Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Bihaagra

He Himself instructs us in His service, and as Gurmukh, we drink in His Ambrosial Nectar.

He Himself is formless, and He Himself is formed; whatever He Himself does, comes to pass. ||7||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

The Gurmukhs serve God forever; night and day, they are steeped in the Love of the True Lord.

They are in bliss forever, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; in this world and in the next, they keep Him clasped to their hearts.

Their Beloved dwells deep within; the Creator pre-ordained this destiny.

O Nanak, He blends them into Himself; He Himself showers His Mercy upon them. ||1||

Third Mehl:

By merely talking and speaking, He is not found. Night and day, sing His Glorious Praises continually.

Without His Merciful Grace, no one finds Him; many have died barking and bewailing.

When the mind and body are saturated with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord Himself comes to dwell in his mind.

O Nanak, by His Grace, He is found; He unites us in His Union. ||2||

Pauree:

He Himself is the Vedas, the Puraanas and all the Shaastras; He Himself chants them, and He Himself is pleased.

He Himself sits down to worship, and He Himself creates the world.

He Himself is a householder, and He Himself is a renunciate; He Himself utters the Unutterable.

He Himself is all goodness, and He Himself causes us to act; He Himself remains detached.

He Himself grants pleasure and pain; the Creator Himself bestows His gifts. ||8||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

O Shaykh, abandon your cruel nature; live in the Fear of God and give up your madness.

Through the Fear of the Guru, many have been saved; in this fear, find the Fearless Lord.

Pierce your stone heart with the Word of the Shabad; let peace and tranquility come to abide in your mind.

If good deeds are done in this state of peace, they are approved by the Lord and Master.

O Nanak, through sexual desire and anger, no one has ever found God - go, and ask any wise man. ||1||

Third Mehl:

Section 11 - Raag Bihaagra - Part 016

The self-willed manmukh is emotionally attached to Maya - he has no love for the Naam.

He practices falsehood, gathers in falsehood, and makes falsehood his sustenance.

He collects the poisonous wealth of Maya, and then dies; in the end, it is all reduced to ashes.

He practices religious rituals, purity and austere self-discipline, but within, there is greed and corruption.

O Nanak, whatever the self-willed manmukh does, is not acceptable; in the Court of the Lord, he is dishonored. ||2||

Pauree:

He Himself created the four sources of creation, and He Himself fashioned speech; He Himself formed the worlds and solar systems.

He Himself is the ocean, and He Himself is the sea; He Himself puts the pearls in it.