# Section 24 - Raag Maale Gaaura

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Raag Maale Gaaura
> Section 24 - Raag Maale Gaaura - Part 001
> Raag Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:
> One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
> Countless have tried, but none have found the Lord's limit.
> The Lord is inaccessible, unapproachable and unfathomable; I humbly bow to the Lord God, my King. ||1||Pause||
> Sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment bring continual conflict and strife.
> Save me, save me, I am your humble creature, O Lord; I have come to Your Sanctuary, O my Lord God. ||1||
> You protect and preserve those who take to Your Sanctuary, God; You are called the Lover of Your devotees.
> Prahlaad, Your humble servant, was caught by Harnaakhash; but You saved Him and carried him across, Lord. ||2||
> Remember the Lord, O mind, and rise up to the Mansion of His Presence; the Sovereign Lord is the Destroyer of pain.
> Our Lord and Master takes away the fear of birth and death; following the Guru's Teachings, the Lord God is found. ||3||
> The Name of the Lord, our Lord and Master, is the Purifier of sinners; I sing of the Lord, the Destroyer of the fears of His devotees.
> One who wears the necklace of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in his heart, O servant Nanak, merges in the Naam. ||4||1||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:
> O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the Giver of peace.
> One who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and enjoys the sublime taste of the Lord, as Gurmukh, comes to realize God. ||1||Pause||
> By great good fortune, one obtains the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan; meeting with the Guru, the Lord God is known.
> The filth of evil-mindedness is totally washed away, bathing in the Lord's ambrosial pool of nectar. ||1||
> Blessed, blessed are the Holy, who have found their Lord God; I ask them to tell me the stories of the Lord.
> I fall at their feet, and always pray to them, to mercifully unite me with my Lord, the Architect of Destiny. ||2||
> Through the destiny written on my forehead, I have found the Holy Guru; my mind and body are imbued with the Guru's Word.
> The Lord God has come to meet me; I have found peace, and I am rid of all the sins. ||3||
> Those who follow the Guru's Teachings find the Lord, the source of nectar; their words are sublime and exalted.
> By great good fortune, one is blessed with the dust of their feet; servant Nanak falls at their feet. ||4||2||
> Section 24 - Raag Maale Gaaura - Part 002
> Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:
> All the Siddhas, seekers and silent sages, with their minds full of love, meditate on the Lord.
> The Supreme Lord God, my Lord and Master, is limitless; the Guru has inspired me to know the unknowable Lord. ||1||Pause||
> I am low, and I commit evil actions; I have not remembered my Sovereign Lord.
> The Lord has led me to meet the True Guru; in an instant, He liberated me from bondage. ||1||
> Such is the destiny God wrote on my forehead; following the Guru's Teachings, I enshrine love for the Lord.
> The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate and resound in the Court of the Lord; meeting the Lord, I sing the songs of joy. ||2||
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Purifier of sinners; the unfortunate wretches do not like this.
> They rot away in the womb of reincarnation; they fall apart like salt in water. ||3||
> Please bless me with such understanding, O Inaccessible Lord God, my Lord and Master, that my mind may remain attached to the Guru's feet.
> Servant Nanak remains attached to the Name of the Lord; he is merged in the Naam. ||4||3||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:
> My mind is addicted to the juice of the Lord's Name.
> My heart-lotus has blossomed forth, and I have found the Guru. Meditating on the Lord, my doubts and fears have run away. ||1||Pause||
> In the Fear of God, my heart is committed in loving devotion to Him; following the Guru's Teachings, my sleeping mind has awakened.
> All my sins have been erased, and I have found peace and tranquility; I have enshrined the Lord within my heart, by great good fortune. ||1||
> The self-willed manmukh is like the false color of the safflower, which fades away; its color lasts for only a few days.
> He perishes in an instant; he is tormented, and punished by the Righteous Judge of Dharma. ||2||
> The Lord's Love, found in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is absolutely permanent, and colorfast.
> The cloth of the body may be torn to shreds, but still, this beautiful color of the Lord's Love does not fade away. ||3||
> Meeting with the Blessed Guru, one is dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, imbued with this deep crimson color.
> Servant Nanak washes the feet of that humble being, who is attached to the feet of the Lord. ||4||4||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:
> O my mind, meditate, vibrate upon the Name of the Lord, the Lord of the World, Har, Har.
> My mind and body are merged in the Lord's Name, and through the Guru's Teachings, my intellect is imbued with the Lord, the source of nectar. ||1||Pause||
> Follow the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Chant, and meditate, on the beads of the mala of the Lord.
> Those who have such destiny inscribed upon their foreheads, meet with the Lord, adorned with garlands of flowers. ||1||
> Those who meditate on the Name of the Lord - all their entanglements are ended.
> The Messenger of Death does not even approach them; the Guru, the Savior Lord, saves them. ||2||
> I am a child; I know nothing at all. The Lord cherishes me, as my mother and father.
> I continually put my hands into the fire of Maya, but the Guru saves me; He is merciful to the meek. ||3||
> I was filthy, but I have become immaculate. Singing the Lord's Praises, all sins have been burnt to ashes.
> My mind is in esctasy, having found the Guru; servant Nanak is enraptured through the Word of the Shabad. ||4||5||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:
> Section 24 - Raag Maale Gaaura - Part 003
> O my mind, meditate, vibrate on the Lord, and all sins will be eradicated.
> The Guru has enshried the Lord, Har, Har, within my heart; I place my head on the Guru's Path. ||1||Pause||
> Whoever tells me the stories of my Lord God, I would cut my mind into slices, and dedicate it to him.
> The Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord, my Friend; I have sold myself at each and every store for the Guru's Word. ||1||
> One may give donations in charity at Prayaag, and cut the body in two at Benares,
> but without the Lord's Name, no one attains liberation, even though one may give away huge amounts of gold. ||2||
> When one follows the Guru's Teachings, and sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, the doors of the mind, held shut by deception, are thrown open again.
> The three qualities are shattered, doubt and fear run away, and the clay pot of public opinion is broken. ||3||
> They alone find the Perfect Guru in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, upon whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is inscribed.
> Servant Nanak drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar; all his hunger and thirst are quenched. ||4||6||
> Set of Six Hymns 1||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> O mind, true peace comes from serving the Lord.
> Other services are false, and as punishment for them, the Messenger of Death bashes in one's head. ||1||Pause||
> They alone join the Sangat, the Congregation, upon whose forehead such destiny is inscribed.
> They are carried across the terrifying world-ocean by the Saints of the Infinite, Primal Lord God. ||1||
> Serve forever at the feet of the Holy; renounce greed, emotional attachment and corruption.
> Abandon all other hopes, and rest your hopes in the One Formless Lord. ||2||
> Some are faithless cynics, deluded by doubt; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.
> Whatever is pre-ordained, comes to pass; no one can erase it. ||3||
> The beauty of the Lord of the Universe is profound and unfathomable; the Names of the Infinite Lord are immunerable.
> Blessed, blessed are those humble beings, O Nanak, who enshrine the Lord's Name in their hearts. ||4||1||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> I humbly bow to the Name of the Lord.
> Chanting it, one is saved. ||1||Pause||
> Meditating on Him in remembrance, conflicts are ended.
> Meditating on Him, one's bonds are untied.
> Meditating on Him, the fool becomes wise.
> Meditating on Him, one's ancestors are saved. ||1||
> Meditating on Him, fear and pain are taken away.
> Meditating on Him, misfortune is avoided.
> Meditating on Him, sins are erased.
> Meditating on Him, agony is ended. ||2||
> Meditating on Him, the heart blossoms forth.
> Meditating on Him, Maya becomes one's slave.
> Meditating on Him, one is blessed with the treasures of wealth.
> Meditating on Him, one crosses over in the end. ||3||
> The Name of the Lord is the Purifier of sinners.
> It saves millions of devotees.
> I am meek; I seek the Sanctuary of the slaves of the Lord's slaves.
> Nanak lays his forehead on the feet of the Saints. ||4||2||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> This is the sort of helper the Name of the Lord is.
> Meditating in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one's affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||
> It is like a boat to a drowning man.
> Section 24 - Raag Maale Gaaura - Part 004
> It is like oil to the lamp whose flame is dying out.
> It is like water poured on the burning fire.
> It is like milk poured into the baby's mouth. ||1||
> As one's brother becomes a helper on the field of battle;
> as one's hunger is satisfied by food;
> as the cloudburst saves the crops;
> as one is protected in the tiger's lair;||2||
> As with the magic spell of Garuda the eagle upon one's lips, one does not fear the snake;
> as the cat cannot eat the parrot in its cage;
> as the bird cherishes her eggs in her heart;
> as the grains are spared, by sticking to the central post of the mill;||3||
> Your Glory is so great; I can describe only a tiny bit of it.
> O Lord, You are inaccessible, unapproachable and unfathomable.
> You are lofty and high, utterly great and infinite.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, O Nanak, one is carried across. ||4||3||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> Please let my works be rewarding and fruitful.
> Please cherish and exalt Your slave. ||1||Pause||
> I lay my forehead on the feet of the Saints,
> and with my eyes, I gaze upon the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, day and night.
