O Pandit, you do not know where meat originated.

Corn, sugar cane and cotton are produced from water. The three worlds came from water.

Water says, "I am good in many ways." But water takes many forms.

Forsaking these delicacies, one becomes a true Sannyaasee, a detached hermit. Nanak reflects and speaks. ||2||

Pauree:

What can I say with only one tongue? I cannot find your limits.

Those who contemplate the True Word of the Shabad are absorbed into You, O Lord.

Some wander around in saffron robes, but without the True Guru, no one finds the Lord.

They wander in foreign lands and countries until they grow weary, but You hide Yourself within them.

The Word of the Guru's Shabad is a jewel, through which the Lord shines forth and reveals Himself.

Realizing one's own self, following the Guru's Teachings, the mortal is absorbed into Truth.

Coming and going, the tricksters and magicians put on their magic show.

But those whose minds are pleased by the True Lord, praise the True One, the Ever-stable Lord. ||25||

Shalok, First Mehl:

O Nanak, the tree of actions done in Maya yields ambrosial fruit and poisonous fruit.

The Creator does all deeds; we eat the fruits as He ordains. ||1||

Second Mehl:

O Nanak, burn worldly greatness and glory in the fire.

These burnt offerings have caused mortals to forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Not even one of them will go along with you in the end. ||2||

Pauree:

He judges each and every being; by the Hukam of His Command, He leads us on.

Justice is in Your Hands, O Lord; You are pleasing to my mind.

The mortal is bound and gagged by Death and lead away; no one can rescue him.

Old age, the tyrant, dances on the mortal's shoulders.

So climb aboard the boat of the True Guru, and the True Lord will rescue you.

The fire of desire burns like an oven, consuming mortals night and day.

Like trapped birds, the mortals peck at the corn; only through the Lord's Command will they find release.

Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass; falsehood shall fail in the end. ||26||

Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 038

Shalok, First Mehl:

The True Guru is the All-knowing Primal Being; He shows us our true home within the home of the self.

The Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, resonate and resound within; the insignia of the Shabad is revealed there, vibrating gloriously.

Worlds and realms, nether regions, solar systems and galaxies are wondrously revealed.

The strings and the harps vibrate and resound; the true throne of the Lord is there.

Listen to the music of the home of the heart - Sukhmani, peace of mind. Lovingly tune in to His state of celestial ecstasy.

Contemplate the Unspoken Speech, and the desires of the mind are dissolved.