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430 As it pleases His Will, He arranges their affairs. ॥8॥ The worship of the Lord is unique — it is known only by reflecting upon the Guru. O Nanak, one whose mind is filled with the Naam, through the Lord’s Fear and devotion, is embellished with the Naam. ॥9॥14॥36॥ AASAA, THIRD MEHL: He wanders around, engrossed in other pleasures, but without the Naam, he suffers in pain. He does not meet the True Guru, the Primal Being, who imparts true understanding. ॥1॥ O my insane mind, drink in the sublime essence of the Lord, and savor its taste. Attached to other pleasures, you wander around, and your life wastes away uselessly. ॥1॥ Pause॥ In this age, the Gurmukhs are pure; they remain absorbed in the love of the True Name. Without the destiny of good karma, nothing can be obtained; what can we say or do? ॥2॥ He understands his own self, and dies in the Word of the Shabad; he banishes corruption from his mind. He hurries to the Guru’s Sanctuary, and is forgiven by the Forgiving Lord. ॥3॥ Without the Name, peace is not obtained, and pain does not depart from within. This world is engrossed in attachment to Maya; it has gone astray in duality and doubt. ॥4॥ The forsaken soul-brides do not know the value of their Husband Lord; how can they decorate themselves? Night and day, they continually burn, and they do not enjoy the Bed of their Husband Lord. ॥5॥ The happy soul-brides obtain the Mansion of His Presence, eradicating their self-conceit from within. They decorate themselves with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and their Husband Lord unites them with Himself. ॥6॥ He has forgotten death, in the darkness of attachment to Maya. The self-willed manmukhs die again and again, and are reborn; they die again, and are miserable at the Gate of Death. ॥7॥ They alone are united, whom the Lord unites with Himself; they contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, they are absorbed in the Naam; their faces are radiant, in that True Court. ॥8॥22॥15॥37॥ AASAA, FIFTH MEHL, ASHTAPADEES, SECOND HOUSE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: When the five virtues were reconciled, and the five passions were estranged, I enshrined the five within myself, and cast out the other five. ॥1॥ In this way, the village of my body became inhabited, O my Siblings of Destiny. Vice departed, and the Guru’s spiritual wisdom was implanted within me. ॥1॥ Pause॥ The fence of true Dharmic religion has been built around it. The spiritual wisdom and reflective meditation of the Guru has become its strong gate. ॥2॥ So plant the seed of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O friends, O Siblings of Destiny. Deal only in the constant service of the Guru. ॥3॥ With intuitive peace and happiness, all the shops are filled. The Banker and the dealers dwell in the same place. ॥4॥ There is no tax on nonbelievers, nor any fines or taxes at death. The True Guru has set the Seal of the Primal Lord upon these goods. ॥5॥ So load the merchandise of the Naam, and set sail with your cargo. Earn your profit, as Gurmukh, and you shall return to your own home. ॥6॥ The True Guru is the Banker, and His Sikhs are the traders. Their merchandise is the Naam, and meditation on the True Lord is their account. ॥7॥ One who serves the True Guru dwells in this house. O Nanak, the Divine City is eternal. ॥8॥1॥