the Support of the Earth; He Himself is not born; His measure and speech are perfect and True.\nOnly the Creator Himself knows His own extent; He alone knows the Brave Guru. ||3||\nIn love with duality, spiritual wisdom is lost; the mortal rots away in pride, and eats poison.\nHe thinks that the sublime essence of the Guru's song is useless, and he does not like to hear it. He loses the profound, unfathomable Lord.\nThrough the Guru's Words of Truth, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained, and the mind and body find joy in the True Lord.\nHe Himself is the Gurmukh, and He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself leads us to drink it in. ||4||\nEveryone says that God is the One and only, but they are engrossed in egotism and pride.\nRealize that the One God is inside and outside; understand this, that the Mansion of His Presence is within the home of your heart.\nGod is near at hand; do not think that God is far away. The One Lord permeates the entire universe.\nThere in One Universal Creator Lord; there is no other at all. O Nanak, merge into the One Lord. ||5||\nHow can you keep the Creator under your control? He cannot be seized or measured.\nMaya has made the mortal insane; she has administered the poisonous drug of falsehood.\nAddicted to greed and avarice, the mortal is ruined, and then later, he regrets and repents.\nSo serve the One Lord, and attain the state of Salvation; your comings and goings shall cease. ||6||\nThe One Lord is in all actions, colors and forms.\nHe manifests in many shapes through wind, water and fire.\nThe One Soul wanders through the three worlds.\nOne who understands and comprehends the One Lord is honored.\nOne who gathers in spiritual wisdom and meditation, dwells in the state of balance.\nHow rare are those who, as Gurmukh, attain the One Lord.\nThey alone find peace, whom the Lord blesses with His Grace.\nIn the Gurdwara, the Guru's Door, they speak and hear of the Lord. ||7||\nHis Light illuminates the ocean and the earth.\nThroughout the three worlds, is the Guru, the Lord of the World.\nThe Lord reveals His various forms;\ngranting His Grace, He enters the home of the heart.\nThe clouds hang low, and the rain is pouring down.\nThe Lord embellishes and exalts with the Sublime Word of the Shabad.\nOne who knows the mystery of the One God,\nis Himself the Creator, Himself the Divine Lord. ||8||\nWhen the sun rises, the demons are slain;\nthe mortal looks upwards, and contemplates the Shabad.\nThe Lord is beyond the beginning and the end, beyond the three worlds.\nHe Himself acts, speaks and listens.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 056\nHe is the Architect of Destiny; He blesses us with mind and body.\nThat Architect of Destiny is in my mind and mouth.\nGod is the Life of the world; there is no other at all.\nO Nanak, imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is honored. ||9||\nOne who lovingly chants the Name of the Sovereign Lord King,\nfights the battle and conquers his own mind;\nday and night, he remains imbued with the Lord's Love.\nHe is famous throughout the three worlds and the four ages.\nOne who knows the Lord, becomes like Him.\nHe becomes absolutely immaculate, and his body is sanctified.\nHis heart is happy, in love with the One Lord.\nHe lovingly centers his attention deep within upon the True Word of the Shabad. ||10||\nDon't be angry - drink in the Ambrosial Nectar; you shall not remain in this world forever.\nThe ruling kings and the paupers shall not remain; they come and go, throughout the four ages.\nEveryone says that they will remain, but none of them remain; unto whom should I offer my prayer?\nThe One Shabad, the Name of the Lord, will never fail you; the Guru grants honor and understanding. ||11||\nMy shyness and hesitation have died and gone, and I walk with my face unveiled.\nThe confusion and doubt from my crazy, insane mother-in-law has been removed from over my head.\nMy Beloved has summoned me with joyful caresses; my mind is filled with the bliss of the Shabad.\nImbued with the Love of my Beloved, I have become Gurmukh, and carefree. ||12||\nChant the jewel of the Naam, and earn the profit of the Lord.\nGreed, avarice, evil and egotism;\nslander, inuendo and gossip;\nthe self-willed manmukh is blind, foolish and ignorant.\nFor the sake of earning the profit of the Lord, the mortal comes into the world.\nBut he becomes a mere slave laborer, and is mugged by the mugger, Maya.\nOne who earns the profit of the Naam, with the capital of faith,\nO Nanak, is truly honored by the True Supreme King. ||13||\nThe world is ruined on the path of Death.\nNo one has the power to erase Maya's influence.\nIf wealth visits the home of the lowliest clown,\nseeing that wealth, all pay their respects to him.\nEven an idiot is thought of as clever, if he is rich.\nWithout devotional worship, the world is insane.\nThe One Lord is contained among all.\nHe reveals Himself, unto those whom He blesses with His Grace. ||14||\nThroughout the ages, the Lord is eternally established; He has no vengeance.\nHe is not subject to birth and death; He is not entangled in worldly affairs.\nWhatever is seen, is the Lord Himself.\nCreating Himself, He establishes Himself in the heart.\nHe Himself is unfathomable; He links people to their affairs.\nHe is the Way of Yoga, the Life of the World.\nLiving a righteous lifestyle, true peace is found.\nWithout the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone find liberation? ||15||\nWithout the Name, even one's own body is an enemy.\nWhy not meet the Lord, and take away the pain of your mind?\nThe traveller comes and goes along the highway.\nWhat did he bring when he came, and what will he take away when he goes?\nWithout the Name, one loses everywhere.\nThe profit is earned, when the Lord grants understanding.\nIn merchandise and trade, the merchant is trading.\nWithout the Name, how can one find honor and nobility? ||16||\nOne who contemplates the Lord's Virtues is spiritually wise.\nThrough His Virtues, one receives spiritual wisdom.\nHow rare in this world, is the Giver of virtue.\nThe True way of life comes through contemplation of the Guru.\nThe Lord is inaccessible and unfathomable. His worth cannot be estimated.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 057\nThey alone meet Him, whom the Lord causes to meet.\nThe virtuous soul bride continually contemplates His Virtues.\nO Nanak, following the Guru's Teachings, one meets the Lord, the true friend. ||17||\nUnfulfilled sexual desire and unresolved anger waste the body away,\nas gold is dissolved by borax.\nThe gold is touched to the touchstone, and tested by fire;\nwhen its pure color shows through, it is pleasing to the eye of the assayer.\nThe world is a beast, and arrogent Death is the butcher.\nThe created beings of the Creator receive the karma of their actions.\nHe who created the world, knows its worth.\nWhat else can be said? There is nothing at all to say. ||18||\nSearching, searching, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.\nI have adopted the way of tolerance, and given my mind to the True Guru.\nEveryone calls himself true and genuine.\nHe alone is true, who obtains the jewel throughout the four ages.\nEating and drinking, one dies, but still does not know.\nHe dies in an instant, when he realizes the Word of the Shabad.\nHis consciousness becomes permanently stable, and his mind accepts death.\nBy Guru's Grace, he realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||19||\nThe Profound Lord dwells in the sky of the mind, the Tenth Gate;\nsinging His Glorious Praises, one dwells in intuitive poise and peace.\nHe does not go to come, or come to go.\nBy Guru's Grace, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord.\nThe Lord of the mind-sky is inaccessible, independent and beyond birth.\nThe most worthy Samaadhi is to keep the consciousness stable, focused on Him.\nRemembering the Lord's Name, one is not subject to reincarnation.\nThe Guru's Teachings are the most Excellent; all other ways lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||20||\nWandering to countless doorsteps and homes, I have grown weary.\nMy incarnations are countless, without limit.\nI have had so many mothers and fathers, sons and daughters.\nI have had so many gurus and disciples.\nThrough a false guru, liberation is not found.\nThere are so many brides of the One Husband Lord - consider this.\nThe Gurmukh dies, and lives with God.\nSearching in the ten directions, I found Him within my own home.\nI have met Him; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||21||\nThe Gurmukh sings, and the Gurmukh speaks.\nThe Gurmukh evaluates the value of the Lord, and inspires others to evaluate Him as well.\nThe Gurmukh comes and goes without fear.\nHis filth is taken away, and his stains are burnt off.\nThe Gurmukh contemplates the sound current of the Naad for his Vedas.\nThe Gurmukh's cleansing bath is the performance of good deeds.\nFor the Gurmukh, the Shabad is the most excellent Ambrosial Nectar.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over. ||22||\nThe fickle consciousness does not remain stable.\nThe deer secretly nibbles at the green sprouts.\nOne who enshrines the Lord's lotus feet in his heart and consciousness\nlives long, always remembering the Lord.\nEveryone has worries and cares.\nHe alone finds peace, who thinks of the One Lord.\nWhen the Lord dwells in the consciousness, and one is absorbed in the Lord's Name,\none is liberated, and returns home with honor. ||23||\nThe body falls apart, when one knot is untied.\nBehold, the world is on the decline; it will be totally destroyed.\nOnly one who looks alike upon sunshine and shade\nhas his bonds shattered; he is liberated and returns home.\nMaya is empty and petty; she has defrauded the world.\nSuch destiny is pre-ordained by past actions.\nYouth is wasting away; old age and death hover above the head.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 058\nThe body falls apart, like algae upon the water. ||24||\nGod Himself appears throughout the three worlds.\nThroughout the ages, He is the Great Giver; there is no other at all.\nAs it pleases You, You protect and preserve us.\nI ask for the Lord's Praises, which bless me with honor and credit.\nRemaining awake and aware, I am pleasing to You, O Lord.\nWhen You unite me with Yourself, then I am merged in You.\nI chant Your Victorious Praises, O Life of the World.\nAccepting the Guru's Teachings, one is sure to merge in the One Lord. ||25||\nWhy do you speak such nonsense, and argue with the world?\nYou shall die repenting, when you see your own insanity.\nHe is born, only to die, but he does not wish to live.\nHe comes hopeful, and then goes, without hope.\nRegretting, repenting and grieving, he is dust mixing with dust.\nDeath does not chew up one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nThe nine treasures are obtained through the Name of the Lord;\nthe Lord bestows intuitive peace and poise. ||26||\nHe speaks spiritual wisdom, and He Himself understands it.\nHe Himself knows it, and He Himself comprehends it.\nOne who takes the Words of the Guru into his very fiber,\nis immaculate and holy, and is pleasing to the True Lord.\nIn the ocean of the Guru, there is no shortage of pearls.\nThe treasure of jewels is truly inexhaustible.\nDo those deeds which the Guru has ordained.\nWhy are you chasing after the Guru's actions?\nO Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, merge in the True Lord. ||27||\nLove is broken, when one speaks in defiance.\nThe arm is broken, when it is pulled from both sides.\nLove breaks, when the speech goes sour.\nThe Husband Lord abandons and leaves behind the evil-minded bride.\nThe broken knot is tied again, through contemplation and meditation.\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one's affairs are resolved in one's own home.\nOne who earns the profit of the True Name, will not lose it again;\nthe Lord and Master of the three worlds is your best friend. ||28||\nControl your mind, and keep it in its place.\nThe world is destroyed by conflict, regretting its sinful mistakes.\nThere is one Husband Lord, and all are His brides.\nThe false bride wears many costumes.\nHe stops her from going into the homes of others;\nHe summons her to the Mansion of His Presence, and no obstacles block her path.\nShe is embellished with the Word of the Shabad, and is loved by the True Lord.\nShe is the happy soul bride, who takes the Support of her Lord and Master. ||29||\nWandering and roaming around, O my companion, your beautiful robes are torn.\nIn jealousy, the body is not at peace; without the Fear of God, multitudes are ruined.\nOne who remains dead within her own home, through the Fear of God, is looked upon with favor by her all-knowing Husband Lord.\nShe maintains fear of her Guru, and chants the Name of the Fearless Lord.\nLiving on the mountain, I suffer such great thirst; when I see Him, I know that He is not far away.\nMy thirst is quenched, and I have accepted the Word of the Shabad. I drink my fill of the Ambrosial Nectar.\nEveryone says, \"Give! Give!\" As He pleases, He gives.\nThrough the Gurdwara, the Guru's Door, He gives, and quenches the thirst. ||30||\nSearching and seeking, I fell down and collapsed upon the bank of the river of life.\nThose who are heavy with sin sink down, but those who are light swim across.\nI am a sacrifice to those who meet the immortal and immeasurable Lord.\nThe dust of their feet brings emancipation; in their company, we are united in the Lord's Union.\nI gave my mind to my Guru, and received the Immaculate Name.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 059\nI serve the One who gave me the Naam; I am a sacrifice to Him.\nHe who builds, also demolishes; there is no other than Him.\nBy Guru's Grace, I contemplate Him, and then my body does not suffer in pain. ||31||\nNo one is mine - whose gown should I grasp and hold? No one ever was, and no one shall ever be mine.\nComing and going, one is ruined, afflicted with the disease of dual-mindedness.\nThose beings who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, collapse like pillars of salt.\nWithout the Name, how can they find release? They fall into hell in the end.\nUsing a limited number of words, we describe the unlimited True Lord.\nThe ignorant lack understanding. Without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom.\nThe separated soul is like the broken string of a guitar, which does not vibrate its sound.\nGod unites the separated souls with Himself, awakening their destiny. ||32||\nThe body is the tree, and the mind is the bird; the birds in the tree are the five senses.\nThey peck at the essence of reality, and merge with the One Lord. They are never trapped at all.\nBut the others fly away in a hurry, when they see the food.\nTheir feathers are clipped, and they are caught in the noose; through their mistakes, they are caught in disaster.\nWithout the True Lord, how can anyone find release? The jewel of the Lord's Glorious Praises comes by the karma of good actions.\nWhen He Himself releases them, only then are they released. He Himself is the Great Master.\nBy Guru's Grace, they are released, when He Himself grants His Grace.\nGlorious greatness rests in His Hands. He blesses those with whom He is pleased. ||33||\nThe soul trembles and shakes, when it loses its mooring and support.\nOnly the support of the True Lord brings honor and glory. Through it, one's works are never in vain.\nThe Lord is eternal and forever stable; the Guru is stable, and contemplation upon the True Lord is stable.\nO Lord and Master of angels, men and Yogic masters, You are the support of the unsupported.\nIn all places and interspaces, You are the Giver, the Great Giver.\nWherever I look, there I see You, Lord; You have no end or limitation.\nYou are pervading and permeating the places and interspaces; reflecting upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, You are found.\nYou give gifts even when they are not asked for; You are great, inaccessible and infinite. ||34||\nO Merciful Lord, You are the embodiment of mercy; creating the Creation, You behold it.\nPlease shower Your Mercy upon me, O God, and unite me with Yourself. In an instant, You destroy and rebuild.\nYou are all-wise and all-seeing; You are the Greatest Giver of all givers.\nHe is the Eradicator of poverty, and the Destroyer of pain; the Gurmukh realizes spiritual wisdom and meditation. ||35||\nLosing his wealth, he cries out in anguish; the fool's consciousness is engrossed in wealth.\nHow rare are those who gather the wealth of Truth, and love the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nIf by losing your wealth, you may become absorbed in the Love of the One Lord, then just let it go.\nDedicate your mind, and surrender your head; seek only the Support of the Creator Lord.\nWorldly affairs and wanderings cease, when the mind is filled with the bliss of the Shabad.\nEven one's enemies become friends, meeting with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.\nWandering from forest to forest searching, you will find that those things are within the home of your own heart.\nUnited by the True Guru, you shall remain united, and the pains of birth and death will be ended. ||36||\nThrough various rituals, one does not find release. Without virtue, one is sent to the City of Death.\nOne will not have this world or the next; committing sinful mistakes, one comes to regret and repent in the end.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 060\nHe has neither spiritual wisdom or meditation; neither Dharmic faith mor meditation.\nWithout the Name, how can one be fearless? How can he understand egotistical pride?\nI am so tired - how can I get there? This ocean has no bottom or end.\nI have no loving companions, whom I can ask for help.\nO Nanak, crying out, \"Beloved, Beloved\", we are united with the Uniter.\nHe who separated me, unites me again; my love for the Guru is infinite. ||37||\nSin is bad, but it is dear to the sinner.\nHe loads himself with sin, and expands his world through sin.\nSin is far away from one who understands himself.\nHe is not afflicted by sorrow or separation.\nHow can one avoid falling into hell? How can he cheat the Messenger of Death?\nHow can coming and going be forgotten? Falsehood is bad, and death is cruel.\nThe mind is enveloped by entanglements, and into entanglements it falls.\nWithout the Name, how can anyone be saved? They rot away in sin. ||38||\nAgain and again, the crow falls into the trap.\nThen he regrets it, but what can he do now?\nEven though he is trapped, he pecks at the food; he does not understand.\nIf he meets the True Guru, then he sees with his eyes.\nLike a fish, he is caught in the noose of death.\nDo not seek liberation from anyone else, except the Guru, the Great Giver.\nOver and over again, he comes; over and over again, he goes.\nBe absorbed in love for the One Lord, and remain lovingly focused on Him.\nIn this way you shall be saved, and you shall not fall into the trap again. ||39||\nShe calls out, \"Brother, O brother - stay, O brother!\" But he becomes a stranger.\nHer brother departs for his own home, and his sister burns with the pain of separation.\nIn this world, her father's home, the daughter, the innocent soul bride, loves her Young Husband Lord.\nIf you long for your Husband Lord, O soul bride, then serve the True Guru with love.