Each and every moment, O Nanak, meditate on the Lord. ||8||5||

Shalok:

Sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment - may these be gone, and egotism as well.

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; please bless me with Your Grace, O Divine Guru. ||1||

ASHTAPADEE:

By His Grace, you partake of the thirty-six delicacies;

enshrine that Lord and Master within your mind.

By His Grace, you apply scented oils to your body;

remembering Him, the supreme status is obtained.

By His Grace, you dwell in the palace of peace;

meditate forever on Him within your mind.

By His Grace, you abide with your family in peace;

keep His remembrance upon your tongue, twenty-four hours a day.

By His Grace, you enjoy tastes and pleasures;

O Nanak, meditate forever on the One, who is worthy of meditation. ||1||

By His Grace, you wear silks and satins;

why abandon Him, to attach yourself to another?

By His Grace, you sleep in a cozy bed;

O my mind, sing His Praises, twenty-four hours a day.

By His Grace, you are honored by everyone;

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with your mouth and with your tongue, chant His Praises.

By His Grace, you remain in the Dharma;

O mind, meditate continually on the Supreme Lord God.

Meditating on God, you shall be honored in His Court;

O Nanak, you shall return to your true home with honor. ||2||

By His Grace, you have a healthy, golden body;

attune yourself to that Loving Lord.

By His Grace, your honor is preserved;

O mind, chant the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, and find peace.

By His Grace, all your deficits are covered;

O mind, seek the Sanctuary of God, our Lord and Master.

By His Grace, no one can rival you;

O mind, with each and every breath, remember God on High.

By His Grace, you obtained this precious human body;

O Nanak, worship Him with devotion. ||3||

By His Grace, you wear decorations;

O mind, why are you so lazy? Why don't you remember Him in meditation?

By His Grace, you have horses and elephants to ride;

O mind, never forget that God.

By His Grace, you have land, gardens and wealth;

keep God enshrined in your heart.

O mind, the One who formed your form

- standing up and sitting down, meditate always on Him.

Meditate on Him - the One Invisible Lord;

here and hereafter, O Nanak, He shall save you. ||4||

By His Grace, you give donations in abundance to charities;

O mind, meditate on Him, twenty-four hours a day.

By His Grace, you perform religious rituals and worldly duties;

think of God with each and every breath.

By His Grace, your form is so beautiful;

constantly remember God, the Incomparably Beautiful One.

By His Grace, you have such high social status;