True is the Lord's Name, and True is His Sanctuary.
True is the Word of the Guru's Shabad, grasping it, one is carries across.
Speaking the Unspoken, one sees the Infinite Lord, and then, he does not have to enter the womb of reincarnation again. ||4||
Without the Truth, no one finds sincerity or contentment.
Without the Guru, no one is liberated; coming and going in reincarnation continue.
Chanting the Mool Mantra, and the Name of the Lord, the source of nectar, says Nanak, I have found the Perfect Lord. ||5||
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Without the Truth, the terrifying world-ocean cannot be crossed.
This ocean is vast and unfathomable; it is overflowing with the worst poison.
One who receives the Guru's Teachings, and remains aloof and detached, obtains a place in the home of the Fearless Lord. ||6||
False is the cleverness of loving attachment to the world.
In no time at all, it comes and goes.
Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the proud egotistical people depart; in creation and destruction they are wasted away. ||7||
In creation and destruction, they are bound in bondage.
The noose of egotism and Maya is around their necks.
Whoever does not accept the Guru's Teachings, and does not dwell upon the Lord's Name, is bound and bagged, and dragged into the City of Death. ||8||
Without the Guru, how can anyone be emancipated or liberated?
Without the Guru, how can anyone meditate on the Lord's Name?
Accepting the Guru's Teachings, cross over the arduous, terrifying world-ocean; you shall be emancipated, and find peace. ||9||
Through the Guru's Teachings, Krishna lifted up the mountain of Govardhan.
Through the Guru's Teachings, Rama floated stones across the ocean.
Accepting the Guru's Teachings, the supreme status is obtained; O Nanak, the Guru eradicates doubt. ||10||
Accepting the Guru's Teachings, cross over to the other side through Truth.
O soul, remember the Lord within your heart.
The noose of death is cut away, meditating on the Lord; you shall obtain the Immaculate Lord, who has no ancestry. ||11||
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Holy become one's friends and Siblings of Destiny.
Through the Guru's Teachings, the inner fire is subdued and extinguished.
Chant the Naam with your mind and mouth; know the unknowable Lord, the Life of the World, deep within the nucleus of your heart. ||12||
The Gurmukh understands, and is pleased with the Word of the Shabad.
Who does he praise or slander?
Know yourself, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe; let your mind be pleased with the Lord, the Master of the Universe. ||13||
Know the One who pervades all the realms of the universe.
As Gurmukh, understand and realize the Shabad.