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198 They alone are handsome, clever and wise, who surrender to the Will of God. ॥2॥ Blessed is their coming into this world, if they recognize their Lord and Master in each and every heart. ॥3॥ Says Nanak, their good fortune is perfect, if they enshrine the Lord’s Feet within their minds. ॥4॥90॥159॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: The Lord’s servant does not associate with the faithless cynic. One is in the clutches of vice, while the other is in love with the Lord. ॥1॥ Pause॥ It would be like an imaginary rider on a decorated horse, or a eunuch caressing a woman. ॥1॥ It would be like tying up an ox and trying to milk it, or riding a cow to chase a tiger. ॥2॥ It would be like taking a sheep and worshipping it as the Elysian cow, the giver of all blessings; it would be like going out shopping without any money. ॥3॥ O Nanak, consciously meditate on the Lord’s Name. Meditate in remembrance on the Lord Master, your Best Friend. ॥4॥91॥160॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Pure and steady is that intellect, which drinks in the Lord’s sublime essence. ॥1॥ Keep the Support of the Lord’s Feet in your heart, and you shall be saved from the cycle of birth and death. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Pure is that body, in which sin does not arise. In the Love of the Lord is pure glory. ॥2॥ In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, corruption is eradicated. This is the greatest blessing of all. ॥3॥ Imbued with loving devotional worship of the Sustainer of the Universe, Nanak asks for the dust of the feet of the Holy. ॥4॥92॥161॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Such is my love for the Lord of the Universe; through perfect good destiny, I have been united with Him. ॥1॥ Pause॥ As the wife is delighted upon beholding her husband, so does the Lord’s humble servant live by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ॥1॥ As the mother is rejuvenated upon seeing her son, so is the Lord’s humble servant imbued with Him, through and through. ॥2॥ As the greedy man rejoices upon beholding his wealth, so is the mind of the Lord’s humble servant attached to His Lotus Feet. ॥3॥ May I never forget You, for even an instant, O Great Giver! Nanak’s God is the Support of his breath of life. ॥4॥93॥162॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Those humble beings who are accustomed to the Lord’s sublime essence, are pierced through with loving devotional worship of the Lord’s Lotus Feet. ॥1॥ Pause॥ All other pleasures look like ashes; without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is fruitless. ॥1॥ He Himself rescues us from the deep dark well. Wondrous and Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ॥2॥ In the woods and meadows, and throughout the three worlds, the Sustainer of the Universe is pervading. The Expansive Lord God is Merciful to all beings. ॥3॥ Says Nanak, that speech alone is excellent, which is approved by the Creator Lord. ॥4॥94॥163॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Every day, take your bath in the Sacred Pool of the Lord. Mix and drink in the most delicious, sublime Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The water of the Name of the Lord of the Universe is immaculate and pure.