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379 her pain is dispelled, and she shall not become sad again. ॥1॥ Pause॥ Showing His Mercy, He joins her with His Feet, and she attains celestial peace, joy and comfort. ॥1॥ In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, she sings the Glorious Praises of the Immeasurable Lord. Remembering the Lord in meditation, O Nanak, she becomes invaluable. ॥2॥35॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: Sexual desire, anger, intoxication with Maya and jealousy — I have lost all of these in the game of chance. Purity, contentment, compassion, faith and truthfulness — I have ushered these into the home of my self. ॥1॥ All the loads of birth and death have been removed. Joining the Saints’ Society, my mind has become pure; the Perfect Guru has saved me in an instant. ॥1॥ Pause॥ My mind has become the dust of all, and everyone seems a sweet friend to me. My Lord and Master is contained in all. He gives His Gifts to all beings, and cherishes them. ॥2॥ He Himself is the One and only; from the One, the One and only, came the expanse of the entire creation. Chanting and meditating, all the humble beings have become Holy; meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, so many have been saved. ॥3॥ The Lord of the Universe is deep, profound and infinite; He has no end or limitation. By Your Grace, Nanak sings Your Glorious Praises; meditating, meditating, he humbly bows to God. ॥4॥36॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: You are Infinite, Eternal and Incomprehensible; all this is Your Creation. What clever games can we play, when everything is contained in You? ॥1॥ O my True Guru, protect me, Your child, through the power of Your play. Grant me the good sense to ever sing Your Glorious Praises, O my Inaccessible and Infinite Lord and Master. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The mortal is preserved in the womb of his mother, by the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he makes merry, and with each and every breath he remembers the Lord, and the fire does not touch him. ॥2॥ Others’ wealth, others’ wives, and the slander of others — renounce your craving for these. Serve the Lord’s Lotus Feet within your heart, and hold to the Support of the Perfect Guru. ॥3॥ Houses, mansions and palaces which you see — none of these shall go with you. As long as you live in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O servant Nanak, remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ॥4॥37॥ AASAA, THIRD HOUSE, FIFTH MEHL:ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Power, property, youth, household, fame and the beauty of youth; great wealth, elephants, horses and jewels, purchased with tens of thousands of dollars; hereafter, these shall be of no avail in the Court of the Lord; the proud must depart, leaving them behind. ॥1॥ Why center your consciousness on any other than the Lord? Sitting down, standing up, sleeping and waking, forever and ever, meditate on the Lord. ॥1॥ Pause॥ He may have the most wondrous and beautiful arenas, and be victorious on the field of battle.