Remaining dead while yet alive, you shall be absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||1||

The Dear Lord Himself knows His own bountiful blessings.

This mind blossoms forth in the Guru's Shabad, chanting the Name of the Lord, the Giver of virtue. ||1||Pause||

No one is liberated by wandering around in saffron-colored robes.

Tranquility is not found by strict self-discipline.

But by following the Guru's Teachings, one is blessed to receive the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

By great good fortune, one finds the Lord. ||2||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, glorious greatness comes through the Lord's Name.

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Through the Perfect Guru, it is obtained.

Those who are imbued with the Naam find everlasting peace.

But without the Naam, mortals burn in egotism. ||3||

By great good furtune, some contemplate the Lord's Name.

Through the Lord's Name, all sorrows are eradicated.

He dwells within the heart, and pervades the external universe as well.

O Nanak, the Creator Lord knows all. ||4||12||

Basant, Third Mehl, Ik-Tukas:

I am just a worm, created by You, O Lord.

If you bless me, then I chant Your Primal Mantra. ||1||

I chant and reflect on His Glorious Virtues, O my mother.

Meditating on the Lord, I fall at the Lord's Feet. ||1||Pause||

By Guru's Grace, I am addicted to the favor of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Why waste your life in hatred, vengeance and conflict? ||2||

When the Guru granted His Grace, my egotism was eradicated,

and then, I obtained the Lord's Name with intuitive ease. ||3||

The most lofty and exalted occupation is to contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

Nanak chants the True Name. ||4||1||13||

Basant, Third Mehl:

The season of spring has come, and all the plants have blossomed forth.

This mind blossoms forth, in association with the True Guru. ||1||

So meditate on the True Lord, O my foolish mind.

Only then shall you find peace, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

This mind blossoms forth, and I am in ecstasy.

I am blessed with the Ambrosial Fruit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe. ||2||

Everyone speaks and says that the Lord is the One and Only.

By understanding the Hukam of His Command, we come to know the One Lord. ||3||

Says Nanak, no one can describe the Lord by speaking through ego.

All speech and insight comes from our Lord and Master. ||4||2||14||

Basant, Third Mehl:

All the ages were created by You, O Lord.

Meeting with the True Guru, one's intellect is awakened. ||1||

O Dear Lord, please blend me with Yourself;

let me merge in the True Name, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||

When the mind is in spring, all people are rejuvenated.