\nHow rare are the spiritually wise, who meet the True Guru, and truly understand.\nAll glorious greatness rests in the Lord and Master's Hands. He grants them, when He is pleased.\nHow rare are those who contemplate the Word of the Guru's Bani; they become Gurmukh.\nThis is the Bani of the Supreme Being; through it, one dwells within the home of his inner being. ||40||\nShattering and breaking apart, He creates and re-creates; creating, He shatters again. He builds up what He has demolished, and demolishes what He has built.\nHe dries up the pools which are full, and fills the dried tanks again. He is all-powerful and independent.\nDeluded by doubt, they have gone insane; without destiny, what do they obtain?\nThe Gurmukhs know that God holds the string; wherever He pulls it, they must go.\nThose who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, are forever imbued with His Love; they never again feel regret.\nBhabha: If someone seeks, and then becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to dwell in the home of his own heart.\nBhabha: The way of the terrifying world-ocean is treacherous. Remain free of hope, in the midst of hope, and you shall cross over.\nBy Guru's Grace, one comes to understand himself; in this way, he remains dead while yet alive. ||41||\nCrying out for the wealth and riches of Maya, they die; but Maya does not go along with them.\nThe soul-swan arises and departs, sad and depressed, leaving its wealth behind.\nThe false mind is hunted by the Messenger of Death; it carries its faults along when it goes.\nThe mind turns inward, and merges with mind, when it is with virtue.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 061\nCrying out, \"Mine, mine!\", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.\nSo where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.\nO Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.\nHe Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||42||\nThose who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.\nThey will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.\nThey alone are saved, who love the Lord.\nTheir worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.\nWhoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?\nI dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.\nYou are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.\nConquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world. ||43||\nNeither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.\nWhen one's turn comes, no one can stay here.\nThe path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.\nMy body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my home?\nThe virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?\nIf ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.\nHe is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well.\nWithout the True Guru, he does not see God's Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God. ||44||\nGod's soldiers take care of their homes; their pay is pre-ordained, before they come into the world.\nThey serve their Supreme Lord and Master, and obtain the profit.\nThey renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds.\nIn the fortress of the body, they announce the victory of their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished.\nOne who calls himself a servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks defiantly to Him,\nshall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne.\nGlorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved; He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will.\nHe Himself does everything; who else should we address? No one else does anything. ||45||\nI cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon the royal cushions.\nThe Supreme Man of men eradicates hell; He is True, and True is His Name.\nI wandered around searching for Him in the forests and meadows; I contemplate Him within my mind.\nThe treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru.\nMeeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord single-mindedly.\nO Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter.\nHe who created and formed the creation, made your form as well.\nAs Gurmukh, meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation. ||46||\nRharha: The Dear Lord is beautiful;\nThere is no other king, except Him.\nRharha: Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.\nBy Guru's Grace, one finds the Lord; do not be deluded by doubt.\nHe alone is the true banker, who has the capital of the wealth of the Lord.\nThe Gurmukh is perfect - applaud him!\nThrough the beautiful Word of the Guru's Bani, the Lord is obtained; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 062\nSelf-conceit is eliminated, and pain is eradicated; the soul bride obtains her Husband Lord. ||47||\nHe hoards gold and silver, but this wealth is false and poisonous, nothing more than ashes.\nHe calls himself a banker, gathering wealth, but he is ruined by his dual-mindedness.\nThe truthful ones gather Truth; the True Name is priceless.\nThe Lord is immaculate and pure; through Him, their honor is true, and their speech is true.\nYou are my friend and companion, all-knowing Lord; You are the lake, and You are the swan.\nI am a sacrifice to that being, whose mind is filled with the True Lord and Master.\nKnow the One who created love and attachment to Maya, the Enticer.\nOne who realizes the all-knowing Primal Lord, looks alike upon poison and nectar. ||48||\nWithout patience and forgiveness, countless hundreds of thousands have perished.\nTheir numbers cannot be counted; how could I count them? Bothered and bewildered, uncounted numbers have died.\nOne who realizes his Lord and Master is set free, and not bound by chains.\nThrough the Word of the Shabad, enter the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; you shall be blessed with patience, forgiveness, truth and peace.\nPartake of the true wealth of meditation, and the Lord Himself shall abide within your body.\nWith mind, body and mouth, chant His Glorious Virtues forever; courage and composure shall enter deep within your mind.\nThrough egotism, one is distracted and ruined; other than the Lord, all things are corrupt.\nForming His creatures, He placed Himself within them; the Creator is unattached and infinite. ||49||\nNo one knows the mystery of the Creator of the World.\nWhatever the Creator of the World does, is certain to occur.\nFor wealth, some meditate on the Lord.\nBy pre-ordained destiny, wealth is obtained.\nFor the sake of wealth, some become servants or thieves.\nWealth does not go along with them when they die; it passes into the hands of others.\nWithout Truth, honor is not obtained in the Court of the Lord.\nDrinking in the subtle essence of the Lord, one is emancipated in the end. ||50||\nSeeing and perceiving, O my companions, I am wonder-struck and amazed.\nMy egotism, which proclaimed itself in possessiveness and self-conceit, is dead. My mind chants the Word of the Shabad, and attains spiritual wisdom.\nI am so tired of wearing all these necklaces, hair-ties and bracelets, and decorating myself.\nMeeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; now, I wear the necklace of total virtue.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh attains the Lord, with love and affection.\nWithout the Lord, who has found peace? Reflect upon this in your mind, and see.\nRead about the Lord, understand the Lord, and enshrine love for the Lord.\nChant the Lord's Name, and meditate on the Lord; hold tight to the Support of the Name of the Lord. ||51||\nThe inscription inscribed by the Creator Lord cannot be erased, O my companions.\nHe who created the universe, in His Mercy, installs His Feet within us.\nGlorious greatness rests in the Hands of the Creator; reflect upon the Guru, and understand this.\nThis inscription cannot be challenged. As it pleases You, You care for me.\nBy Your Glance of Grace, I have found peace; O Nanak, reflect upon the Shabad.\nThe self-willed manmukhs are confused; they rot away and die. Only by reflecting upon the Guru can they be saved.\nWhat can anyone say, about that Primal Lord, who cannot be seen?\nI am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has revealed Him to me, within my own heart. ||52||\nThat Pandit, that religious scholar, is said to be well-educated, if he contemplates knowledge with intuitive ease.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 063\nConsidering his knowledge, he finds the essence of reality, and lovingly focuses his attention on the Name of the Lord.\nThe self-willed manmukh sells his knowledge; he earns poison, and eats poison.\nThe fool does not think of the Word of the Shabad. He has no understanding, no comprehension. ||53||\nThat Pandit is called Gurmukh, who imparts understanding to his students.\nContemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord; gather in the Naam, and earn the true profit in this world.\nWith the true notebook of the true mind, study the most sublime Word of the Shabad.\nO Nanak, he alone is learned, and he alone is a wise Pandit, who wears the necklace of the Lord's Name. ||54||1||\nRaamkalee, First Mehl, Sidh Gosht ~ Conversations With The Siddhas:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe Siddhas formed an assembly; sitting in their Yogic postures, they shouted, \"Salute this gathering of Saints.\"\nI offer my salutation to the One who is true, infinite and incomparably beautiful.\nI cut off my head, and offer it to Him; I dedicate my body and mind to Him.\nO Nanak, meeting with the Saints, Truth is obtained, and one is spontaneously blessed with distinction. ||1||\nWhat is the use of wandering around? Purity comes only through Truth.\nWithout the True Word of the Shabad, no one finds liberation. ||1||Pause||\n\"Who are you? What is your name? What is your way? What is your goal?\nWe pray that you will answer us truthfully; we are a sacrifice to the humble Saints.\nWhere is your seat? Where do you live, boy? Where did you come from, and where are you going?\nTell us, Nanak - the detached Siddhas wait to hear your reply. What is your path?\"||2||\nHe dwells deep within the nucleus of each and every heart. This is my seat and my home. I walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.\nI came from the Celestial Lord God; I go wherever He orders me to go. I am Nanak, forever under the Command of His Will.\nI sit in the posture of the eternal, imperishable Lord. These are the Teachings I have received from the Guru.\nAs Gurmukh, I have come to understand and realize myself; I merge in the Truest of the True. ||3||\n\"The world-ocean is treacherous and impassable; how can one cross over?\nCharpat the Yogi says, O Nanak, think it over, and give us your true reply.\"\nWhat answer can I give to someone, who claims to understand himself?\nI speak the Truth; if you have already crossed over, how can I argue with you? ||4||\nThe lotus flower floats untouched upon the surface of the water, and the duck swims through the stream;\nwith one's consciousness focused on the Word of the Shabad, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. O Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nOne who lives alone, as a hermit, enshrining the One Lord in his mind, remaining unaffected by hope in the midst of hope,\nsees and inspires others to see the inaccessible, unfathomable Lord. Nanak is his slave. ||5||\n\"Listen, Lord, to our prayer. We seek your true opinion.\nDon't be angry with us - please tell us: How can we find the Guru's Door?\"\nThis fickle mind sits in its true home, O Nanak, through the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nThe Creator Himself unites us in Union, and inspires us to love the Truth. ||6||\n\"Away from stores and highways, we live in the woods, among plants and trees.\nFor food, we take fruits and roots. This is the spiritual wisdom spoken by the renunciates.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 064\nWe bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and obtain the fruits of peace; not even an iota of filth sticks to us.\nLuhaareepaa, the disciple of Gorakh says, this is the Way of Yoga.\"||7||\nIn the stores and on the road, do not sleep; do not let your consciousness covet anyone else's home.\nWithout the Name, the mind has no firm support; O Nanak, this hunger never departs.\nThe Guru has revealed the stores and the city within the home of my own heart, where I intuitively carry on the true trade.\nSleep little, and eat little; O Nanak, this is the essence of wisdom. ||8||\n\"Wear the robes of the sect of Yogis who follow Gorakh; put on the ear-rings, begging wallet and patched coat.\nAmong the twelve schools of Yoga, ours is the highest; among the six schools of philosophy, ours is the best path.\nThis is the way to instruct the mind, so you will never suffer beatings again.\"\nNanak speaks: the Gurmukh understands; this is the way that Yoga is attained. ||9||\nLet constant absorption in the Word of the Shabad deep within be your ear-rings; eradicate egotism and attachment.\nDiscard sexual desire, anger and egotism, and through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, attain true understanding.\nFor your patched coat and begging bowl, see the Lord God pervading and permeating everywhere; O Nanak, the One Lord will carry you across.\nTrue is our Lord and Master, and True is His Name. Analyze it, and you shall find the Word of the Guru to be True. ||10||\nLet your mind turn away in detachment from the world, and let this be your begging bowl. Let the lessons of the five elements be your cap.\nLet the body be your meditation mat, and the mind your loin cloth.\nLet truth, contentment and self-discipline be your companions.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh dwells on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||11||\n\"Who is hidden? Who is liberated?\nWho is united, inwardly and outwardly?\nWho comes, and who goes?\nWho is permeating and pervading the three worlds?\"||12||\nHe is hidden within each and every heart. The Gurmukh is liberated.\nThrough the Word of the Shabad, one is united, inwardly and outwardly.\nThe self-willed manmukh perishes, and comes and goes.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in Truth. ||13||\n\"How is one placed in bondage, and consumed by the serpent of Maya?\nHow does one lose, and how does one gain?\nHow does one become immaculate and pure? How is the darkness of ignorance removed?\nOne who understands this essence of reality is our Guru.\"||14||\nMan is bound by evil-mindedness, and consumed by Maya, the serpent.\nThe self-willed manmukh loses, and the Gurmukh gains.\nMeeting the True Guru, darkness is dispelled.\nO Nanak, eradicating egotism, one merges in the Lord. ||15||\nFocused deep within, in perfect absorption,\nthe soul-swan does not fly away, and the body-wall does not collapse.\nThen, one knows that his true home is in the cave of intuitive poise.\nO Nanak, the True Lord loves those who are truthful. ||16||\n\"Why have you left your house and become a wandering Udaasee?\nWhy have you adopted these religious robes?\nWhat merchandise do you trade?\nHow will you carry others across with you?\"||17||\nI became a wandering Udaasee, searching for the Gurmukhs.\nI have adopted these robes seeking the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.\nI trade in the merchandise of Truth.\nO Nanak, as Gurmukh, I carry others across. ||18||\n\"How have you changed the course of your life?\nWith what have you linked your mind?\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 065\nHow have you subdued your hopes and desires?\nHow have you found the Light deep within your nucleus?\nWithout teeth, how can you eat iron?\nGive us your true opinion, Nanak.\"||19||\nBorn into the House of the True Guru, my wandering in reincarnation ended.\nMy mind is attached and attuned to the unstruck sound current.\nThrough the Word of the Shabad, my hopes and desires have been burnt away.\nAs Gurmukh, I found the Light deep within the nucleus of my self.\nEradicating the three qualities, one eats iron.\nO Nanak, the Emancipator emancipates. ||20||\n\"What can you tell us about the beginning? In what home did the absolute dwell then?\nWhat are the ear-rings of spiritual wisdom? Who dwells in each and every heart?\nHow can one avoid the attack of death? How can one enter the home of fearlessness?\nHow can one know the posture of intuition and contentment, and overcome one's adversaries?\"\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Shabad, egotism and corruption are conquered, and then one comes to dwell in the home of the self within.\nOne who realizes the Shabad of the One who created the creation - Nanak is his slave. ||21||\n\"Where did we come from? Where are we going? Where will we be absorbed?\nOne who reveals the meaning of this Shabad is the Guru, who has no greed at all.\nHow can one find the essence of the unmanifest reality? How does one become Gurmukh, and enshrine love for the Lord?\nHe Himself is consciousness, He Himself is the Creator; share with us, Nanak, your wisdom.\"\nBy His Command we come, and by His Command we go; by His Command, we merge in absorption.\nThrough the Perfect Guru, live the Truth; through the Word of the Shabad, the state of dignity is attained. ||22||\nWe can only express a sense of wonder about the beginning. The absolute abided endlessly deep within Himself then.\nConsider freedom from desire to be the ear-rings of the Guru's spiritual wisdom. The True Lord, the Soul of all, dwells within each and every heart.\nThrough the Guru's Word, one merges in the absolute, and intuitively receives the immaculate essence.\nO Nanak, that Sikh who seeks and finds the Way does not serve any other.\nWonderful and amazing is His Command; He alone realizes His Command and knows the true way of life of His creatures.\nOne who eradicates his self-conceit becomes free of desire; he alone is a Yogi, who enshrines the True Lord deep within. ||23||\nFrom His state of absolute existence, He assumed the immaculate form; from formless, He assumed the supreme form.\nBy pleasing the True Guru, the supreme status is obtained, and one is absorbed in the True Word of the Shabad.\nHe knows the True Lord as the One and only; he sends his egotism and duality far away.\nHe alone is a Yogi, who realizes the Word of the Guru's Shabad; the lotus of the heart blossoms forth within.\nIf one remains dead while yet alive, then he understands everything; he knows the Lord deep within himself, who is kind and compassionate to all.\nO Nanak, he is blessed with glorious greatness; he realizes himself in all beings. ||24||\nWe emerge from Truth, and merge into Truth again. The pure being merges into the One True Lord.\nThe false come, and find no place of rest; in duality, they come and go.\nThis coming and going in reincarnation is ended through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; the Lord Himself analyzes and grants His forgiveness.\nOne who suffers from the disease of duality, forgets the Naam, the source of nectar.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 066\nHe alone understands, whom the Lord inspires to understand. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is liberated.\nO Nanak, the Emancipator emancipates one who drives out egotism and duality. ||25||\nThe self-willed manmukhs are deluded, under the shadow of death.