# Section  3 - So Purakh

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: So Purakh
> Section 03 - So Purakh - Part 001
> The One who created the day also created the night.
> Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.
> O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||
> Raag Goojaree, Fourth Mehl:
> O humble servant of the Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being: I offer my humble prayer to You, O Guru.
> I am a mere insect, a worm. O True Guru, I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be merciful, and bless me with the Light of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
> O my Best Friend, O Divine Guru, please enlighten me with the Name of the Lord.
> Through the Guru's Teachings, the Naam is my breath of life. The Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is my life's occupation. ||1||Pause||
> The servants of the Lord have the greatest good fortune; they have faith in the Lord, and a longing for the Lord.
> Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied; joining the Sangat, the Blessed Congregation, their virtues shine forth. ||2||
> Those who have not obtained the Sublime Essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, are most unfortunate; they are led away by the Messenger of Death.
> Those who have not sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Sangat, the Holy Congregation-cursed are their lives, and cursed are their hopes of life. ||3||
> Those humble servants of the Lord who have attained the Company of the True Guru, have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads.
> Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the Lord's Essence is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the Light of the Naam shines forth. ||4||4||
> Raag Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:
> Why, O mind, do you plot and plan, when the Dear Lord Himself provides for your care?
> From rocks and stones He created living beings; He places their nourishment before them. ||1||
> O my Dear Lord of souls, one who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is saved.
> By Guru's Grace, the supreme status is obtained, and the dry wood blossoms forth again in lush greenery. ||1||Pause||
> Mothers, fathers, friends, children and spouses-no one is the support of anyone else.
> For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? ||2||
> The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind.
> Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind? ||3||
> All the nine treasures, and the eighteen supernatural powers are held by our Lord and Master in the Palm of His Hand.
> Servant Nanak is devoted, dedicated, forever a sacrifice to You, Lord. Your Expanse has no limit, no boundary. ||4||5||
> Raag Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, So Purakh ~ That Primal Being:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivalled.
> All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.
> All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.
> Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.
> The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant. O Nanak, the poor beings are wretched and miserable! ||1||
> Section 03 - So Purakh - Part 002
> You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O Dear Lord, you are the One.
> Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all Your Wondrous Play.
> You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other than You.
> You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite. What Virtues of Yours can I speak of and describe?
> Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant Nanak is a sacrifice. ||2||
> Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who meditate on You-those humble beings dwell in peace in this world.
> They are liberated, they are liberated-those who meditate on the Lord. For them, the noose of death is cut away.
> Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord-all their fears are dispelled.
> Those who serve, those who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of the Lord, Har, Har.
> Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate on their Dear Lord. Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them. ||3||
> Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyond measure.
> Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various and countless ways.
> For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services, O Dear Infinite Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.
> For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras. They perform rituals and religious rites.
> Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to my Dear Lord God. ||4||
> You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great as You.
> Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You never change, O Creator Lord.
> Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all that occurs.
> You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself shall destroy it all.
> Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, the Knower of all. ||5||1||
> Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:
> You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master.
> Whatever pleases You comes to pass. As You give, so do we receive. ||1||Pause||
> All belong to You, all meditate on you.
> Those who are blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.
> You Yourself separate them from Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again. ||1||
> You are the River of Life; all are within You.
> There is no one except You.
> All living beings are Your playthings.
> The separated ones meet, and by great good fortune, those suffering in separation are reunited once again. ||2||
> They alone understand, whom You inspire to understand;
> they continually chant and repeat the Lord's Praises.
> Those who serve You find peace.
> They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||3||
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