Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Gauree

The account is read; by the Grace of the True Lord and good karma, the Perfect Lord is obtained.

O Nanak, the Nectar of the Name is so sweet. Through the Perfect True Guru, it is obtained. ||4||2||

Raag Gauree Poorbee, Chhant, Third Mehl:

One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. By Guru's Grace:

The soul-bride offers her prayers to her Dear Lord; she dwells upon His Glorious Virtues.

She cannot live without her Beloved Lord, for a moment, even for an instant.

She cannot live without her Beloved Lord; without the Guru, the Mansion of His Presence is not found.

Whatever the Guru says, she should surely do, to extinguish the fire of desire.

The Lord is True; there is no one except Him. Without serving Him, peace is not found.

O Nanak, that soul-bride, whom the Lord Himself unites, is united with Him; He Himself merges with her. ||1||

The life-night of the soul-bride is blessed and joyful, when she focuses her consciousness on her Dear Lord.

She serves the True Guru with love; she eradicates selfishness from within.

Eradicating selfishness and conceit from within, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, she is in love with the Lord, night and day.

Listen, dear friends and companions of the soul - immerse yourselves in the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 094

Dwell upon the Lord's Glories, and you shall be loved by your Husband, embracing love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

O Nanak, the soul-bride who wears the necklace of the Lord's Name around her neck is loved by her Husband Lord. ||2||

The soul-bride who is without her beloved Husband is all alone.

She is cheated by the love of duality, without the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Without the Shabad of her Beloved, how can she cross over the treacherous ocean? Attachment to Maya has led her astray.

Ruined by falsehood, she is deserted by her Husband Lord. The soul-bride does not attain the Mansion of His Presence.

But she who is attuned to the Guru's Shabad is intoxicated with celestial love; night and day, she remains absorbed in Him.

O Nanak, that soul-bride who remains constantly steeped in His Love, is blended by the Lord into Himself. ||3||

If the Lord merges us with Himself, we are merged with Him. Without the Dear Lord, who can merge us with Him?

Without our Beloved Guru, who can dispel our doubt?

Through the Guru, doubt is dispelled. O my mother, this is the way to meet Him; this is how the soul-bride finds peace.

Without serving the Guru, there is only pitch darkness. Without the Guru, the Way is not found.

That wife who is intuitively imbued with the color of His Love, contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.