\nThey look into the homes of others, and lose.\nThe manmukhs are confused by doubt, wandering in the wilderness.\nHaving lost their way, they are plundered; they chant their mantras at cremation grounds.\nThey do not think of the Shabad; instead, they utter obscenities.\nO Nanak, those who are attuned to the Truth know peace. ||26||\nThe Gurmukh lives in the Fear of God, the True Lord.\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Bani, the Gurmukh refines the unrefined.\nThe Gurmukh sings the immaculate, Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nThe Gurmukh attains the supreme, sanctified status.\nThe Gurmukh meditates on the Lord with every hair of his body.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in Truth. ||27||\nThe Gurmukh is pleasing to the True Guru; this is contemplation on the Vedas.\nPleasing the True Guru, the Gurmukh is carried across.\nPleasing the True Guru, the Gurmukh receives the spiritual wisdom of the Shabad.\nPleasing the True Guru, the Gurmukh comes to know the path within.\nThe Gurmukh attains the unseen and infinite Lord.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the door of liberation. ||28||\nThe Gurmukh speaks the unspoken wisdom.\nIn the midst of his family, the Gurmukh lives a spiritual life.\nThe Gurmukh lovingly meditates deep within.\nThe Gurmukh obtains the Shabad, and righteous conduct.\nHe knows the mystery of the Shabad, and inspires others to know it.\nO Nanak, burning away his ego, he merges in the Lord. ||29||\nThe True Lord fashioned the earth for the sake of the Gurmukhs.\nThere, he set in motion the play of creation and destruction.\nOne who is filled with the Word of the Guru's Shabad enshrines love for the Lord.\nAttuned to the Truth, he goes to his home with honor.\nWithout the True Word of the Shabad, no one receives honor.\nO Nanak, without the Name, how can one be absorbed in Truth? ||30||\nThe Gurmukh obtains the eight miraculous spiritual powers, and all wisdom.\nThe Gurmukh crosses over the terrifying world-ocean, and obtains true understanding.\nThe Gurmukh knows the ways of truth and untruth.\nThe Gurmukh knows worldliness and renunciation.\nThe Gurmukh crosses over, and carries others across as well.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh is emancipated through the Shabad. ||31||\nAttuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, egotism is dispelled.\nAttuned to the Naam, they remain absorbed in the True Lord.\nAttuned to the Naam, they contemplate the Way of Yoga.\nAttuned to the Naam, they find the door of liberation.\nAttuned to the Naam, they understand the three worlds.\nO Nanak, attuned to the Naam, eternal peace is found. ||32||\nAttuned to the Naam, they attain Sidh Gosht - conversation with the Siddhas.\nAttuned to the Naam, they practice intense meditation forever.\nAttuned to the Naam, they live the true and excellent lifestyle.\nAttuned to the Naam, they contemplate the Lord's virtues and spiritual wisdom.\nWithout the Name, all that is spoken is useless.\nO Nanak, attuned to the Naam, their victory is celebrated. ||33||\nThrough the Perfect Guru, one obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nThe Way of Yoga is to remain absorbed in Truth.\nThe Yogis wander in the twelve schools of Yoga; the Sannyaasis in six and four.\nOne who remains dead while yet alive, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, finds the door of liberation.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 067\nWithout the Shabad, all are attached to duality. Contemplate this in your heart, and see.\nO Nanak, blessed and very fortunate are those who keep the True Lord enshrined in their hearts. ||34||\nThe Gurmukh obtains the jewel, lovingly focused on the Lord.\nThe Gurmukh intuitively recognizes the value of this jewel.\nThe Gurmukh practices Truth in action.\nThe mind of the Gurmukh is pleased with the True Lord.\nThe Gurmukh sees the unseen, when it pleases the Lord.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh does not have to endure punishment. ||35||\nThe Gurmukh is blessed with the Name, charity and purification.\nThe Gurmukh centers his meditation on the celestial Lord.\nThe Gurmukh obtains honor in the Court of the Lord.\nThe Gurmukh obtains the Supreme Lord, the Destroyer of fear.\nThe Gurmukh does good deeds, an inspires others to do so.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh unites in the Lord's Union. ||36||\nThe Gurmukh understands the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas.\nThe Gurmukh knows the secrets of each and every heart.\nThe Gurmukh eliminates hate and envy.\nThe Gurmukh erases all accounting.\nThe Gurmukh is imbued with love for the Lord's Name.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes his Lord and Master. ||37||\nWithout the Guru, one wanders, coming and going in reincarnation.\nWithout the Guru, one's work is useless.\nWithout the Guru, the mind is totally unsteady.\nWithout the Guru, one is unsatisfied, and eats poison.\nWithout the Guru, one is stung by the poisonous snake of Maya, and dies.\nO Nanak without the Guru, all is lost. ||38||\nOne who meets the Guru is carried across.\nHis sins are erased, and he is emancipated through virtue.\nThe supreme peace of liberation is attained, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nThe Gurmukh is never defeated.\nIn the store of the body, this mind is the merchant;\nO Nanak, it deals intuitively in Truth. ||39||\nThe Gurmukh is the bridge, built by the Architect of Destiny.\nThe demons of passion which plundered Sri Lanka - the body - have been conquered.\nRam Chand - the mind - has slaughtered Raawan - pride;\nthe Gurmukh understands the secret revealed by Babheekhan.\nThe Gurmukh carries even stones across the ocean.\nThe Gurmukh saves millions of people. ||40||\nThe comings and goings in reincarnation are ended for the Gurmukh.\nThe Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord.\nThe Gurmukh distinguishes the true from the false.\nThe Gurmukh focuses his meditation on the celestial Lord.\nIn the Court of the Lord, the Gurmukh is absorbed in His Praises.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh is not bound by bonds. ||41||\nThe Gurmukh obtains the Name of the Immaculate Lord.\nThrough the Shabad, the Gurmukh burns away his ego.\nThe Gurmukh sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.\nThe Gurmukh remains absorbed in the True Lord.\nThrough the True Name, the Gurmukh is honored and exalted.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh understands all the worlds. ||42||\n\"What is the root, the source of all? What teachings hold for these times?\nWho is your guru? Whose disciple are you?\nWhat is that speech, by which you remain unattached?\nListen to what we say, O Nanak, you little boy.\nGive us your opinion on what we have said.\nHow can the Shabad carry us across the terrifying world-ocean?\"||43||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 068\nFrom the air came the beginning. This is the age of the True Guru's Teachings.\nThe Shabad is the Guru, upon whom I lovingly focus my consciousness; I am the chaylaa, the disciple.\nSpeaking the Unspoken Speech, I remain unattached.\nO Nanak, throughout the ages, the Lord of the World is my Guru.\nI contemplate the sermon of the Shabad, the Word of the One God.\nThe Gurmukh puts out the fire of egotism. ||44||\n\"With teeth of wax, how can one chew iron?\nWhat is that food, which takes away pride?\nHow can one live in the palace, the home of snow, wearing robes of fire?\nWhere is that cave, within which one may remain unshaken?\nWho should we know to be pervading here and there?\nWhat is that meditation, which leads the mind to be absorbed in itself?\"||45||\nEradicating egotism and individualism from within,\nand erasing duality, the mortal becomes one with God.\nThe world is difficult for the foolish, self-willed manmukh;\npracticing the Shabad, one chews iron.\nKnow the One Lord, inside and out.\nO Nanak, the fire is quenched, through the Pleasure of the True Guru's Will. ||46||\nImbued with the True Fear of God, pride is taken away;\nrealize that He is One, and contemplate the Shabad.\nWith the True Shabad abiding deep within the heart,\nthe body and mind are cooled and soothed, and colored with the Lord's Love.\nThe fire of sexual desire, anger and corruption is quenched.\nO Nanak, the Beloved bestows His Glance of Grace. ||47||\n\"The moon of the mind is cool and dark; how is it enlightened?\nHow does the sun blaze so brilliantly?\nHow can the constant watchful gaze of Death be turned away?\nBy what understanding is the honor of the Gurmukh preserved?\nWho is the warrior, who conquers Death?\nGive us your thoughtful reply, O Nanak.\"||48||\nGiving voice to the Shabad, the moon of the mind is illuminated with infinity.\nWhen the sun dwells in the house of the moon, the darkness is dispelled.\nPleasure and pain are just the same, when one takes the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nHe Himself saves, and carries us across.\nWith faith in the Guru, the mind merges in Truth,\nand then, prays Nanak, one is not consumed by Death. ||49||\nThe essence of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is known to be the most exalted and excellent of all.\nWithout the Name, one is afflicted by pain and death.\nWhen one's essence merges into the essence, the mind is satisfied and fulfilled.\nDuality is gone, and one enters into the home of the One Lord.\nThe breath blows across the sky of the Tenth Gate and vibrates.\nO Nanak, the mortal then intuitively meets the eternal, unchanging Lord. ||50||\nThe absolute Lord is deep within; the absolute Lord is outside us as well. The absolute Lord totally fills the three worlds.\nOne who knows the Lord in the fourth state, is not subject to virtue or vice.\nOne who knows the mystery of God the Absolute, who pervades each and every heart, knows the Primal Being, the Immaculate Divine Lord.\nThat humble being who is imbued with the Immaculate Naam,\nO Nanak, is himself the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny. ||51||\n\"Everyone speaks of the Absolute Lord, the unmanifest void.\nHow can one find this absolute void?\nWho are they, who are attuned to this absolute void?\"\nThey are like the Lord, from whom they originated.\nThey are not born, they do not die; they do not come and go.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukhs instruct their minds. ||52||\nBy practicing control over the nine gates, one attains perfect control over the Tenth Gate.\nThere, the unstruck sound current of the absolute Lord vibrates and resounds.\nBehold the True Lord ever-present, and merge with Him.\nThe True Lord is pervading and permeating each and every heart.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 069\nThe hidden Bani of the Word is revealed.\nO Nanak, the True Lord is revealed and known. ||53||\nMeeting with the Lord through intuition and love, peace is found.\nThe Gurmukh remains awake and aware; he does not fall sleep.\nHe enshrines the unlimited, absolute Shabad deep within.\nChanting the Shabad, he is liberated, and saves others as well.\nThose who practice the Guru's Teachings are attuned to the Truth.\nO Nanak, those who eradicate their self-conceit meet with the Lord; they do not remain separated by doubt. ||54||\n\"Where is that place, where evil thoughts are destroyed?\nThe mortal does not understand the essence of reality; why must he suffer in pain?\"\nNo one can save one who is tied up at Death's door.\nWithout the Shabad, no one has any credit or honor.\n\"How can one obtain understanding and cross over?\"\nO Nanak, the foolish self-willed manmukh does not understand. ||55||\nEvil thoughts are erased, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nMeeting with the True Guru, the door of liberation is found.\nThe self-willed manmukh does not understand the essence of reality, and is burnt to ashes.\nHis evil-mindedness separates him from the Lord, and he suffers.\nAccepting the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he is blessed with all virtues and spiritual wisdom.\nO Nanak, he is honored in the Court of the Lord. ||56||\nOne who possesses the merchandise, the wealth of the True Name,\ncrosses over, and carries others across with him as well.\nOne who intuitively understands, and is attuned to the Lord, is honored.\nNo one can estimate his worth.\nWherever I look, I see the Lord permeating and pervading.\nO Nanak, through the Love of the True Lord, one crosses over. ||57||\n\"Where is the Shabad said to dwell? What will carry us across the terrifying world-ocean?\nThe breath, when exhaled, extends out ten finger lengths; what is the support of the breath?\nSpeaking and playing, how can one be stable and steady? How can the unseen be seen?\"\nListen, O master; Nanak prays truly. Instruct your own mind.\nThe Gurmukh is lovingly attuned to the True Shabad. Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He unites us in His Union.\nHe Himself is all-knowing and all-seeing. By perfect destiny, we merge in Him. ||58||\nThat Shabad dwells deep within the nucleus of all beings. God is invisible; wherever I look, there I see Him.\nThe air is the dwelling place of the absolute Lord. He has no qualities; He has all qualities.\nWhen He bestows His Glance of Grace, the Shabad comes to abide within the heart, and doubt is eradicated from within.\nThe body and mind become immaculate, through the Immaculate Word of His Bani. Let His Name be enshrined in your mind.\nThe Shabad is the Guru, to carry you across the terrifying world-ocean. Know the One Lord alone, here and hereafter.\nHe has no form or color, shadow or illusion; O Nanak, realize the Shabad. ||59||\nO reclusive hermit, the True, Absolute Lord is the support of the exhaled breath, which extends out ten finger lengths.\nThe Gurmukh speaks and churns the essence of reality, and realizes the unseen, infinite Lord.\nEradicating the three qualities, he enshrines the Shabad within, and then, his mind is rid of egotism.\nInside and out, he knows the One Lord alone; he is in love with the Name of the Lord.\nHe understands the Sushmana, Ida and Pingala, when the unseen Lord reveals Himself.\nO Nanak, the True Lord is above these three energy channels. Through the Word, the Shabad of the True Guru, one merges with Him. ||60||\n\"The air is said to be the soul of the mind. But what does the air feed on?\nWhat is the way of the spiritual teacher, and the reclusive hermit? What is the occupation of the Siddha?\"\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 070\nWithout the Shabad, the essence does not come, O hermit, and the thirst of egotism does not depart.\nImbued with the Shabad, one finds the ambrosial essence, and remains fulfilled with the True Name.\n\"What is that wisdom, by which one remains steady and stable? What food brings satisfaction?\"\nO Nanak, when one looks upon pain and pleasure alike, through the True Guru, then he is not consumed by Death. ||61||\nIf one is not imbued with the Lord's Love, nor intoxicated with His subtle essence,\nwithout the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is frustrated, and consumed by his own inner fire.\nHe does not preserve his semen and seed, and does not chant the Shabad.\nHe does not control his breath; he does not worship and adore the True Lord.\nBut one who speaks the Unspoken Speech, and remains balanced,\nO Nanak, attains the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||62||\nBy Guru's Grace, one is attuned to the Lord's Love.\nDrinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he is intoxicated with the Truth.\nContemplating the Guru, the fire within is put out.\nDrinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, the soul settles in peace.\nWorshipping the True Lord in adoration, the Gurmukh crosses over the river of life.\nO Nanak, after deep contemplation, this is understood. ||63||\n\"Where does this mind-elephant live? Where does the breath reside?\nWhere should the Shabad reside, so that the wanderings of the mind may cease?\"\nWhen the Lord blesses one with His Glance of Grace, he leads him to the True Guru. Then, this mind dwells in its own home within.\nWhen the individual consumes his egotism, he becomes immaculate, and his wandering mind is restrained.\n\"How can the root, the source of all be realized? How can the soul know itself? How can the sun enter into the house of the moon?\"\nThe Gurmukh eliminates egotism from within; then, O Nanak, the sun naturally enters into the home of the moon. ||64||\nWhen the mind becomes steady and stable, it abides in the heart, and then the Gurmukh realizes the root, the source of all.\nThe breath is seated in the home of the navel; the Gurmukh searches, and finds the essence of reality.\nThis Shabad permeates the nucleus of the self, deep within, in its own home; the Light of this Shabad pervades the three worlds.\nHunger for the True Lord shall consume your pain, and through the True Lord, you shall be satisfied.\nThe Gurmukh knows the unstruck sound current of the Bani; how rare are those who understand.\nSays Nanak, one who speaks the Truth is dyed in the color of Truth, which will never fade away. ||65||\n\"When this heart and body did not exist, where did the mind reside?\nWhen there was no support of the navel lotus, then in which home did the breath reside?\nWhen there was no form or shape, then how could anyone lovingly focus on the Shabad?\nWhen there was no dungeon formed from egg and sperm, who could measure the Lord's value and extent?\nWhen color, dress and form could not be seen, how could the True Lord be known?\"\nO Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are detached. Then and now, they see the Truest of the True. ||66||\nWhen the heart and the body did not exist, O hermit, then the mind resided in the absolute, detached Lord.\nWhen there was no support of the lotus of the navel, the breath remained in its own home, attuned to the Lord's Love.\nWhen there was no form or shape or social class, then the Shabad, in its essence, resided in the unmanifest Lord.\nWhen the world and the sky did not even exist, the Light of the Formless Lord filled the three worlds.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 071\nColor, dress and form were contained in the One Lord; the Shabad was contained in the One, Wondrous Lord.\nWithout the True Name, no one can become pure; O Nanak, this is the Unspoken Speech. ||67||\n\"How, in what way, was the world formed, O man? And what disaster will end it?\"\nIn egotism, the world was formed, O man; forgetting the Naam, it suffers and dies.\nOne who becomes Gurmukh contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom; through the Shabad, he burns away his egotism.\nHis body and mind become immaculate, through the Immaculate Bani of the Word. He remains absorbed in Truth.\nThrough the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he remains detached; he enshrines the True Name in his heart.\nO Nanak, without the Name, Yoga is never attained; reflect upon this in your heart, and see. ||68||\nThe Gurmukh is one who reflects upon the True Word of the Shabad.\nThe True Bani is revealed to the Gurmukh.\nThe mind of the Gurmukh is drenched with the Lord's Love, but how rare are those who understand this.\nThe Gurmukh dwells in the home of the self, deep within.\nThe Gurmukh realizes the Way of Yoga.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh knows the One Lord alone. ||69||\nWithout serving the True Guru, Yoga is not attained;\nwithout meeting the True Guru, no one is liberated.