Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Bilaaval

lovingly meditating and vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe.

My tongue chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||9||

One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears them, and writes them,

receives all fruits and rewards from the Lord.

He saves all his ancestors and generations,

and crosses over the world-ocean.

The Lord's Feet are the boat to carry him across.

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Praises of the Lord.

The Lord protects his honor.

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's door. ||10||2||

Bilaaval, First Mehl, T'hitee ~ The Lunar Days, Tenth House, To The Drum-Beat Jat:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

The First Day: The One Universal Creator is unique,

immortal, unborn, beyond social class or involvement.

He is inaccessible and unfathomable, with no form or feature.

Searching, searching, I have seen Him in each and every heart.

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I am a sacrifice to one who sees, and inspires others to see Him.

By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. ||1||

Whose Name should I chant, and meditate on, except the Lord of the Universe?

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is revealed within the home of one's own heart. ||1||Pause||

The Second Day: Those who are in love with another, come to regret and repent.

The are tied up at Death's door, and continue coming and going.

What have they brought, and what will they take with them when they go?

The Messenger of Death looms over their heads, and they endure his beating.

Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, no one finds release.

Practicing hypocrisy, no one finds liberation. ||2||

The True Lord Himself created the universe, joining the elements together.

Breaking the cosmic egg, He united, and separated.

He made the earth and the sky into places to live.

He created day and night, fear and love.

The One who created the Creation, also watches over it.

There is no other Creator Lord. ||3||

The Third Day: He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,

the gods, goddesses and various manifestations.

The lights and forms cannot be counted.

The One who fashioned them, knows their value.

He evaluates them, and totally pervades them.

Who is close, and who is far away? ||4||

The Fourth Day: He created the four Vedas,

the four sources of creation, and distinct forms of speech.

He created the eighteen Puraanas, the six Shaastras and the three qualities.

He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand.