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211 The slaves of God are good. O Nanak, their faces are radiant. ॥4॥3॥141॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Hey, soul: your only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Whatever else you do or make happen, the fear of death still hangs over you. ॥1॥ Pause॥ He is not obtained by any other efforts. By great good fortune, meditate on the Lord. ॥1॥ You may know hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one will be of any use at all hereafter. ॥2॥ Good deeds done in the pride of ego are swept away, like the house of sand by water. ॥3॥ When God the Merciful shows His Mercy, Nanak receives the Naam in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ॥4॥4॥142॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: I am a sacrifice, dedicated hundreds of thousands of times, to my Lord and Master. His Name, and His Name alone, is the Support of the breath of life. ॥1॥ Pause॥ You alone are the Doer, the Cause of causes. You are the Support of all beings and creatures. ॥1॥ O God, You are my power, authority and youth. You are absolute, without attributes, and also related, with the most sublime attributes. ॥2॥ Here and hereafter, You are my Savior and Protector. By Guru’s Grace, some understand You. ॥3॥ God is Allknowing, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. You are Nanak’s strength and support. ॥4॥5॥143॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: Worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har. In the Society of the Saints, He dwells in the mind; doubt, emotional attachment and fear are vanquished. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees are heard to proclaim that the Lord’s servant dwells as the highest of all. ॥1॥ All places are filled with fear — know this well. Only the Lord’s servants are free of fear. ॥2॥ People wander through 8.4 million incarnations. God’s people are not subject to birth and death. ॥3॥ Nanak has taken to the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Holy Saints; he has given up power, wisdom, cleverness and egotism. ॥4॥6॥144॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: O my mind, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord’s Name. Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every breath, meditate on the Lord. ॥1॥ Pause॥ In the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind, and pain, suffering, darkness and doubt depart. ॥1॥ That humble being, who meditates on the Lord, by the Grace of the Saints, is not afflicted with pain. ॥2॥ Those unto whom the Guru gives the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, are saved from the fire of Maya. ॥3॥ Be kind to Nanak, O God; let the Lord’s Name dwell within my mind and body. ॥4॥7॥145॥ GAUREE, FIFTH MEHL: With your tongue, chant the Name of the One Lord. In this world, it shall bring you peace, comfort and great joy; hereafter, it shall go with your soul, and shall be of use to you. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The disease of your ego shall be eradicated. By Guru’s Grace, practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. ॥1॥ Those who taste the sublime essence of the Lord have their thirst quenched. ॥2॥ Those who have found the Lord, the Treasure of peace, shall not go anywhere else again. ॥3॥ Those, unto whom the Guru has given the Lord’s Name, Har, Har — O Nanak, their fears are removed. ॥4॥8॥146॥