\nWithout meeting the True Guru, the Naam cannot be found.\nWithout meeting the True Guru, one suffers in terrible pain.\nWithout meeting the True Guru, there is only the deep darkness of egotistical pride.\nO Nanak, without the True Guru, one dies, having lost the opportunity of this life. ||70||\nThe Gurmukh conquers his mind by subduing his ego.\nThe Gurmukh enshrines Truth in his heart.\nThe Gurmukh conquers the world; he knocks down the Messenger of Death, and kills it.\nThe Gurmukh does not lose in the Court of the Lord.\nThe Gurmukh is united in God's Union; he alone knows.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Word of the Shabad. ||71||\nThis is the essence of the Shabad - listen, you hermits and Yogis. Without the Name, there is no Yoga.\nThose who are attuned to the Name, remain intoxicated night and day; through the Name, they find peace.\nThrough the Name, everything is revealed; through the Name, understanding is obtained.\nWithout the Name, people wear all sorts of religious robes; the True Lord Himself has confused them.\nThe Name is obtained only from the True Guru, O hermit, and then, the Way of Yoga is found.\nReflect upon this in your mind, and see; O Nanak, without the Name, there is no liberation. ||72||\nYou alone know Your state and extent, Lord; What can anyone say about it?\nYou Yourself are hidden, and You Yourself are revealed. You Yourself enjoy all pleasures.\nThe seekers, the Siddhas, the many gurus and disciples wander around searching for You, according to Your Will.\nThey beg for Your Name, and You bless them with this charity. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.\nThe eternal imperishable Lord God has staged this play; the Gurmukh understands it.\nO Nanak, He extends Himself throughout the ages; there is no other than Him. ||73||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 072\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nVaar Of Raamkalee, Third Mehl,\nTo Be Sung To The Tune Of 'Jodha And Veera Poorbaanee':\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nThe True Guru is the field of intuitive wisdom. One who is inspired to love Him,\nplants the seed of the Name there. The Name sprouts up, and he remains absorbed in the Name.\nBut this egotism is the seed of skepticism; it has been uprooted.\nIt is not planted there, and it does not sprout; whatever God grants us, we eat.\nWhen water mixes with water, it cannot be separated again.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh is wonderful; come, poeple, and see!\nBut what can the poor people see? They do not understand.\nHe alone sees, whom the Lord causes to see; the Lord comes to dwell in his mind. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nThe self-willed manmukh is the field of sorrow and suffering. He plains sorrow, and eats sorrow.\nIn sorrow he is born, and in sorrow he dies. Acting in egotism, his life passes away.\nHe does not understand the coming and going of reincarnation; the blind man acts in blindness.\nHe does not know the One who gives, but he is attached to what is given.\nO Nanak, he acts according to his pre-ordained destiny. He cannot do anything else. ||2||\nThird Mehl:\nMeeting the True Guru, everlasting peace is obtained. He Himself leads us to meet Him.\nThis is the true meaning of peace, that one becomes immaculate within oneself.\nThe doubt of ignorance is eradicated, and spiritual wisdom is obtained.\nNanak comes to gaze upon the One Lord alone; wherever he looks, there He is. ||3||\nPauree:\nThe True Lord created His throne, upon which He sits.\nHe Himself is everything; this is what the Word of the Guru's Shabad says.\nThrough His almighty creative power, He created and fashioned the mansions and hotels.\nHe made the two lamps, the sun and the moon; He formed the perfect form.\nHe Himself sees, and He Himself hears; meditate on the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||\nWaaho! Waaho! Hail, hail, O True King! True is Your Name. ||1||Pause||\nShalok:\nKabeer, I have ground myself into henna paste.\nO my Husband Lord, You took no notice of me; You never applied me to Your feet. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nO Nanak, my Husband Lord keeps me like henna paste; He blesses me with His Glance of Grace.\nHe Himself grinds me, and He Himself rubs me; He Himself applies me to His feet.\nThis is the cup of love of my Lord and Master; He gives it as He chooses. ||2||\nPauree:\nYou created the world with its variety; by the Hukam of Your Command, it comes, goes, and merges again in You.\nYou Yourself see, and blossom forth; there is no one else at all.\nAs it pleases You, You keep me. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I understand You.\nYou are the strength of all. As it pleases You, You lead us on.\nThere is no other as great as You; unto whom should I speak and talk? ||2||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nDeluded by doubt, I wandered over the whole world. Searching, I became frustrated.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 073\nMy Husband Lord has not blessed me with peace and tranquility; what will work with Him?\nBy Guru's Grace, I meditate on the Lord; I enshrine Him deep within my heart.\nO Nanak, seated in his her own home, she finds her Husband Lord, when the Creator Lord grants His Grace. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nChasing after worldly affairs, the day is wasted, and the night passes in sleep.\nSpeaking lies, one eats poison; the self-willed manmukh departs, crying out in pain.\nThe Mesenger of Death holds his club over the mortal's head; in the love of duality, he loses his honor.\nHe never even thinks of the Name of the Lord; over and over again, he comes and goes in reincarnation.\nBut if, by Guru's Grace, the Lord's Name comes to dwell in his mind, then the Messenger of Death will not strike him down with his club.\nThen, O Nanak, he merges intuitively into the Lord, receiving His Grace. ||2||\nPauree:\nSome are linked to His Praises, when the Lord blesses them with the Guru's Teachings.\nSome are blessed with the Name of the eternal, unchanging True Lord.\nWater, air and fire, by His Will, worship Him.\nThey are held in the Fear of God; He has formed the perfect form.\nThe Hukam, the Command of the One Lord is all-pervasive; accepting it, peace is found. ||3||\nShalok:\nKabeer, such is the touchstone of the Lord; the false cannot even touch it.\nHe alone passes this test of the Lord, who remains dead while yet alive. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nHow can this mind be conquered? How can it be killed?\nIf one does not accept the Word of the Shabad, egotism does not depart.\nBy Guru's Grace, egotism is eradicated, and then, one is Jivan Mukta - liberated while yet alive.\nO Nanak, one whom the Lord forgives is united with Him, and then no obstacles block his way. ||2||\nThird Mehl:\nEveryone can say that they are dead while yet alive; how can they be liberated while yet alive?\nIf someone restrains himself through the Fear of God, and takes the medicine of the Love of God,\nnight and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. In celestial peace and poise, he crosses over the poisonous, terrifying world-ocean, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the Lord; he is blessed with His Glance of Grace. ||3||\nPauree:\nGod created the love of duality, and the three modes which pervade the universe.\nHe created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who act according to His Will.\nThe Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers study their books, but they do not understand contemplation.\nEverything is Your play, O True Creator Lord.\nAs it pleases You, You bless us with forgiveness, and merge us in the True Word of the Shabad. ||4||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nThe man of false mind practices falsehood.\nHe runs after Maya, and yet pretends to be a man of disciplined meditation.\nDeluded by doubt, he visits all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.\nHow can such a man of disciplined meditation attain the supreme status?\nBy Guru's Grace, one lives the Truth.\nO Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation attains liberation. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nHe alone is a man of disciplined meditation, who practices this self-discipline.\nMeeting with the True Guru, he contemplates the Word of the Shabad.\nServing the True Guru - this is the only acceptable disciplined meditation.\nO Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation is honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe created the night and the day, for the activities of the world.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 074\nFollowing the Guru's Teachings, one's heart is illumined, and the darkness is dispelled.\nBy the Hukam of His Command, He creates everything; He pervades and permeates all the woods and meadows.\nHe Himself is everything; the Gurmukh constantly chants the Lord's Name.\nThrough the Shabad, understanding comes; the True Lord Himself inspires us to understand. ||5||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nHe is not called a renunciate, whose consciousness is filled with doubt.\nDonations to him bring proportionate rewards.\nHe hungers for the supreme status of the Fearless, Immaculate Lord;\nO Nanak, how rare are those who offer him this food. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nThey are not called renunciates, who take food in the homes of others.\nFor the sake of their bellies, they wear various religious robes.\nThey alone are renunciates, O Nanak, who enter into their own souls.\nThey seek and find their Husband Lord; they dwell within the home of their own inner self. ||2||\nPauree:\nThey sky and the earth are separate, but the True Lord supports them from within.\nTrue are all those homes and gates, within which the True Name is enshrined.\nThe Hukam of the True Lord's Command is effective everywhere. The Gurmukh merges in the True Lord.\nHe Himself is True, and True is His throne. Seated upon it, He administers true justice.\nThe Truest of the True is all-pervading everywhere; the Gurmukh sees the unseen. ||6||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nIn the world-ocean, the Infinite Lord abides. The false come and go in reincarnation.\nOne who walks according to his own will, suffers terrible punishment.\nAll things are in the world-ocean, but they are obtained only by the karma of good actions.\nO Nanak, he alone obtains the nine treasures, who walks in the Will of the Lord. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nOne who intuitively serves the True Guru, loses his life in egotism.\nHis tongue does not taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and his heart-lotus does not blossom forth.\nThe self-willed manmukh eats poison and dies; he is ruined by love and attachment to Maya.\nWithout the Name of the One Lord, his life is cursed, and his home is cursed as well.\nWhen God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, then one becomes the slave of His slaves.\nAnd then, night and day, he serves the True Guru, and never leaves His side.\nAs the lotus flower floats unaffected in the water, so does he remain detached in his own household.\nO servant Nanak, the Lord acts, and inspires everyone to act, according to the Pleasure of His Will. He is the treasure of virtue. ||2||\nPauree:\nFor thirty-six ages, there was utter darkness. Then, the Lord revealed Himself.\nHe Himself created the entire universe. He Himself blessed it with understanding.\nHe created the Simritees and the Shaastras; He calculates the accounts of virtue and vice.\nHe alone understands, whom the Lord inspires to understand and to be pleased with the True Word of the Shabad.\nHe Himself is all-pervading; He Himself forgives, and unites with Himself. ||7||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nThis body is all blood; without blood, the body cannot exist.\nThose who are attuned to their Lord - their bodies are not filled with the blood of greed.\nIn the Fear of God, the body becomes thin, and the blood of greed passes out of the body.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 075\nAs fire purifies metal, so does the Fear of the Lord eradicate the filth of evil-mindedness.\nO Nanak, beautiful are those humble beings, who are imbued with the Lord's Love. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nIn Raamkalee, I have enshrined the Lord in my mind; thus I have been embellished.\nThrough the Word of the Guru's Shabad, my heart-lotus has blossomed forth; the Lord blessed me with the treasure of devotional worship.\nMy doubt was dispelled, and I woke up; the darkness of ignorance was dispelled.\nShe who is in love with her Lord, is the most infinitely beautiful.\nSuch a beautiful, happy soul-bride enjoys her Husband Lord forever.\nThe self-willed manmukhs do not know how to decorate themselves; wasting their whole lives, they depart.\nThose who decorate themselves without devotional worship to the Lord, are continually reincarnated to suffer.\nThey do not obtain respect in this world; the Creator Lord alone knows what will happen to them in the world hereafter.\nO Nanak, the True Lord is the One and only; duality exists only in the world.\nHe Himself enjoins them to good and bad; they do only that which the Creator Lord causes them to do. ||2||\nThird Mehl:\nWithout serving the True Guru, tranquility is not obtained. It cannot be found anywhere else.\nNo matter how much one may long for it, without the karma of good actions, it cannot be found.\nThose whose inner beings are filled with greed and corruption, are ruined through the love of duality.\nThe cycle of birth and death is not ended, and filled with egotism, they suffer in pain.\nThose who focus their consciousness on the True Guru, do not remain unfulfilled.\nThey are not summoned by the Messenger of Death, and they do not suffer in pain.\nO Nanak, the Gurmukh is saved, merging in the True Word of the Shabad. ||3||\nPauree:\nHe Himself remains unattached forever; all others run after worldly affairs.\nHe Himself is eternal, unchanging and unmoving; the others continue coming and going in reincarnation.\nMeditating on the Lord forever and ever, the Gurmukh finds peace.\nHe dwells in the home of his own inner being, absorbed in the Praise of the True Lord.\nThe True Lord is profound and unfathomable; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is understood. ||8||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nMeditate on the True Name; the True Lord is all-pervading.\nO Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, obtains the fruit of Truth.\nOne who merely mouths the words, does not understand the Hukam of the True Lord's Command.\nO Nanak, one who accepts the Will of the Lord is His devotee. Without accepting it, he is the falsest of the false. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nThe self-willed manmukhs do not know what they are saying. They are filled with sexual desire, anger and egotism.\nThey do not understand right places and wrong places; they are filled with greed and corruption.\nThey come, and sit and talk for their own purposes. The Messenger of Death strikes them down.\nHereafter, they are called to account in the Court of the Lord; the false ones are struck down and humiliated.\nHow can this filth of falsehood be washed off? Can anyone think about this, and find the way?\nIf one meets with the True Guru, He implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord within; all his sins are destroyed.\nLet all bow in humility to that humble being who chants the Naam, and worships the Naam in adoration.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 076\nThe Naam washes off the filth of falsehood; chanting the Naam, one becomes truthful.\nO servant Nanak, wondrous are the plays of the Lord, the Giver of life. ||2||\nPauree:\nYou are the Great Giver; no other is as great as You. Unto whom should I speak and talk?\nBy Guru's Grace, I find You; You eradicate egotism from within.\nYou are beyond sweet and salty flavors; True is Your glorious greatness.\nYou bless those whom You forgive, and unite them with Yourself.\nYou have placed the Ambrosial Nectar deep within the heart; the Gurmukh drinks it in. ||9||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nThe stories of one's ancestors make the children good children.\nThey accept what is pleasing to the Will of the True Guru, and act accordingly.\nGo and consult the Simritees, the Shaastras, the writings of Vyaas, Suk Dayv, Naarad, and all those who preach to the world.\nThose, whom the True Lord attaches, are attached to the Truth; they contemplate the True Name forever.\nO Nanak, their coming into the world is approved; they redeem all their ancestors. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nThe disciples whose teacher is blind, act blindly as well.\nThey walk according to their own wills, and continually speak falsehood and lies.\nThey practice falsehood and deception, and endlessly slander others.\nSlandering others, they drown themselves, and drown all their generations as well.\nO Nanak, whatever the Lord links them to, to that they are linked; what can the poor creatures do? ||2||\nPauree:\nHe keeps all under His Gaze; He created the entire Universe.\nHe has linked some to falsehood and deception; these self-willed manmukhs are plundered.\nThe Gurmukhs meditate on the Lord forever; their inner beings are filled with love.\nThose who have the treasure of virtue, chant the Praises of the Lord.\nO Nanak, meditate on the Naam, and the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||10||\nShalok, First Mehl:\nMen of charity gather wealth by committing sins, and then give it away in donations to charity.\nTheir spiritual teachers go to their homes to instruct them.\nThe woman loves the man only for his wealth;\nthey come and go as they please.\nNo one obeys the Shaastras or the Vedas.\nEveryone worships himself.\nBecoming judges, they sit and administer justice.\nThey chant on their malas, and call upon God.\nThey accept bribes, and block justice.\nIf someone asks them, they read quotations from their books.\nThe Muslim scriptures are in their ears and in their hearts.\nThey plunder the people, and engage in gossip and flattery.\nThey anoint their kitchens to try to become pure.\nBehold, such is the Hindu.\nThe Yogi, with matted hair and ashes on his body, has become a householder.\nThe children weep in front of him and behind him.\nHe does not attain Yoga - he has lost his way.\nWhy does he apply ashes to his forehead?\nO Nanak, this is the sign of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga;\neveryone says that he himself knows. ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nThe Hindu comes to the house of a Hindu.\nHe puts the sacred thread around his neck and reads the scriptures.\nHe puts on the thread, but does evil deeds.\nHis cleansings and washings will not be approved.\nThe Muslim glorifies his own faith.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 077\nWithout the Guru or a spiritual teacher, no one is accepted.\nThey may be shown the way, but only a few go there.\nWithout the karma of good actions, heaven is not attained.\nThe Way of Yoga is demonstrated in the Yogi's monastery.\nThey wear ear-rings to show the way.\nWearing ear-rings, they wander around the world.\nThe Creator Lord is everywhere.\nThere are as many travellers as there are beings.\nWhen one's death warrant is issued, there is no delay.\nOne who knows the Lord here, realizes Him there as well.\nOthers, whether Hindu or Muslim, are just babbling.\nEveryone's account is read in the Court of the Lord;\nwithout the karma of good actions, no one crosses over.\nOne who speaks the True Name of the True Lord,\nO Nanak, is not called to account hereafter. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe fortress of the body is called the Mansion of the Lord.\nThe rubies and gems are found within it; the Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord.\nThe body, the Mansion of the Lord, is very beautiful, when the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is implanted deep within.\nThe self-willed manmukhs ruin themselves; they boil continuously in attachment to Maya.\nThe One Lord is the Master of all. He is found only by perfect destiny. ||11||\nShalok, First Mehl:\nThere is no Truth in suffering, there is no Truth in comfort. There is no Truth in wandering like animals through the water.\nThere is no Truth in shaving one's head; there is no Truth is studying the scriptures or wandering in foreign lands.\nThere is no Truth in trees, plants or stones, in mutilating oneself or suffering in pain.\nThere is no Truth in binding elephants in chains; there is no Truth in grazing cows.\nHe alone grants it, whose hands hold spritual perfection; he alone receives it, unto whom it is given.\nO Nanak, he alone is blessed with glorious greatness, whose heart is filled with the Word of the Shabad.\nGod says, all hearts are mine, and I am in all hearts. Who can explain this to one who is confused?\nWho can confuse that being, unto whom I have shown the Way?\nAnd who can show the Path to that being whom I have confused since the beginning of time? ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nHe alone is a householder, who restrains his passions\nand begs for meditation, austerity and self-discipline.\nHe gives donations to charity with his body;\nsuch a householder is as pure as the water of the Ganges.\nSays Eeshar, the Lord is the embodiment of Truth.\nThe supreme essence of reality has no shape or form. ||2||\nFirst Mehl:\nHe alone is a detached hermit, who burns away his self-conceit.\nHe begs for suffering as his food.\nIn the city of the heart, he begs for charity.\nSuch a renunciate ascends to the City of God.\nSays Gorakh, God is the embodiment of Truth;\nthe supreme essence of reality has no shape or form. ||3||\nFirst Mehl:\nHe alone is an Udasi, a shaven-headed renunciate, who embraces renunciation.\nHe sees the Immaculate Lord dwelling in both the upper and lower regions.\nHe balances the sun and the moon energies.\nThe body-wall of such an Udasi does not collapse.\nSays Gopi Chand, God is the embodiment of Truth;\nthe supreme essence of reality has no shape or form. ||4||\nFirst Mehl:\nHe alone is a Paakhandi, who cleanses his body of filth.\nThe fire of his body illuminates God within.\nHe does not waste his energy in wet dreams.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 078\nSuch a Paakhandi does not grow old or die.\nSays Charpat, God is the embodiment of Truth;\nthe supreme essence of reality has no shape or form. ||5||\nFirst Mehl:\nHe alone is a Bairaagi, who turns himself toward God.\nIn the Tenth Gate, the sky of the mind, he erects his pillar.\nNight and day, he remains in deep inner meditation.\nSuch a Bairaagi is just like the True Lord.\nSays Bhart'har, God is the embodiment of Truth;\nthe supreme essence of reality has no shape or form. ||6||\nFirst Mehl:\nHow is evil eradicated? How can the true way of life be found?\nWhat is the use of piercing the ears, or begging for food?\nThroughout existence and non-existence, there is only the Name of the One Lord.\nWhat is that Word, which holds the heart in its place?\nWhen you look alike upon sunshine and shade,\nsays Nanak, then the Guru will speak to you.\nThe students follow the six systems.\nThey are neither worldly people, nor detached renunciates.\nOne who remains absorbed in the Formless Lord\n- why should he go out begging? ||7||\nPauree:\nThat alone is said to be the Lord's temple, where the Lord is known.\nIn the human body, the Guru's Word is found, when one understands that the Lord, the Supreme Soul, is in all.\nDon't look for Him outside your self. The Creator, the Architect of Destiny, is within the home of your own heart.\nThe self-willed manmukh does not appreciate the value of the Lord's temple; they waste away and lose their lives.\nThe One Lord is pervading in all; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He can be found. ||12||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nOnly a fool listens to the words of the fool.\nWhat are the signs of the fool? What does the fool do?\nA fool is stupid; he dies of egotism.\nHis actions always bring him pain; he lives in pain.\nIf someone's beloved friend falls into the pit, what can be used to pull him out?\nOne who becomes Gurmukh contemplates the Lord, and remains detached.\nChanting the Lord's Name, he saves himself, and he carries across those who are drowning as well.\nO Nanak, he acts in accordance with the Will of God; he endures whatever he is given. ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nSays Nanak, listen, O mind, to the True Teachings.\nOpening His ledger, God will call you to account.\nThose rebels who have unpaid accounts shall be called out.\nAzraa-eel, the Angel of Death, shall be appointed to punish them.\nThey will find no way to escape coming and going in reincarnation; they are trapped in the narrow path.\nFalsehood will come to an end, O Nanak, and Truth will prevail in the end. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe body and everything belongs to the Lord; the Lord Himself is all-pervading.\nThe Lord's value cannot be estimated; nothing can be said about it.\nBy Guru's Grace, one praises the Lord, imbued with feelings of devotion.\nThe mind and body are totally rejuvenated, and egotism is eradicated.\nEverything is the play of the Lord. The Gurmukh understands this. ||13||\nShalok, First Mehl:\nBranded with a thousand marks of disgrace, Indra cried in shame.\nParas Raam returned home crying.\nAjai cried and wept, when he was made to eat the manure he had given, pretending it was charity.\nSuch is the punishment received in the Court of the Lord.\nRama wept when he was sent into exile,\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 079\nand separated from Sita and Lakhshman.\nThe ten-headed Raawan, who stole away Sita with the beat of his tambourine, wept when he lost Sri Lanka.\nThe Paandavas once lived in the Presence of the Lord; they were made slaves, and wept.\nJanmayjaa wept, that he had lost his way.\nOne mistake, and he became a sinner.\nThe Shaykhs, Pirs and spiritual teachers weep;\nat the very last instant, they suffer in agony.\nThe kings weep - their ears are cut;\nthey go begging from house to house.\nThe miser weeps; he has to leave behind the wealth he has gathered.\nThe Pandit, the religious scholar, weeps when his learning is gone.\nThe young woman weeps because she has no husband.\nO Nanak, the whole world is suffering.\nHe alone is victorious, who believes in the Lord's Name.\nNo other action is of any account. ||1||\nSecond Mehl:\nMeditation, austerity and everything come through belief in the Lord's Name. All other actions are useless.\nO Nanak, believe in the One who is worth believing in. By Guru's Grace, he is realized. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe union of the body and the soul-swan was pre-ordained by the Creator Lord.\nHe is hidden, and yet pervading all. He is revealed to the Gurmukh.\nSinging the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and chanting His Praises, one merges in His Glories.\nTrue is the True Word of the Guru's Bani. One unites in Union with the True Lord.\nHe Himself is everything; He Himself grants glorious greatness. ||14||\nShalok, Second Mehl:\nO Nanak, the blind man may go to appraise the jewels,\nbut he will not know their value; he will return home after exposing his ignorance. ||1||\nSecond Mehl:\nThe Jeweller has come, and opened up the bag of jewels.\nThe merchandise and the merchant are merged together.\nThey alone purchase the gem, O Nanak, who have virtue in their purse.\nThose who do not appreciate the value of the jewels, wander like blind men in the world. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe fortress of the body has nine gates; the tenth gate is kept hidden.\nThe rigid door is not open; only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad can it be opened.\nThe unstruck sound current resounds and vibrates there. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is heard.\nDeep within the nucleus of the heart, the Divine Light shines forth. Through devotional worship, one meets the Lord.\nThe One Lord is pervading and permeating all. He Himself created the creation. ||15||\nShalok, Second Mehl:\nHe is truly blind, who follows the way shown by the blind man.\nO Nanak, why should the one who can see, get lost?\nDo not call them blind, who have no eyes in their face.\nThey alone are blind, O Nanak, who wander away from their Lord and Master. ||1||\nSecond Mehl:\nOne whom the Lord has made blind - the Lord can make him see again.\nHe acts only as he knows, although he may be spoken to a hundred times.\nWhere the real thing is not seen, self-conceit prevails there - know this well.\nO Nanak, how can the purshaser purchase the real thing, if he cannot recognize it? ||2||\nSecond Mehl:\nHow can someone be called blind, if he was made blind by the Lord's Command?\nO Nanak, one who does not understand the Hukam of the Lord's Command should be called blind. ||3||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 080\nPauree:\nDeep within the body is the fortress of the Lord, and all lands and countries.\nHe Himself sits in primal, profound Samaadhi; He Himself is all-pervading.\nHe Himself created the Universe, and He Himself remains hidden within it.\nServing the Guru, the Lord is known, and the Truth is revealed.\nHe is True, the Truest of the True; the Guru has imparted this understanding. ||16||\nShalok, First Mehl:\nNight is the summer season, and day is the winter season; sexual desire and anger are the two fields planted.\nGreed prepares the soil, and the seed of falsehood is planted; attachment and love are the farmer and hired hand.\nContemplation is the plow, and corruption is the harvest; this is what one earns and eats, according to the Hukam of the Lord's Command.\nO Nanak, when one is called to give his account, he will be barren and infertile. ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nMake the Fear of God the farm, purity the water, truth and contentment the cows and bulls,\nhumility the plow, consciousness the plowman, remembrance the preparation of the soil, and union with the Lord the planting time.\nLet the Lord's Name be the seed, and His Forgiving Grace the harvest. Do this, and the whole world will seem false.\nO Nanak, if He bestows His Merciful Glance of Grace, then all your separation will be ended. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe self-willed manmukh is trapped in the darkness of emotional attachment; in the love of duality he speaks.\nThe love of duality brings pain forever; he churns the water endlessly.\nThe Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he churns, and obtains the essence of reality.\nThe Divine Light illuminates his heart deep within; he seeks the Lord, and obtains Him.\nHe Himself deludes in doubt; no one can comment on this. ||17||\nShalok, Second Mehl:\nO Nanak, don't be anxious; the Lord will take care of you.\nHe created the creatures in water, and He gives them their nourishment.\nThere are no stores open there, and no one farms there.\nNo business is ever transacted there, and no one buys or sells.\nAnimals eat other animals; this is what the Lord has given them as food.\nHe created them in the oceans, and He provides for them as well.\nO Nanak, don't be anxious; the Lord will take care of you. ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nO Nanak, this soul is the fish, and death is the hungry fisherman.\nThe blind man does not even think of this. And suddenly, the net is cast.\nO Nanak, his consciousness is unconscious, and he departs, bound by anxiety.\nBut if the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, then He unites the soul with Himself. ||2||\nPauree:\nThey are true, forever true, who drink in the sublime essence of the Lord.\nThe True Lord abides in the mind of the Gurmukh; He strikes the true bargain.\nEverything is in the home of the self within; only the very fortunate obtain it.\nThe hunger within is conquered and overcome, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.\nHe Himself unites in His Union; He Himself blesses them with understanding. ||18||\nShalok, First Mehl:\nThe cotton is ginned, woven and spun;\nthe cloth is laid out, washed and bleached white.\nThe tailor cuts it with his scissors, and sews it with his thread.\nThus, the torn and tattered honor is sewn up again, through the Lord's Praise, O Nanak, and one lives the true life.\nBecoming worn, the cloth is torn; with needle and thread it is sewn up again.\nIt will not last for a month, or even a week. It barely lasts for an hour, or even a moment.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 081\nBut the Truth does not grow old; and when it is stitched, it is never torn again.\nO Nanak, the Lord and Master is the Truest of the True. While we meditate on Him, we see Him. ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nThe knife is Truth, and its steel is totally True.\nIts workmanship is incomparably beautiful.\nIt is sharpened on the grindstone of the Shabad.\nIt is placed in the scabbard of virtue.\nIf the Shaykh is killed with that,\nthen the blood of greed will spill out.\nOne who is slaughtered in this ritualistic way, will be attached to the Lord.\nO Nanak, at the Lord's door, he is absorbed into His Blessed Vision. ||2||\nFirst Mehl:\nA beautiful dagger hangs by your waist, and you ride such a beautiful horse.\nBut don't be too proud; O Nanak, you may fall head first to the ground. ||3||\nPauree:\nThey alone walk as Gurmukh, who receive the Shabad in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.\nMeditating on the True Lord, they become truthful; they carry in their robes the supplies of the Lord's wealth.\nThe devotees look beautiful, singing the Praises of the Lord; following the Guru's Teachings, they become stable and unchanging.\nThey enshrine the jewel of contemplation within their minds, and the most sublime Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nHe Himself unites in His Union; He Himself grants glorious greatness. ||19||\nShalok, Third Mehl:\nEveryone is filled with hope; hardly anyone is free of hope.\nO Nanak, blessed is the birth of one, who remains dead while yet alive. ||1||\nThird Mehl:\nNothing is in the hands of hope. How can one become free of hope?\nWhat can this poor being do? The Lord Himself creates confusion. ||2||\nPauree:\nCursed is the life in this world, without the True Name.\nGod is the Great Giver of givers. His wealth is permanent and unchanging.\nThat humble being is immaculate, who worships the Lord with each and every breath.\nWith your tongue, vibrate the One Inaccessible Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.\nHe is all-pervading everywhere. Nanak is a sacrifice to Him. ||20||\nShalok, First Mehl:\nThe union between the lake of the True Guru, and the swan of the soul, was pre-ordained from the very beginning, by the Pleasure of the Lord's Will.\nThe diamonds are in this lake; they are the food of the swans.\nThe cranes and the ravens may be very wise, but they do not remain in this lake.\nThey do not find their food there; their food is different.\nPracticing Truth, the True Lord is found. False is the pride of the false.\nO Nanak, they alone meet the True Guru, who are so pre-destined by the Lord's Command. ||1||\nFirst Mehl:\nMy Lord and Master is immaculate, as are those who think of Him.\nO Nanak, serve Him, who gives to you forever and ever.\nO Nanak, serve Him; by serving Him, sorrow is dispelled.\nFaults and demerits vanish, and virtues take their place; peace comes to dwell in the mind. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe Himself is all-pervading; He Himself is absorbed in the profound state of Samaadhi.\nHe Himself instructs; the Gurmukh is satisfied and fulfilled.\nSome, He causes to wander in the wilderness, while others are committed to His devotional worship.\nHe alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand; He Himself attaches mortals to His Name.\nO Nanak, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, true greatness is obtained. ||21||1||\nSudh||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 082\nVaar Of Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nAs I have heard of the True Guru, so I have seen Him.\nHe re-unites the separated ones with God; He is the Mediator at the Court of the Lord.\nHe implants the Mantra of the Lord's Name, and eradicates the illness of egotism.\nO Nanak, he alone meets the True Guru, who has such union pre-ordained. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nIf the One Lord is my Friend, then all are my friends. If the One Lord is my enemy, then all fight with me.\nThe Perfect Guru has shown me that, without the Name, everything is useless.\nThe faithless cynics and the evil people wander in reincarnation; they are attached to other tastes.\nServant Nanak has realized the Lord God, by the Grace of the Guru, the True Guru. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe Creator Lord created the Creation.\nHe Himself is the perfect Banker; He Himself earns His profit.\nHe Himself made the expansive Universe; He Himself is imbued with joy.\nThe value of God's almighty creative power cannot be estimated.\nHe is inaccessible, unfathomable, endless, the farthest of the far.\nHe Himself is the greatest Emperor; He Himself is His own Prime Minister.\nNo one knows His worth, or the greatness of His resting place.\nHe Himself is our True Lord and Master. He reveals Himself to the Gurmukh. ||1||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nListen, O my beloved friend: please show me the True Guru.\nI dedicate my mind to Him; I keep Him continually enshrined within my heart.\nWithout the One and Only True Guru, life in this world is cursed.\nO servant Nanak, they alone meet the True Guru, with whom He constantly abides. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nDeep within me is the longing to meet You; how can I find You, God?\nI will search for someone, some friend, who will unite me with my Beloved.\nThe Perfect Guru has united me with Him; wherever I look, there He is.\nServant Nanak serves that God; there is no other as great as He is. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe is the Great Giver, the Generous Lord; with what mouth can I praise Him?\nIn His Mercy, He protects, preserves and sustains us.\nNo one is under anyone else's control; He is the One Support of all.\nHe cherishes all as His children, and reaches out with His hand.\nHe stages His joyous plays, which no one understands at all.