but he is forgiven only when the Lord so wills. ||2||

By Guru's Grace, evil-mindedness is destroyed.

Wherever I look, there I find the One Lord. ||3||

Says Nanak, if one comes to such an understanding,

then he is absorbed into the Truest of the True. ||4||28||

Aasaa, First Mehl, Du-Padas:

In that pool of the world, the people have their homes; there, the Lord has created water and fire.

In the mud of earthly attachment, their feet have become mired, and I have seen them drowning there. ||1||

O foolish people, why don't you remember the One Lord?

Forgetting the Lord, your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||

I am not a celibate, nor am I truthful, nor a scholar; I was born foolish and ignorant.

Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who do not forget You, Lord. ||2||29||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

There are six systems of philosophy, six teachers, and six doctrines;

but the Teacher of teachers is the One Lord, who appears in so many forms. ||1||

That system, where the Praises of the Creator are sung

- follow that system; in it rests greatness. ||1||Pause||

As the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weekdays months and seasons all originate from the one sun,

O Nanak, so do all forms originate from the One Creator. ||2||30||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 012

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

Aasaa, Third House, First Mehl:

You may have thousands of armies, thousands of marching bands and lances, and thousands of men to rise and salute you.

Your rule may extend over thousands of miles, and thousands of men may rise to honor you.

But, if your honor is of no account to the Lord, then all of your ostentatious show is useless. ||1||

Without the Name of the Lord, the world is in turmoil.

Even though the fool may be taught again and again, he remains the blindest of the blind. ||1||Pause||

You may earn thousands, collect thousands, and spend thousands of dollars; thousands may come, and thousands may go.

But, if your honor is of no account to the Lord, then where will you go to find a safe haven? ||2||

Thousands of Shaastras may be explained to the mortal, and thousands of Pandits may read the Puraanas to him;

but, if his honor is of no account to the Lord, then all of this is unacceptable. ||3||

Honor comes from the True Name, the Name of the Merciful Creator.

If it abides in the heart, day and night, O Nanak, then the mortal shall swim across, by His Grace. ||4||1||31||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

The One Name is my lamp; I have put the oil of suffering into it.

Its flame has dried up this oil, and I have escaped my meeting with the Messenger of Death. ||1||

O people, do not make fun of me.