Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Raamkalee

The man of false mind practices falsehood.

He runs after Maya, and yet pretends to be a man of disciplined meditation.

Deluded by doubt, he visits all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

How can such a man of disciplined meditation attain the supreme status?

By Guru's Grace, one lives the Truth.

O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation attains liberation. ||1||

Third Mehl:

He alone is a man of disciplined meditation, who practices this self-discipline.

Meeting with the True Guru, he contemplates the Word of the Shabad.

Serving the True Guru - this is the only acceptable disciplined meditation.

O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation is honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

Pauree:

He created the night and the day, for the activities of the world.

Section 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 074

Following the Guru's Teachings, one's heart is illumined, and the darkness is dispelled.

By the Hukam of His Command, He creates everything; He pervades and permeates all the woods and meadows.

He Himself is everything; the Gurmukh constantly chants the Lord's Name.

Through the Shabad, understanding comes; the True Lord Himself inspires us to understand. ||5||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

He is not called a renunciate, whose consciousness is filled with doubt.

Donations to him bring proportionate rewards.

He hungers for the supreme status of the Fearless, Immaculate Lord;

O Nanak, how rare are those who offer him this food. ||1||

Third Mehl:

They are not called renunciates, who take food in the homes of others.

For the sake of their bellies, they wear various religious robes.

They alone are renunciates, O Nanak, who enter into their own souls.

They seek and find their Husband Lord; they dwell within the home of their own inner self. ||2||

Pauree:

They sky and the earth are separate, but the True Lord supports them from within.

True are all those homes and gates, within which the True Name is enshrined.

The Hukam of the True Lord's Command is effective everywhere. The Gurmukh merges in the True Lord.

He Himself is True, and True is His throne. Seated upon it, He administers true justice.

The Truest of the True is all-pervading everywhere; the Gurmukh sees the unseen. ||6||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

In the world-ocean, the Infinite Lord abides. The false come and go in reincarnation.

One who walks according to his own will, suffers terrible punishment.

All things are in the world-ocean, but they are obtained only by the karma of good actions.

O Nanak, he alone obtains the nine treasures, who walks in the Will of the Lord. ||1||

Third Mehl:

One who intuitively serves the True Guru, loses his life in egotism.