\nThe all-powerful Lord gives His Support to all; I am a sacrifice to Him.\nNight and day, sing the Praises of the One who is worthy of being praised.\nThose who fall at the Guru's Feet, enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord. ||2||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nHe has widened the narrow path for me, and preserved my integrity, along with that of my family.\nHe Himself has arranged and resolved my affairs. I dwell upon that God forever.\nGod is my mother and father; He hugs me close in His embrace, and cherishes me, like His tiny baby.\nAll beings and creatures have become kind and compassionate to me. O Nanak, the Lord has blessed me with His Glance of Grace. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 083\nFifth Mehl:\nTo ask for any other than You, Lord, is the most miserable of miseries.\nPlease bless me with Your Name, and make me content; may the hunger of my mind be satisfied.\nThe Guru has made the woods and meadows green again. O Nanak, is it any wonder that He blesses human beings as well? ||2||\nPauree:\nSuch is that Great Giver; may I never forget Him from my mind.\nI cannot survive without Him, for an instant, for a moment, for a second.\nInwardly and outwardly, He is with us; how can we hide anything from Him?\nOne whose honor He Himself has preserved, crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.\nHe alone is a devotee, a spiritual teacher, and a disciplined pratictioner of meditation, whom the Lord has so blessed.\nHe alone is perfect and renowned as supreme, whom the Lord has blessed with His power.\nHe alone endures the unendurable, whom the Lord inspires to endure it.\nAnd he alone meets the True Lord, within whose mind the Guru's Mantra is implanted. ||3||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nBlessed are those beautiful Ragas which, when chanted, quench all thirst.\nBlessed are those beautiful people who, as Gurmukh, chant the Name of the Lord.\nI am a sacrifice to those who single-mindedly worship and adore the One Lord.\nI yearn for the dust of their feet; by His Grace, it is obtained.\nI am a sacrifice to those who are imbued with love for the Lord of the Universe.\nI tell them the state of my soul, and pray that I may be united with the Sovereign Lord King, my Friend.\nThe Perfect Guru has united me with Him, and the pains of birth and death have departed.\nServant Nanak has found the inaccessible, infinitely beautiful Lord, and he will not go anywhere else. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nBlessed is that time, blessed is that hour, blessed is that second, excellent is that instant;\nblessed is that day, and that opportunity, when I gazed upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan.\nThe mind's desires are fulfilled, when the inaccessible, unfathomable Lord is obtained.\nEgotism and emotional attachment are eradicated, and one leans only on the Support of the True Name.\nO servant Nanak, one who is committed to the Lord's service - the whole world is saved along with him. ||2||\nPauree:\nHow rare are those who are blessed to praise the Lord, in devotional worship.\nThose who are blessed with the Lord's treasures are not called to give their account again.\nThose who are imbued with His Love are absorbed in ecstasy.\nThey take the Support of the One Name; the One Name is their only food.\nFor their sake, the world eats and enjoys.\nTheir Beloved Lord belongs to them alone.\nThe Guru comes and meets them; they alone know God.\nI am a sacrifice to those who are pleasing to their Lord and Master. ||4||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nMy friendship is with the One Lord alone; I am in love with the One Lord alone.\nThe Lord is my only friend; my companionship is with the One Lord alone.\nMy conversation is with the One Lord alone; He never frowns, or turns His face away.\nHe alone knows the state of my soul; He never ignores my love.\nHe is my only counselor, all-powerful to destroy and create.\nThe Lord is my only Giver. He places His hand upon the heads of the generous in the world.\nI take the Support of the One Lord alone; He is all-powerful, over the heads of all.\nThe Saint, the True Guru, has united me with the Lord. He placed His hand on my forehead.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 084\nThe Guru led me to meet the greatest Lord and Master; He saved the whole world.\nThe desires of the mind are fulfilled; I have attained my pre-destined Union with God.\nNanak has obtained the True Name; He enjoys the enjoyments forever. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nFriendship with the self-willed manmukhs is an alliance with Maya.\nAs we watch, they run away; they never stand firm.\nAs long as they get food and clothing, they stick around.\nBut on that day when they receive nothing, then they start to curse.\nThe self-willed manmukhs are ignorant and blind; they do not know the secrets of the soul.\nThe false bond does not last; it is like stones joined with mud.\nThe blind do not understand themselves; they are engrossed in false worldly entanglements.\nEntangled in false attachments, they pass their lives in egotism and self-conceit.\nBut that being, whom the Lord has blessed with His Mercy from the very beginning, does perfect deeds, and accumulates good karma.\nO servant Nanak, those humble beings alone are saved, who enter the Sanctuary of the True Guru. ||2||\nPauree:\nThose who are imbued with the Lord's Vision, speak the Truth.\nHow can I obtain the dust of those who realize their Lord and Master?\nThe mind, stained by corruption, becomes pure by associating with them.\nOne sees the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, when the door of doubt is opened.\nThat one, unto whom the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is revealed, is never pushed or shoved.\nMy mind and body are enraptured, when the Lord blesses me, even for an instant, with His Glance of Grace.\nThe nine treasures, and the treasure of the Naam are obtained by commitment to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nHe alone is blessed with the dust of the feet of the Saints, upon whose forehead such pre-ordained desiny is inscribed. ||5||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nO deer-eyed bride, I speak the Truth, which shall save you.\nListen to these beautiful words, O beauteous bride; your Beloved Lord is your mind's only support.\nYou have fallen in love with an evil person; tell me - show me why!\nI lack nothing, and I am not sad or depressed; I have no deficiency at all.\nI abandoned and lost my fascinating and beautiful Husband Lord; in this evil-mindedness, I have lost my good fortune.\nI am not mistaken, and I am not confused; I have no egotism, and commit no offense.\nAs You have linked me, so I am linked; listen to my true message.\nShe alone is the blessed soul-bride, and she alone is fortunate, upon whom the Husband Lord has showered His Mercy.\nHer Husband Lord takes away all her faults and mistakes; hugging her close in His embrace, He embellishes her.\nThe unfortunate soul-bride makes this prayer: O Nanak, when will my turn come?\nAll the blessed soul-brides celebrate and make merry; bless me as well with a night of bliss, O Lord. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nWhy do you waver, O my mind? The Lord is the Fulfiller of hopes and desires.\nMeditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being; He is the Destroyer of all pains.\nWorship and adore the Lord's Name, O my mind; all sins and corruption shall be washed away.\nThose who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny, are in love with the Formless Lord.\nThey abandon the tastes of Maya, and gather in the infinite wealth of the Naam.\nTwenty-four hours a day, they are lovingly absorbed in the One Lord; they surrender and accept the Will of the Infinite Lord.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 085\nServant Nanak begs for this one gift: please bless me, Lord, with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my mind is in love with You. ||2||\nPauree:\nOne who is conscious of You finds everlasting peace.\nOne who is conscious of You does not suffer at the hands of the Messenger of Death.\nOne who is conscious of You is not anxious.\nOne who has the Creator as his Friend - all his affairs are resolved.\nOne who is conscious of You is renowned and respected.\nOne who is conscious of You becomes very wealthy.\nOne who is conscious of You has a great family.\nOne who is conscious of You saves his ancestors. ||6||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nBlind inwardly, and blind outwardly, he sings falsely, falsely.\nHe washes his body, and draws ritual marks on it, and totally runs after wealth.\nBut the filth of his egotism is not removed from within, and over and over again, he comes and goes in reincarnation.\nEngulfed in sleep, and tormented by frustrated sexual desire, he chants the Lord's Name with his mouth.\nHe is called a Vaishnav, but he is bound to deeds of egotism; by threshing only husks, what rewards can be obtained?\nSitting among the swans, the crane does not become one of them; sitting there, he keeps staring at the fish.\nAnd when the gathering of swans looks and sees, they realize that they can never form an alliance with the crane.\nThe swans peck at the diamonds and pearls, while the crane chases after frogs.\nThe poor crane flies away, so that his secret will not be exposed.\nWhatever the Lord attaches one to, to that he is attached. Who is to blame, when the Lord wills it so?\nThe True Guru is the lake, overflowing with pearls. One who meets the True Guru obtains them.\nThe Sikh-swans gather at the lake, according to the Will of the True Guru.\nThe lake is filled with the wealth of these jewels and pearls; they are spent and consumed, but they never run out.\nThe swan never leaves the lake; such is the Pleasure of the Creator's Will.\nO servant Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead - that Sikh comes to the Guru.\nHe saves himself, and saves all his generations as well; he emancipates the whole world. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nHe is called a Pandit, a religious scholar, and yet he wanders along many pathways. He is as hard as uncooked beans.\nHe is filled with attachment, and constantly engrossed in doubt; his body cannot hold still.\nFalse is his coming, and false is his going; he is continually on the lookout for Maya.\nIf someone speaks the truth, then he is aggravated; he is totally filled with anger.\nThe evil fool is engrossed in evil-mindedness and false intellectualizations; his mind is attached to emotional attachment.\nThe deceiver abides with the five deceivers; it is a gathering of like minds.\nAnd when the Jeweller, the True Guru, appraises him, then he is exposed as mere iron.\nMixed and mingled with others, he was passed off as genuine in many places; but now, the veil has been lifted, and he stands naked before all.\nOne who comes to the Sanctuary of the True Guru, shall be transformed from iron into gold.\nThe True Guru has no anger or vengeance; He looks upon son and enemy alike. Removing faults and mistakes, He purifies the human body.\nO Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, is in love with the True Guru.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 086\nThe Word of the Perfect True Guru's Bani is Ambrosial Nectar; it dwells in the heart of one who is blessed by the Guru's Mercy.\nHis coming and going in reincarnation is ended; forever and ever, he is at peace. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe alone understands You, Lord, with whom You are pleased.\nHe alone is approved in the Court of the Lord, with whom You are pleased.\nEgotism is eradicated, when You bestow Your Grace.\nSins are erased, when You are thoroughly pleased.\nOne who has the Lord Master on his side, becomes fearless.\nOne who is blessed with Your Mercy, becomes truthful.\nOne who is blessed with Your Kindness, is not touched by fire.\nYou are forever Merciful to those who are receptive to the Guru's Teachings. ||7||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nPlease grant Your Grace, O Merciful Lord; please forgive me.\nForever and ever, I chant Your Name; I fall at the feet of the True Guru.\nPlease, dwell within my mind and body, and end my sufferings.\nPlease give me Your hand, and save me, that fear may not afflict me.\nMay I sing Your Glorious Praises day and night; please commit me to this task.\nAssociating with the humble Saints, the disease of egotism is eradicated.\nThe One Lord and Master is all-pervading, permeating everywhere.\nBy Guru's Grace, I have truly found the Truest of the True.\nPlease bless me with Your Kindness, O Kind Lord, and bless me with Your Praises.\nGazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I am in ecstasy; this is what Nanak loves. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nMeditate on the One Lord within your mind, and enter the Sanctuary of the One Lord alone.\nBe in love with the One Lord; there is no other at all.\nBeg from the One Lord, the Great Giver, and you will be blessed with everything.\nIn your mind and body, with each breath and morsel of food, meditate on the One and only Lord God.\nThe Gurmukh obtains the true treasure, the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nVery fortunate are those humble Saints, within whose minds the Lord has come to abide.\nHe is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; there is no other at all.\nMeditating on the Naam, and chanting the Naam, Nanak abides in the Will of his Lord and Master. ||2||\nPauree:\nOne who has You as his Saving Grace - who can kill him?\nOne who has You as his Saving Grace conquers the three worlds.\nOne who has You on his side - his face is radiant and bright.\nOne who has You on his side, is the purest of the Pure.\nOne who is blessed with Your Grace is not called to give his account.\nOne with whom You are pleased, obtains the nine treasures.\nOne who has You on his side, God - unto whom is he subservient?\nOne who is blessed with Your Kind Mercy is dedicated to Your worship. ||8||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nBe Merciful, O my Lord and Master, that I may pass my life in the Society of the Saints.\nThose who forget You are born only to die and be reincarnated again; their sufferings will never end. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nMeditate in remembrance within your heart on the True Guru, whether you are on the most difficult path, on the mountain or by the river bank.\nChanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, no one shall block your way. ||2||\nPauree:\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 087\nWhere You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.\nThere, in the fire of the mother's womb, You protected us.\nHearing Your Name, the Messenger of Death runs away.\nThe terrifying, treacherous, impassible world-ocean is crossed over, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nThose who feel thirst for You, take in Your Ambrosial Nectar.\nThis is the only act of goodness in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.\nHe is Merciful to all; He sustains us with each and every breath.\nThose who come to You with love and faith are never turned away empty-handed. ||9||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nThose whom You bless with the Support of Your Name, O Supreme Lord God, do not know any other.\nInaccessible, Unfathomable Lord and Master, All-powerful True Great Giver:\nYou are eternal and unchanging, without vengeance and True; True is the Darbaar of Your Court.\nYour worth cannot be described; You have no end or limitation.\nTo forsake God, and ask for something else, is all corruption and ashes.\nThey alone find peace, and they are the true kings, whose dealings are true.\nThose who are in love with God's Name, intuitively enjoy the essence of peace.\nNanak worships and adores the One Lord; he seeks the dust of the Saints. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nSinging the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, bliss, peace and rest are obtained.\nForsake other clever tricks, O Nanak; only through the Name will you be saved. ||2||\nPauree:\nNo one can bring You under control, by despising the world.\nNo one can bring You under control, by studying the Vedas.\nNo one can bring You under control, by bathing at the holy places.\nNo one can bring You under control, by wandering all over the world.\nNo one can bring You under control, by any clever tricks.\nNo one can bring You under control, by giving huge donations to charities.\nEveryone is under Your power, O inaccessible, unfathomable Lord.\nYou are under the control of Your devotees; You are the strength of Your devotees. ||10||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Lord Himself is the true physician.\nThese physicians of the world only burden the soul with pain.\nThe Word of the Guru's Shabad is Ambrosial Nectar; it is so delicious to eat.\nO Nanak, one whose mind is filled with this Nectar - all his pains are dispelled. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nBy the Hukam of Lord's Command, they move about; by the Lord's Command, they remain still.\nBy His Hukam, they endure pain and pleasure alike.\nBy His Hukam, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.\nO Nanak, he alone does so, who is blessed.\nBy the Hukam of the Lord's Command, they die; by the Hukam of His Command, they live.\nBy His Hukam, they become tiny, and huge.\nBy His Hukam, they receive pain, happiness and bliss.\nBy His Hukam, they chant the Guru's Mantra, which always works.\nBy His Hukam, coming and going in reincarnation cease,\nO Nanak, when He links them to His devotional worship. ||2||\nPauree:\nI am a sacrifice to that musician who is Your servant, O Lord.\nI am a sacrifice to that musician who sings the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord.\nBlessed, blessed is that musician, for whom the Formless Lord Himself longs.\nVery fortunate is that musician who comes to the gate of the Court of the True Lord.\nThat musician meditates on You, Lord, and praises You day and night.\nHe begs for the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, and will never be defeated.\nHis clothes and his food are true, and he enshrines love for the Lord within.\nPraiseworthy is that musician who loves God. ||11||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 088\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nThe Bani of the Guru's Word is Ambrosial Nectar; its taste is sweet. The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar.\nMeditate in remembrance on the Lord in your mind, body and heart; twenty-four hours a day, sing His Glorious Praises.\nListen to these Teachings, O Sikhs of the Guru. This is the true purpose of life.\nThis priceless human life will be made fruitful; embrace love for the Lord in your mind.\nCelestial peace and absolute bliss come when one meditates on God - suffering is dispelled.\nO Nanak, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, peace wells up, and one obtains a place in the Court of the Lord. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nO Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is the Teaching imparted by the Perfect Guru.\nIn the Lord's Will, they practice meditation, austerity and self-discipline; in the Lord's Will, they are released.