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1186 You are the Great Giver; You are so very Wise. There is no other like You. You are my Allpowerful Lord and Master; I do not know how to worship You. ॥3॥ Your Mansion is imperceptible, O my Beloved; it is so difficult to accept Your Will. Says Nanak, I have collapsed at Your Door, Lord. I am foolish and ignorant — please save me! ॥4॥2॥20॥ BASANT HINDOL, FIFTH MEHL: The mortal does not know the Primal Lord God; he does not understand hmself. He is engrossed in doubt and egotism. ॥1॥ My Father is the Supreme Lord God, my Master. I am unworthy, but please save me anyway. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Creation and destruction come only from God; this is what the Lord’s humble servants believe. ॥2॥ Only those who are imbued with God’s Name are judged to be peaceful in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ॥3॥ It is the Guru’s Word that carries us across; Nanak cannot think of any other way. ॥4॥3॥21॥ ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: O Holy Saints, know that this body is false. The Lord who dwells within it — recognize that He alone is real. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The wealth of this world is only a dream; why are you so proud of it? None of it shall go along with you in the end; why do you cling to it? ॥1॥ Leave behind both praise and slander; enshrine the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises within your heart. O servant Nanak, the One Primal Being, the Lord God, is totally permeating everywhere. ॥2॥1॥ BASANT, NINTH MEHL: The heart of the sinner is filled with unfulfilled sexual desire. He cannot control his fickle mind. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The Yogis, wandering ascetics and renunciates — this net is cast over them all. ॥1॥ Those who contemplate the Name of the Lord cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ॥2॥ Servant Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. Please bestow the blessing of Your Name, that he may continue to sing Your Glorious Praises. ॥3॥2॥ BASANT, NINTH MEHL: O mother, I have gathered the wealth of the Lord’s Name. My mind has stopped its wanderings, and now, it has come to rest. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Attachment to Maya has run away from my body, and immaculate spiritual wisdom has welled up within me. Greed and attachment cannot even touch me; I have grasped hold of devotional worship of the Lord. ॥1॥ The cynicism of countless lifetimes has been eradicated, since I obtained the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. My mind was rid of all its desires, and I was absorbed in the peace of my own inner being. ॥2॥ That person, unto whom the Merciful Lord shows compassion, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says Nanak, this wealth is gathered only by the Gurmukh. ॥3॥3॥ BASANT, NINTH MEHL: O my mind, how can you forget the Lord’s Name? When the body perishes, you shall have to deal with the Messenger of Death. ॥1॥ Pause॥ This world is just a hill of smoke.
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