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187 What is that virtue, by which I may sing of You? What is that speech, by which I may please the Supreme Lord God? ॥1॥ Pause॥ What worship service shall I perform for You? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ॥2॥ What is that penance, by which I may become a penitent? What is that Name, by which the filth of egotism may be washed away? ॥3॥ Virtue, worship, spiritual wisdom, meditation and all service, O Nanak, are obtained from the True Guru, when, in His Mercy and Kindness, He meets us. ॥4॥ They alone receive this merit, and they alone know God, who are approved by the Giver of peace. ॥1॥ Second Pause॥36॥105॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: The body which you are so proud of, does not belong to you. Power, property and wealth are not yours. ॥1॥ They are not yours, so why do you cling to them? Only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is yours; it is received from the True Guru. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Children, spouse and siblings are not yours. Dear friends, mother and father are not yours. ॥2॥ Gold, silver and money are not yours. Fine horses and magnificent elephants are of no use to you. ॥3॥ Says Nanak, those whom the Guru forgives, meet with the Lord. Everything belongs to those who have the Lord as their King. ॥4॥37॥106॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: I place the Guru’s Feet on my forehead, and all my pains are gone. ॥1॥ I am a sacrifice to my True Guru. I have come to understand my soul, and I enjoy supreme bliss. ॥1॥ Pause॥ I have applied the dust of the Guru’s Feet to my face, which has removed all my arrogant intellect. ॥2॥ The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has become sweet to my mind, and I behold the Supreme Lord God. ॥3॥ The Guru is the Giver of peace; the Guru is the Creator. O Nanak, the Guru is the Support of the breath of life and the soul. ॥4॥38॥107॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: O my mind, seek the One who lacks nothing. ॥1॥ Make the Beloved Lord your friend. Keep Him constantly in your mind; He is the Support of the breath of life. ॥1॥ Pause॥ O my mind, serve Him; He is the Primal Being, the Infinite Divine Lord. ॥2॥ Place your hopes in the One who is the Support of all beings, from the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages. ॥3॥ His Love brings eternal peace; meeting the Guru, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises. ॥4॥39॥108॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Whatever my Friend does, I accept. My Friend’s actions are pleasing to me. ॥1॥ Within my conscious mind, the One Lord is my only Support. One who does this is my Friend. ॥1॥ Pause॥ My Friend is Carefree. By Guru’s Grace, I give my love to Him. ॥2॥ My Friend is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. He is the All-powerful Being, the Supreme Lord and Master. ॥3॥