\nIn the Lord's Will, they are made to wander in reincarnation; in the Lord's Will, they are forgiven.\nIn the Lord's Will, pain and pleasure are experienced; in the Lord's Will, actions are performed.\nIn the Lord's Will, clay is fashioned into form; in the Lord's Will, His Light is infused into it.\nIn the Lord's Will, enjoyments are enjoyed; in the Lord's Will, these enjoyments are denied.\nIn the Lord's Will, they are incarnated in heaven and hell; in the Lord's Will, they fall to the ground.\nIn the Lord's Will, they are committed to His devotional worship and Praise; O Nanak, how rare are these! ||2||\nPauree:\nHearing, hearing of the glorious greatness of the True Name, I live.\nEven ignorant beasts and goblins can be saved, in an instant.\nDay and night, chant the Name, forever and ever.\nThe most horrible thirst and hunger is satisfied through Your Name, O Lord.\nDisease, sorrow and pain run away, when the Name dwells within the mind.\nHe alone attains his Beloved, who loves the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nThe worlds and solar systems are saved by the Infinite Lord.\nYour glory is Yours alone, O my Beloved True Lord. ||12||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nI abandoned and lost my Beloved Friend, O Nanak; I was fooled by the transitory color of the safflower, which fades away.\nI did not know Your value, O my Friend; without You, I am not worth even half a shell. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nMy mother-in-law is my enemy, O Nanak; my father-in-law is argumentative and my brother-in-law burns me at every step.\nThey can all just play in the dust, when You are my Friend, O Lord. ||2||\nPauree:\nYou relieve the pains of those, within whose consciousness You dwell, O Lord.\nThose, within whose consciousness You dwell, never lose.\nOne who meets the Perfect Guru will surely be saved.\nOne who is attached to Truth, contemplates Truth.\nOne, into whose hands the treasure comes, stops searching.\nHe alone is known as a devotee, who loves the One Lord.\nHe is the dust under the feet of all; he is the lover of the Lord's feet.\nEverything is Your wonderful play; the whole creation is Yours. ||13||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nI have totally discarded praise and slander, O Nanak; I have forsaken and abandoned everything.\nI have seen that all relationships are false, and so I have grasped hold of the hem of Your robe, Lord. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nI wandered and wandered and went crazy, O Nanak, in countless foreign lands and pathways.\nBut then, I slept in peace and comfort, when I met the Guru, and found my Friend. ||2||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 089\nPauree:\nWhen I forget You, I endure all pains and afflictions.\nMaking thousands of efforts, they are still not eliminated.\nOne who forgets the Name, is known as a poor person.\nOne who forgets the Name, wanders in reincarnation.\nOne who does not remember his Lord and Master, is punished by the Messenger of Death.\nOne who does not remember his Lord and Master, is judged to be a sick person.\nOne who does not remember his Lord and Master, is egotistical and proud.\nOne who forgets the Name is miserable in this world. ||14||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nI have not seen any other like You. You alone are pleasing to Nanak's mind.\nI am a dedicated, devoted sacrifice to that friend, that mediator, who leads me to recognize my Husband Lord. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nBeautiful are those feet which walk towards You; beautiful is that head which falls at Your Feet.\nBeautiful is that mouth which sings Your Praises; beautiful is that soul which seeks Your Sanctuary. ||2||\nPauree:\nMeeting the Lord's brides, in the True Congregation, I sing the songs of joy.\nThe home of my heart is now held steady, and I shall not go out wandering again.\nEvil-mindedness has been dispelled, along with sin and my bad reputation.\nI am well-known as being calm and good-natured; my heart is filled with Truth.\nInwardly and outwardly, the One and only Lord is my way.\nMy mind is thirsty for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I am a slave at His feet.\nI am glorified and embellished, when my Lord and Master enjoys me.\nI meet Him through my blessed destiny, when it is pleasing to His Will. ||15||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nAll virtues are Yours, Dear Lord; You bestow them upon us. I am unworthy - what can I achieve, O Nanak?\nThere is no other Giver as great as You. I am a beggar; I beg from You forever. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nMy body was wasting away, and I was depressed. The Guru, my Friend, has encouraged and consoled me.\nI sleep in total peace and comfort; I have conquered the whole world. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe Darbaar of Your Court is glorious and great. Your holy throne is True.\nYou are the Emperor over the heads of kings. Your canopy and chauree (fly-brush) are permanent and unchanging.\nThat alone is true justice, which is pleasing to the Will of the Supreme Lord God.\nEven the homeless receive a home, when it is pleasing to the Will of the Supreme Lord God.\nWhatever the Creator Lord does, is a good thing.\nThose who recognize their Lord and Master, are seated in the Court of the Lord.\nTrue is Your Command; no one can challenge it.\nO Merciful Lord, Cause of causes, Your creative power is all-powerful. ||16||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nHearing of You, my body and mind have blossomed forth; chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am flushed with life.\nWalking on the Path, I have found cool tranquility deep within; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan, I am enraptured. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nI have found the jewel within my heart.\nI was not charged for it; the True Guru gave it to me.\nMy search has ended, and I have become stable.\nO Nanak, I have conquered this priceless human life. ||2||\nPauree:\nOne who has such good karma inscribed upon his forehead, is committed to the Lord's service.\nOne whose heart lotus blossoms forth upon meeting the Guru, remains awake and aware, night and day.\nAll doubt and fear run away from one who is in love with the Lord's lotus feet.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 090\nHe conquers his soul, following the Guru's Teachings, and attains the Imperishable Lord.\nHe alone keeps up in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, who meditates on the Supreme Lord God.\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he is immaculate, as if he has bathed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.\nHe alone is a man of good fortune, who has met with God.\nNanak is a sacrifice to such a one, whose destiny is so great! ||17||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nWhen the Husband Lord is within the heart, then Maya, the bride, goes outside.\nWhen one's Husband Lord is outside of oneself, then Maya, the bride, is supreme.\nWithout the Name, one wanders all around.\nThe True Guru shows us that the Lord is with us.\nServant Nanak merges in the Truest of the True. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nMaking all sorts of efforts, they wander around; but they do not make even one effort.\nO Nanak, how rare are those who understand the effort which saves the world. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe greatest of the great, infinite is Your dignity.\nYour colors and hues are so numerous; no one can know Your actions.\nYou are the Soul within all souls; You alone know everything.\nEverything is under Your control; Your home is beautiful.\nYour home is filled with bliss, which resonates and resounds throughout Your home.\nYour honor, majesty and glory are Yours alone.\nYou are overflowing with all powers; wherever we look, there You are.\nNanak, the slave of Your slaves, prays to You alone. ||18||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nYour streets are covered with canopies; under them, the traders look beautiful.\nO Nanak, he alone is truly a banker, who buys the infinite commodity. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nKabeer, no one is mine, and I belong to no one.\nI am absorbed in the One, who created this creation. ||2||\nPauree:\nThe Lord is the most beautiful fruit tree, bearing fruits of Ambrosial Nectar.\nMy mind longs to meet Him; how can I ever find Him?\nHe has no color or form; He is inaccessible and unconquerable.\nI love Him with all my soul; He opens the door for me.\nI shall serve you forever, if you tell me of my Friend.\nI am a sacrifice, a dedicated, devoted sacrifice to Him.\nThe Beloved Saints tell us, to listen with our consciousness.\nOne who has such pre-ordained destiny, O slave Nanak, is blessed with the Ambrosial Name by the True Guru. ||19||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nKabeer, the earth belongs to the Holy, but the thieves have come and now sit among them.\nThe earth does not feel their weight; even they profit. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nKabeer, for the sake of the rice, the husks are beaten and threshed.\nWhen one sits in the company of evil people, then he will be called to account by the Righteous Judge of Dharma. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe Himself has the greatest family; He Himself is all alone.\nHe alone knows His own worth.\nHe Himself, by Himself, created everything.\nOnly He Himself can describe His own creation.\nBlessed is Your place, where You dwell, Lord.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 091\nBlessed are Your devotees, who see You, O True Lord.\nHe alone praises You, who is blessed by Your Grace.\nOne who meets the Guru, O Nanak, is immaculate and sanctified. ||20||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nFareed, this world is beautiful, but there is a thorny garden within it.\nThose who are blessed by their spiritual teacher are not even scratched. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nFareed, blessed is the life, with such a beautiful body.\nHow rare are those who are found to love their Beloved Lord. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe alone obtains meditation, austerities, self-discipline, compassion and Dharmic faith, whom the Lord so blesses.\nHe alone meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, whose fire the Lord puts out.\nThe Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Inaccessible Primal Lord, inspires us to look upon all with an impartial eye.\nWith the support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one falls in love with God.\nOne's faults are eradicated, and one's face becomes radiant and bright; through the Lord's Name, one crosses over.\nThe fear of birth and death is removed, and he is not reincarnated again.\nGod lifts him up and pulls him out of the deep, dark pit, and attaches him to the hem of His robe.\nO Nanak, God forgives him, and holds him close in His embrace. ||21||\nShalok, Fifth Mehl:\nOne who loves God is imbued with the deep crimson color of His love.\nO Nanak, such a person is rarely found; the value of such a humble person can never be estimated. ||1||\nFifth Mehl:\nThe True Name has pierced the nucleus of my self deep within. Outside, I see the True Lord as well.\nO Nanak, He is pervading and permeating all places, the forests and the meadows, the three worlds, and every hair. ||2||\nPauree:\nHe Himself created the Universe; He Himself imbues it.\nHe Himself is One, and He Himself has numerous forms.\nHe Himself is within all, and He Himself is beyond them.\nHe Himself is known to be far away, and He Himself is right here.\nHe Himself is hidden, and He Himself is revealed.\nNo one can estimate the value of Your Creation, Lord.\nYou are deep and profound, unfathomable, infinite and invaluable.\nO Nanak, the One Lord is all-pervading. You are the One and only. ||22||1||2||\nSudh||\nVaar Of Raamkalee, Uttered By Satta And Balwand The Drummer:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nOne who chants the Name of the Almighty Creator - how can his words be judged?\nHis divine virtues are the true sisters and brothers; through them, the gift of supreme status is obtained.\nNanak established the kingdom; He built the true fortress on the strongest foundations.\nHe installed the royal canopy over Lehna's head; chanting the Lord's Praises, He drank in the Ambrosial Nectar.\nThe Guru implanted the almighty sword of the Teachings to illuminate his soul.\nThe Guru bowed down to His disciple, while Nanak was still alive.\nThe King, while still alive, applied the ceremonial mark to his forehead. ||1||\nNanak proclaimed Lehna's succession - he earned it.\nThey shared the One Light and the same way; the King just changed His body.\nThe immaculate canopy waves over Him, and He sits on the throne in the Guru's shop.\nHe does as the Guru commands; He tasted the tasteless stone of Yoga.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 092\nThe Langar - the Kitchen of the Guru's Shabad has been opened, and its supplies never run short.\nWhatever His Master gave, He spent; He distributed it all to be eaten.\nThe Praises of the Master were sung, and the Divine Light descended from the heavens to the earth.\nGazing upon You, O True King, the filth of countless past lives is washed away.\nThe Guru gave the True Command; why should we hesitate to proclaim this?\nHis sons did not obey His Word; they turned their backs on Him as Guru.\nThese evil-hearted ones became rebellious; they carry loads of sin on their backs.\nWhatever the Guru said, Lehna did, and so he was installed on the throne.\nWho has lost, and who has won? ||2||\nHe who did the work, is accepted as Guru; so which is better - the thistle or the rice?\nThe Righteous Judge of Dharma considered the arguments and made the decision.\nWhatever the True Guru says, the True Lord does; it comes to pass instantaneously.\nGuru Angad was proclaimed, and the True Creator confirmed it.\nNanak merely changed his body; He still sits on the throne, with hundreds of branches reaching out.\nStanding at His door, His followers serve Him; by this service, their rust is scraped off.\nHe is the Dervish - the Saint, at the door of His Lord and Master; He loves the True Name, and the Bani of the Guru's Word.\nBalwand says that Khivi, the Guru's wife, is a noble woman, who gives soothing, leafy shade to all.\nShe distributes the bounty of the Guru's Langar; the kheer - the rice pudding and ghee, is like sweet ambrosia.\nThe faces of the Guru's Sikhs are radiant and bright; the self-willed manmukhs are pale, like straw.\nThe Master gave His approval, when Angad exerted Himself heroically.\nSuch is the Husband of mother Khivi; He sustains the world. ||3||\nIt is as if the Guru made the Ganges flow in the opposite direction, and the world wonders: what has he done?\nNanak, the Lord, the Lord of the World, spoke the words out loud.\nMaking the mountain his churning stick, and the snake-king his churning string, He has churned the Word of the Shabad.\nFrom it, He extracted the fourteen jewels, and illuminated the world.\nHe revealed such creative power, and touched such greatness.\nHe raised the royal canopy to wave over the head of Lehna, and raised His glory to the skies.\nHis Light merged into the Light, and He blended Him into Himself.\nGuru Nanak tested His Sikhs and His sons, and everyone saw what happened.\nWhen Lehna alone was found to be pure, then He was set on the throne. ||4||\nThen, the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor.\nMeditation, austerities and self-discipline rest with You, while the others are filled with excessive pride.\nGreed ruins mankind, like the green algae in the water.\nIn the Guru's Court, the Divine Light shines in its creative power.\nYou are the cooling peace, whose depth cannot be found.\nYou are overflowing with the nine treasures, and the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.\nWhoever slanders You will be totally ruined and destroyed.\nPeople of the world can see only what is near at hand, but You can see far beyond.\nThen the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor. ||5||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 093\nThe same mark on the forehead, the same throne, and the same Royal Court.\nJust like the father and grandfather, the son is approved.\nHe took the thousand-headed serpent as his churning string, and with the force of devotional love, he churned the ocean of the world with his churning stick, the Sumayr mountain.\nHe extracted the fourteen jewels, and brought forth the Divine Light.\nHe made intuition his horse, and chastity his saddle.\nHe placed the arrow of the Lord's Praise in the bow of Truth.\nIn this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, there was only pitch darkness. Then, He rose like the sun to illuminate the darkness.\nHe farms the field of Truth, and spreads out the canopy of Truth.\nYour kitchen always has ghee and flour to eat.\nYou understand the four corners of the universe; in your mind, the Word of the Shabad is approved and supreme.\nYou eliminate the comings and goings of reincarnation, and bestow the insignia of Your Glance of Grace.\nYou are the Avataar, the Incarnation of the all-knowing Primal Lord.\nYou are not pushed or shaken by the storm and the wind; you are like the Sumayr Mountain.\nYou know the inner state of the soul; You are the Knower of knowers.\nHow can I praise You, O True Supreme King, when You are so wise and all-knowing?\nThose blessings granted by the Pleasure of the True Guru - please bless Satta with those gifts.\nSeeing Nanak's canopy waving over Your head, everyone was astonished.\nThe same mark on the forehead, the same throne, and the same Royal Court.\nJust like the father and grandfather, the son is approved. ||6||\nBlessed, blessed is Guru Raam Daas; He who created You, has also exalted You.\nPerfect is Your miracle; the Creator Lord Himself has installed You on the throne.\nThe Sikhs and all the Congregation recognize You as the Supreme Lord God, and bow down to You.\nYou are unchanging, unfathomable and immeasurable; You have no end or limitation.\nThose who serve You with love - You carry them across.\nGreed, envy, sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment - You have beaten them and driven them out.\nBlessed is Your place, and True is Your magnificent glory.\nYou are Nanak, You are Angad, and You are Amar Daas; so do I recognize You.\nWhen I saw the Guru, then my mind was comforted and consoled. ||7||\nThe four Gurus enlightened the four ages; the Lord Himself assumed the fifth form.\nHe created Himself, and He Himself is the supporting pillar.\nHe Himself is the paper, He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the writer.\nAll His followers come and go; He alone is fresh and new.\nGuru Arjun sits on the throne; the royal canopy waves over the True Guru.\nFrom east to west, He illuminates the four directions.\nThose self-willed manmukhs who do not serve the Guru die in shame.\nYour miracles increase two-fold, even four-fold; this is the True Lord's true blessing.\nThe four Gurus enlightened the four ages; the Lord Himself assumed the fifth form. ||8||1||\nRaamkalee, The Word Of The Devotees.