> With my hands, I work for the Saints.
> I dedicate my breath of life, my mind and wealth to the Saints. ||1||
> My mind loves the Society of the Saints.
> The Virtues of the Saints abide within my consciousness.
> The Will of the Saints is sweet to my mind.
> Seeing the Saints, my heart-lotus blossoms forth. ||2||
> I dwell in the Society of the Saints.
> I have such a great thirst for the Saints.
> The Words of the Saints are the Mantras of my mind.
> By the Grace of the Saints, my corruption is taken away. ||3||
> This way of liberation is my treasure.
> O Merciful God, please bless me with this gift.
> O God, shower Your Mercy upon Nanak.
> I have enshrined the feet of the Saints within my heart. ||4||4||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> He is with all; He is not far away.
> He is the Cause of causes, ever-present here and now. ||1||Pause||
> Hearing His Name, one comes to life.
> Pain is dispelled; peace and tranquility come to dwell within.
> The Lord, Har, Har, is all treasure.
> The silent sages serve Him. ||1||
> Everything is contained in His home.
> No one is turned away empty-handed.
> He cherishes all beings and creatures.
> Forever and ever, serve the Merciful Lord. ||2||
> Righteous justice is dispensed in His Court forever.
> He is carefree, and owes allegiance to no one.
> He Himself, by Himself, does everything.
> O my mind, meditate on Him. ||3||
> I am a sacrifice to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> Joining them, I am saved.
> My mind and body are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> God has blessed Nanak with this gift. ||4||5||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl, Du-Padas:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> I seek the Sanctuary of the all-powerful Lord.
> My soul, body, wealth and capital belong to the One God, the Cause of causes. ||1||Pause||
> Meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, I have found everlasting peace. He is the source of life.
> He is all-pervading, permeating all places; He is in subtle essence and manifest form. ||1||
> Section 24 - Raag Maale Gaaura - Part 005
> Abandon all your entanglements and corruption; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever.
> With palms pressed together, Nanak begs for this blessing; please bless me with Your Name. ||2||1||6||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> God is all-powerful, divine and infinite.
> Who knows Your wondrous plays? You have no end or limitation. ||1||Pause||
> In an instant, You establish and disestablish; You create and destroy, O Creator Lord.
> As many beings as You created, God, so many You bless with Your blessings. ||1||
> I have come to Your Sanctuary, Lord; I am Your slave, O Inaccessible Lord God.
> Lift me up and pull me out of the terrifying, treacherous world-ocean; servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You. ||2||2||7||
> Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
> The Lord of the World abides in my mind and body.
> Friend of the meek, Lover of His devotees, forever and ever merciful. ||1||Pause||
> In the beginning, in the end and in the middle, You alone exist, God; there is none other than You.
> He is totally permeating and pervading all worlds; He is the One and only Lord and Master. ||1||
> With my ears I hear God's Praises, and with my eyes I behold the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; with my tongue I sing the Lord's Glorious Praises.
> Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You; please, bless me with Your Name. ||2||3||8||6||14||
> Maalee Gauraa, The Word Of Devotee Naam Dayv Jee:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Blessed, blessed is that flute which the Lord plays.
> The sweet, sweet unstruck sound current sings forth. ||1||Pause||
> Blessed, blessed is the wool of the sheep;
> blessed, blessed is the blanket worn by Krishna. ||1||
> Blessed, blessed are you, O mother Dayvakee;
> into your home the Lord was born. ||2||
> Blessed, blessed are the forests of Brindaaban;
> the Supreme Lord plays there. ||3||
> He plays the flute, and herds the cows;
> Naam Dayv's Lord and Master plays happily. ||4||1||
> O my Father, Lord of wealth, blessed are You, long-haired, dark-skinned, my darling. ||1||Pause||
> You hold the steel chakra in Your hand; You came down from Heaven, and saved the life of the elephant.
> In the court of Duhsaasan, You saved the honor of Dropati, when her clothes were being removed. ||1||
> You saved Ahliyaa, the wife of Gautam; how many have You purified and carried across?
> Such a lowly outcaste as Naam Dayv has come seeking Your Sanctuary. ||2||2||
> Within all hearts, the Lord speaks, the Lord speaks.
> Who else speaks, other than the Lord? ||1||Pause||
> Out of the same clay, the elephant, the ant, and the many sorts of species are formed.
> In stationary life forms, moving beings, worms, moths and within each and every heart, the Lord is contained. ||1||
> Remember the One, Infinite Lord; abandon all other hopes.
> Naam Dayv prays, I have become dispassionate and detached; who is the Lord and Master, and who is the slave? ||2||3||
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