By one's own efforts, nothing can be accomplished; the Lord, in His Mercy, bestows power. ||5||

The True Guru has revealed the essence of the Shaastras and the Vedas.

In His Mercy, He has come into the home of my self.

In the midst of Maya, the Immaculate Lord is known, by those upon whom You bestow Your Grace. ||6||

One who becomes Gurmukh, obtains the essence of reality;

he eradictes his self-conceit from within.

Without the True Guru, all are entangled in worldly affairs; consider this in your mind, and see. ||7||

Some are deluded by doubt; they strut around egotistically.

Some, as Gurmukh, subdue their egotism.

Attuned to the True Word of the Shabad, they remain detached from the world. The other ignorant fools wander, confused and deluded by doubt. ||8||

Those who have not become Gurmukh, and who have not found the Naam, the Name of the Lord

- those self-willed manmukhs waste their lives uselessly.

In the world hereafter, nothing except the Name will be of any assistance; this is understood by contemplating the Guru. ||9||

The Ambrosial Naam is the Giver of peace forever.

Throughout the four ages, it is known through the Perfect Guru.

He alone receives it, unto whom You bestow it; this is the essence of reality which Nanak has realized. ||10||1||

Section 25 - Raag Maaroo - Part 029

Maaroo, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Ashtapadees:

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

Wandering and roaming through 8.4 million incarnations, you have now been given this human life, so difficult to obtain. ||1||

You fool! You are attached and clinging to such trivial pleasures!

The Ambrosial Nectar abides with you, but you are engrossed in sin and corruption. ||1||Pause||

You have come to trade in gems and jewels, but you have loaded only barren soil. ||2||

That home within which you live - you have not kept that home in your thoughts. ||3||

He is immovable, indestructible, the Giver of peace to the soul; and yet you do not sing His Praises, even for an instant. ||4||

You have forgotten that place where you must go; you have not attached your mind to the Lord, even for an instant. ||5||

Gazing upon your children, spouse, household and paraphernalia, you are entangled in them. ||6||

As God links the mortals, so are they linked, and so are the deeds they do. ||7||

When He becomes Merciful, then the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is found; servant Nanak meditates on God. ||8||1||

Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

Granting His Grace, He has protected me; I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

My tongue lovingly chants the Lord's Name; this love is so sweet and intense! ||1||

He is the place of rest for my mind,