\nKabeer Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nMake your body the vat, and mix in the yeast. Let the Word of the Guru's Shabad be the molasses.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 094\nCut up desire, sexuality, anger, pride and envy, and let them be the fermenting bark. ||1||\nIs there any Saint, with intuitive peace and poise deep within, unto whom I might offer my meditation and austerities as payment?\nI dedicate my body and mind to whoever gives me even a drop of this wine from such a vat. ||1||Pause||\nI have made the fourteen worlds the furnace, and I have burnt my body with the fire of God.\nMy mudra - my hand-gesture, is the pipe; tuning into the celestial sound current within, the Shushmanaa - the central spinal channel, is my cooling pad. ||2||\nPilgrimages, fasting, vows, purifications, self-discipline, austerities and breath control through the sun and moon channels - all these I pledge.\nMy focused consciousness is the cup, and the Ambrosial Nectar is the pure juice. I drink in the supreme, sublime essence of this juice. ||3||\nThe pure stream constantly trickles forth, and my mind is intoxicated by this sublime essence.\nSays Kabeer, all other wines are trivial and tasteless; this is the only true, sublime essence. ||4||1||\nMake spiritual wisdom the molasses, meditation the flowers, and the Fear of God the fire enshrined in your mind.\nThe Shushmanaa, the central spinal channel, is intuitively balanced, and the drinker drinks in this wine. ||1||\nO hermit Yogi, my mind is intoxicated.\nWhen that wine rises up, one tastes the sublime essence of this juice, and sees across the three worlds. ||1||Pause||\nJoining the two channels of the breath, I have lit the furnace, and I drink in the supreme, sublime essence.\nI have burnt both sexual desire and anger, and I have been emancipated from the world. ||2||\nThe light of spiritual wisdom enlightens me; meeting with the Guru, the True Guru, I have obtained this understanding.\nSlave Kabeer is intoxicated with that wine, which never wears off. ||3||2||\nYou are my Sumayr Mountain, O my Lord and Master; I have grasped Your Support.\nYou do not shake, and I do not fall. You have preserved my honor. ||1||\nNow and then, here and there, You, only You.\nBy Your Grace, I am forever in peace. ||1||Pause||\nRelying upon You, I can live even in the cursed place of Magahar; You have put out the fire of my body.\nFirst, I obtained the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan in Magahar; then, I came to dwell at Benares. ||2||\nAs is Magahar, so is Benares; I see them as one and the same.\nI am poor, but I have obtained this wealth of the Lord; the proud are bursting with pride, and die. ||3||\nOne who takes pride in himself is stuck with thorns; no one can pull them out.\nHere, he cries bitterly, and hereafter, he burns in the most hideous hell. ||4||\nWhat is hell, and what is heaven? The Saints reject them both.\nI have no obligation to either of them, by the Grace of my Guru. ||5||\nNow, I have mounted to the throne of the Lord; I have met the Lord, the Sustainer of the World.\nThe Lord and Kabeer have become one. No one can tell them apart. ||6||3||\nI honor and obey the Saints, and punish the wicked; this is my duty as God's police officer.\nDay and night, I wash Your feet, Lord; I wave my hair as the chauree, to brush away the flies. ||1||\nI am a dog at Your Court, Lord.\nI open my snout and bark before it. ||1||Pause||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 095\nIn my past life, I was Your servant; now, I cannot leave You.\nThe celestial sound current resounds at Your Door. Your insignia is stamped upon my forehead. ||2||\nThose who are branded with Your brand fight bravely in battle; those without Your brand run away.\nOne who becomes a Holy person, appreciates the value of devotional worship to the Lord. The Lord places him in His treasury. ||3||\nIn the fortress is the chamber; by contemplative meditation it becomes the supreme chamber.\nThe Guru has blessed Kabeer with the commodity, saying, \"Take this commodity; cherish it and keep it secure.\"||4||\nKabeer gives it to the world, but he alone receives it, upon whose forehead such destiny is recorded.\nPermanent is the marriage, of one who receives this ambrosial essence. ||5||4||\nO Brahmin, how can you forget the One, from whose mouth the Vedas and the Gayitri prayer issured forth?\nThe whole world falls at His feet; why don't you chant the Name of that Lord, O Pandit? ||1||\nWhy, O my Brahmin, do you not chant the Lord's Name?\nIf you don't chant the Lord's Name, O Pandit, you will only suffer in hell. ||1||Pause||\nYou think that you are high, but you take food from the houses of the lowly; you fill up your belly by forcibly practicing your rituals.\nOn the fourteenth day, and the night of the new moon, you go out begging; even though you hold the lamp in your hands, still, you fall into the pit. ||2||\nYou are a Brahmin, and I am only a weaver from Benares. How can I compare to you?\nChanting the Lord's Name, I have been saved; relying on the Vedas, O Brahmin, you shall drown and die. ||3||5||\nThere is a single tree, with countless branches and twigs; its flowers and leaves are filled with its juice.\nThis world is a garden of Ambrosial Nectar. The Perfect Lord created it. ||1||\nI have come to know the story of my Sovereign Lord.\nHow rare is that Gurmukh who knows, and whose inner being is illumined by the Lord's Light. ||1||Pause||\nThe bumble bee, addicted to the nectar of the twelve-petalled flowers, enshrines it in the heart.\nHe holds his breath suspended in the sixteen-petalled sky of the Akaashic Ethers, and beats his wings in esctasy. ||2||\nIn the profound void of intuitive Samaadhi, the one tree rises up; it soaks up the water of desire from the ground.\nSays Kabeer, I am the servant of those who have seen this celestial tree. ||3||6||\nMake silence your ear-rings, and compassion your wallet; let meditation be your begging bowl.\nSew this body as your patched coat, and take the Lord's Name as your support. ||1||\nPractice such Yoga, O Yogi.\nAs Gurmukh, enjoy meditation, austerities and self-discipline. ||1||Pause||\nApply the ashes of wisdom to your body; let your horn be your focused consciousness.\nBecome detached, and wander through the city of your body; play the harp of your mind. ||2||\nEnshrine the five tatvas - the five elements, within your heart; let your deep meditative trance be undisturbed.\nSays Kabeer, listen, O Saints: make righteousness and compassion your garden. ||3||7||\nFor what purpose were you created and brought into the world? What rewards have you received in this life?\nGod is the boat to carry you across the terrifying world-ocean; He is the Fulfiller of the mind's desires. You have not centered your mind on Him, even for an instant. ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 096\nO Lord of the Universe, I am such a sinner!\nGod gave me body and soul, but I have not practiced loving devotional worship to Him. ||1||Pause||\nOthers' wealth, others' bodies, others' wives, others' slander and others' fights - I have not given them up.\nFor the sake of these, coming and going in reincarnation happens over and over again, and this story never ends. ||2||\nThat house, in which the Saints speak of the Lord - I have not visited it, even for an instant.\nDrunkards, thieves, and evil-doers - I constantly dwell with them. ||3||\nSexual desire, anger, the wine of Maya, and envy - these are what I collect within myself.\nCompassion, righteousness, and service to the Guru - these do not visit me, even in my dreams. ||4||\nHe is merciful to the meek, compassionate and benevolent, the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.\nSays Kabeer, please protect Your humble servant from disaster; O Lord, I serve only You. ||5||8||\nRemembering Him in meditation, the door of liberation is found.\nYou shall go to heaven, and not return to this earth.\nIn the home of the Fearless Lord, the celestial trumpets resound.\nThe unstruck sound current will vibrate and resonate forever. ||1||\nPractice such meditative remembrance in your mind.\nWithout this meditative remembrance, liberation will never be found. ||1||Pause||\nRemembering Him in meditation, you will meet with no obstruction.\nYou will be liberated, and the great load will be taken away.\nBow in humility within your heart,\nand you will not have to be reincarnated over and over again. ||2||\nRemember Him in meditation, celebrate and be happy.\nGod has placed His lamp deep within you, which burns without any oil.\nThat lamp makes the world immortal;\nit conquers and drives out the poisons of sexual desire and anger. ||3||\nRemembering Him in meditation, you shall obtain salvation.\nWear that meditative remembrance as your necklace.\nPractice that meditative remembrance, and never let it go.\nBy Guru's Grace, you shall cross over. ||4||\nRemembering Him in meditation, you shall not be obligated to others.\nYou shall sleep in your mansion, in blankets of silk.\nYour soul shall blossom forth in happiness, on this comfortable bed.\nSo drink in this meditative remembrance, night and day. ||5||\nRemembering Him in meditation, your troubles will depart.\nRemembering Him in meditation, Maya will not bother you.\nMeditate, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, and sing His Praises in your mind.\nThis meditative remembrance is obtained from the True Guru. ||6||\nForever and ever, remember Him, day and night,\nwhile standing up and sitting down, with every breath and morsel of food.\nWhile awake and asleep, enjoy the essence of this meditative remembrance.\nThe Lord's meditative remembrance is obtained by good destiny. ||7||\nRemembering Him in meditation, you shall not be loaded down.\nMake this meditative remembrance of the Lord's Name your Support.\nSays Kabeer, He has no limits;\nno tantras or mantras can be used against Him. ||8||9||\nRaamkalee, Second House, The Word Of Kabeer Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nMaya, the Trapper, has sprung her trap.\nThe Guru, the Liberated One, has put out the fire.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 097\nWhen I came to understand this mind, from the tips of my toes to the crown of my head,\nthen I took my cleansing bath, deep within my self. ||1||\nThe mind, the master of the breath, abides in the state of supreme bliss.\nThere is no death, no re-birth, and no aging for me now. ||1||Pause||\nTurning away from materialism, I have found intuitive support.\nI have entered into the sky of the mind, and opened the Tenth Gate.\nThe chakras of the coiled Kundalini energy have been opened,\nand I have met my Sovereign Lord King without fear. ||2||\nMy attachment to Maya has been eradicated;\nthe moon energy has devoured the sun energy.\nWhen I was focused and merged into the all-pervading Lord,\nthen the unstruck sound current began to vibrate. ||3||\nThe Speaker has spoken, and proclaimed the Word of the Shabad.\nThe hearer has heard, and enshrined it in the mind.\nChanting to the Creator, one crosses over.\nSays Kabeer, this is the essence. ||4||1||10||\nThe moon and the sun are both the embodiment of light.\nWithin their light, is God, the incomparable. ||1||\nO spiritual teacher, contemplate God.\nIn this light is contained the expanse of the created universe. ||1||Pause||\nGazing upon the diamond, I humbly salute this diamond.\nSays Kabeer, the Immaculate Lord is indescribable. ||2||2||11||\nPeople of the world, remain awake and aware. Even though you are awake, you are being robbed, O Siblings of Destiny.\nWhile the Vedas stand guard watching, the Messenger of Death carries you away. ||1||Pause||\nHe thinks that the bitter nimm fruit is a mango, and the mango is a bitter nimm. He imagines the ripe banana on the thorny bush.\nHe thinks that the ripe coconut hangs on the barren simmal tree; what a stupid, idiotic fool he is! ||1||\nThe Lord is like sugar, spilled onto the sand; the elephant cannot pick it up.\nSays Kabeer, give up your ancestry, social status and honor; be like the tiny ant - pick up and eat the sugar. ||2||3||12||\nThe Word Of Naam Dayv Jee, Raamkalee, First House:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe boy takes paper, cuts it and makes a kite, and flies it in the sky.\nTalking with his friends, he still keeps his attention on the kite string. ||1||\nMy mind has been pierced by the Name of the Lord,\nlike the goldsmith, whose attention is held by his work. ||1||Pause||\nThe young girl in the city takes a pitcher, and fills it with water.\nShe laughs, and plays, and talks with her friends, but she keeps her attention focused on the pitcher of water. ||2||\nThe cow is let loose, out of the mansion of the ten gates, to graze in the field.\nIt grazes up to five miles away, but keeps its attention focused on its calf. ||3||\nSays Naam Dayv, listen, O Trilochan: the child is laid down in the cradle.\nIts mother is at work, inside and outside, but she holds her child in her thoughts. ||4||1||\nThere are countless Vedas, Puraanas and Shaastras; I do not sing their songs and hymns.\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 098\nIn the imperishable realm of the Formless Lord, I play the flute of the unstruck sound current. ||1||\nBecoming detached, I sing the Lord's Praises.\nImbued with the unattached, unstruck Word of the Shabad, I shall go to the home of the Lord, who has no ancestors. ||1||Pause||\nThen, I shall no longer control the breath through the energy channels of the Ida, Pingala and Shushmanaa.\nI look upon both the moon and the sun as the same, and I shall merge in the Light of God. ||2||\nI do not go to see sacred shrines of pilgrimage, or bathe in their waters; I do not bother any beings or creatures.\nThe Guru has shown me the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage within my own heart, where I now take my cleansing bath. ||3||\nI do not pay attention to anyone praising me, or calling me good and nice.\nSays Naam Dayv, my consciousness is imbued with the Lord; I am absorbed in the profound state of Samaadhi. ||4||2||\nWhen there was no mother and no father, no karma and no human body,\nwhen I was not and you were not, then who came from where? ||1||\nO Lord, no one belongs to anyone else.\nWe are like birds perched on a tree. ||1||Pause||\nWhen there was no moon and no sun, then water and air were blended together.\nWhen there were no Shaastras and no Vedas, then where did karma come from? ||2||\nControl of the breath and positioning of the tongue, focusing at the third eye and wearing malas of tulsi beads, are all obtained through Guru's Grace.\nNaam Dayv prays, this is the supreme essence of reality; the True Guru has inspired this realization. ||3||3||\nRAAMKALEE, SECOND HOUSE:\nSomeone may practice austerities at Benares, or die upside-down at a sacred shrine ofpilgrimage, or burn his body in fire, or rejuvenate his body to life almost forever;\nhe may perform the horse-sacrifice ceremony, or give donations of gold covered over, but none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||1||\nO hypocrite, renounce and abandon your hypocrisy; do not practice deception.\nConstantly, continually, chant the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||\nSomeone may go to the Ganges or the Godaavari, or to the Kumbha festival, or bathe at Kaydaar Naat'h, or make donations of thousands of cows at Gomti;\nhe may make millions of pilgrimages to sacred shrines, or freeze his body in the Himalayas; still, none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||2||\nSomeone may give away horses and elephants, or women on their beds, or land; he may give such gifts over and over again.\nHe may purify his soul, and give away in charity his body weight in gold; none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||3||\nDo not harbor anger in your mind, or blame the Messenger of Death; instead, realize the immaculate state of Nirvaanaa.\nMy Sovereign Lord King is Raam Chandra, the Son of the King Dasrat'h; prays Naam Dayv, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||4||4||\nRaamkalee, The Word Of Ravi Daas Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThey read and reflect upon all the Names of God; they listen, but they do not see the Lord, the embodiment of love and intuition.\nHow can iron be transformed into gold, unless it touches the Philosopher's Stone? ||1||\nSection 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 099\nO Divine Lord, the knot of skepticism cannot be untied.\nSexual desire, anger, Maya, intoxication and jealousy - these five have combined to plunder the world. ||1||Pause||\nI am a great poet, of noble heritage; I am a Pandit, a religious scholar, a Yogi and a Sannyaasi;\nI am a spiritual teacher, a warrior and a giver - such thinking never ends. ||2||\nSays Ravi Daas, no one understands; they all run around, deluded like madmen.\nThe Lord's Name is my only Support; He is my life, my breath of life, my wealth. ||3||1||\nRaamkalee, The Word Of Baynee Jee:\nOne Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:\nThe energy channels of the Ida, Pingala and Shushmanaa: these three dwell in one place.\nThis is the true place of confluence of the three sacred rivers: this is where my mind takes its cleansing bath. ||1||\nO Saints, the Immaculate Lord dwells there;\nhow rare are those who go to the Guru, and understand this.\nThe all-pervading immaculate Lord is there. ||1||Pause||\nWhat is the insignia of the Divine Lord's dwelling?\nThe unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates there.\nThere is no moon or sun, no air or water there.\nThe Gurmukh becomes aware, and knows the Teachings. ||2||\nSpiritual wisdom wells up, and evil-mindedness departs;\nthe nucleus of the mind sky is drenched with Ambrosial Nectar.\nOne who knows the secret of this device,\nmeets the Supreme Divine Guru. ||3||\nThe Tenth Gate is the home of the inaccessible, infinite Supreme Lord.\nAbove the store is a niche, and within this niche is the commodity. ||4||\nOne who remains awake, never sleeps.\nThe three qualities and the three worlds vanish, in the state of Samaadhi.\nHe takes the Beej Mantra, the Seed Mantra, and keeps it in his heart.\nTurning his mind away from the world, he focuses on the cosmic void of the absolute Lord. ||5||\nHe remains awake, and he does not lie.\nHe keeps the five sensory organs under his control.\nHe cherishes in his consciousness the Guru's Teachings.\nHe dedicates his mind and body to the Lord's Love. ||6||\nHe considers his hands to be the leaves and branches of the tree.\nHe does not lose his life in the gamble.\nHe plugs up the source of the river of evil tendencies.\nTurning away from the west, he makes the sun rise in the east.\nHe bears the unbearable, and the drops trickle down within;\nthen, he speaks with the Lord of the world. ||7||\nThe four-sided lamp illuminates the Tenth Gate.\nThe Primal Lord is at the center of the countless leaves.\nHe Himself abides there with all His powers.\nHe weaves the jewels into the pearl of the mind. ||8||\nThe lotus is at the forehead, and the jewels surround it.\nWithin it is the Immaculate Lord, the Master of the three worlds.\nThe Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, resound and vibrate their in their purity.\nThe chauris - the fly brushes wave, and the conch shells blare like thunder.\nThe Gurmukh tramples the demons underfoot with his spiritual wisdom.\nBaynee longs for Your Name, Lord. ||9||1||","title":"Raag Raamkalee","type":"page"}