Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Gauree

All my anxiety is ended; I am rid of the fear of death.

Sexual desire, anger and other evils have been subdued in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

Those who serve another, instead of the True Lord, die unfulfilled in the end.

The Guru has blessed Nanak with forgiveness; he is united with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||29||

Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

He is not a penitent, who is greedy within his heart, and who constantly chases after Maya like a leper.

When this penitent was first invited, he refused our charity; but later he repented and sent his son, who was seated in the congregation.

The village elders all laughed, saying that the waves of greed have destroyed this penitent.

If he sees only a little wealth, he does not bother to go there; but when he sees a lot of wealth, the penitent forsakes his vows.

O Siblings of Destiny, he is not a penitent - he is only a stork. Sitting together, the Holy Congregation has so decided.

The penitent slanders the True Primal Being, and sings the praises of the material world. For this sin, he is cursed by the Lord.

Behold the fruit the penitent gathers, for slandering the Great Primal Being; all his labors have gone in vain.

When he sits outside among the elders, he is called a penitent;

but when he sits within the congregation, the penitent commits sin.

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 166

The Lord has exposed the penitent's secret sin to the elders.

The Righteous Judge of Dharma said to the Messenger of Death, "Take this penitent and put him with the worst of the worst murderers."

No one is to look at the face of this penitent again. He has been cursed by the True Guru.

Nanak speaks and reveals what has taken place in the Court of the Lord.

He alone understands, who is blessed and adorned by the Lord. ||1||

Fourth Mehl:

The devotees of the Lord worship and adore the Lord, and the glorious greatness of the Lord.

The Lord's devotees continually sing the Kirtan of His Praises; the Name of the Lord is the Giver of peace.

The Lord ever bestows upon His devotees the glorious greatness of His Name, which increases day by day.

The Lord inspires His devotees to sit, steady and stable, in the home of their inner being. He preserves their honor.

The Lord summons the slanderers to answer for their accounts, and He punishes them severely.

As the slanderers think of acting, so are the fruits they obtain.

Actions done in secrecy are sure to come to light, even if one does it underground.

Servant Nanak blossoms forth in joy, beholding the glorious greatness of the Lord. ||2||

Pauree, Fifth Mehl:

The Lord Himself is the Protector of His devotees; what can the sinner do to them?

The proud fool acts in pride, and eating his own poison, he dies.