Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 043

The poisonous Maya has enticed the consciousness, O Siblings of Destiny; through clever tricks, one loses his honor.

The True Lord and Master abides in the consciousness, O Siblings of Destiny, if the Guru's spiritual wisdom permeates it. ||2||

Beautiful, beautiful, the Lord is called, O Siblings of Destiny; beautiful, like the deep crimson color of the poppy.

If man loves the Lord with detachment, O Siblings of Destiny, he is judged to be true and infallible in the Lord's court and home. ||3||

You are pervading the realms of the underworld and the heavenly skies; Your wisdom and glories are in each and every heart.

Meeting with the Guru, one finds peace, O Siblings of Destiny, and pride is dispelled from the mind. ||4||

Scrubbing with water, the body can be cleaned, O Siblings of Destiny, but the body becomes dirty again.

Bathing in the supreme essence of spiritual wisdom, O Siblings of Destiny, the mind and body become pure. ||5||

Why worship gods and goddesses, O Siblings of Destiny? What can we ask of them? What can they give us?

The stone gods are washed with water, O Siblings of Destiny, but they just sink in the water. ||6||

Without the Guru, the unseen Lord cannot be seen, O Siblings of Destiny; the world is drowning, having lost its honor.

Greatness is in the hands of my Lord and Master, O Siblings of Destiny; as He is pleased, He gives. ||7||

That soul-bride, who talks sweetly and speaks the Truth, O Siblings of Destiny, becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord.

Pierced by His Love, she abides in Truth, O Siblings of Destiny, deeply imbued with the Lord's Name. ||8||

Everyone calls God his own, O Siblings of Destiny, but the all-knowing Lord is known only through the Guru.

Those who are pierced by His Love are saved, O Siblings of Destiny; they bear the Insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. ||9||

A large pile of firewood, O Siblings of Destiny, will burn if a small fire is applied.

In the same way, if the Naam, the Name of the Lord, dwells in the heart for a moment, even for an instant, O Siblings of Destiny, then one meets the Lord with ease, O Nanak. ||10||4||

Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House, Ti-Tukas:

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

You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time.

You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash.

The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. ||1||

O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory.

You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||

The Messenger of Death cannot touch Your devotees; death cannot even approach them.