# Section 37 - Fifth Mehl, Gaat'haa

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Fifth Mehl, Gaat'haa
> Section 37 - Fifth Mehl, Gaat'haa - Part 001
> Associating with the Brahmin, one is saved, if his actions are perfect and God-like.
> Those whose souls are imbued with the world - O Nanak, their lives are fruitless. ||65||
> The mortal steals the wealth of others, and makes all sorts of problems; his preaching is only for his own livelihood.
> His desire for this and that is not satisfied; his mind is caught in Maya, and he is acting like a pig. ||66||
> Those who are intoxicated and absorbed in the Lord's Lotus Feet are saved from the terrifying world-ocean.
> Countless sins are destroyed, O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; there is no doubt about this. ||67||4||
> Fifth Mehl, Gaat'haa:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Camphor, flowers and perfume become contaminated, by coming into contact with the human body.
> O Nanak, the ignorant one is proud of his foul-smelling marrow, blood and bones. ||1||
> Even if the mortal could reduce himself to the size of an atom, and shoot through the ethers, worlds and realms in the blink of an eye, O Nanak, without the Holy Saint, he shall not be saved. ||2||
> Know for sure that death will come; whatever is seen is false.
> So chant the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; this alone shall go along with you in the end. ||3||
> The consciousness wanders lost in Maya, attached to friends and relatives.
> Vibrating and meditating on the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat, O Nanak, the eternal place of rest is found. ||4||
> The lowly nim tree, growing near the sandalwood tree, becomes just like the sandalwood tree.
> But the bamboo tree, also growing near it, does not pick up its fragrance; it is too tall and proud. ||5||
> In this Gaat'haa, the Lord's Sermon is woven; listening to it, pride is crushed.
> The five enemies are killed, O Nanak, by shooting the Arrow of the Lord. ||6||
> The Words of the Holy are the path of peace. They are obtained by good karma.
> The cycle of birth and death is ended, O Nanak, singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||7||
> When the leaves wither and fall, they cannot be attached to the branch again.
> Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O Nanak, there is misery and suffering. The mortal wanders in reincarnation day and night. ||8||
> One is blessed with love for the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, by great good fortune.
> Whoever sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name, O Nanak, is not affected by the world-ocean. ||9||
> This Gaat'haa is profound and infinite; how rare are those who understand it.
> They forsake sexual desire and worldly love, O Nanak, and praise the Lord in the Saadh Sangat. ||10||
> The Words of the Holy are the most sublime Mantra. They eradicate millions of sinful mistakes.
> Meditating on the Lotus Feet of the Lord, O Nanak, all one's generations are saved. ||11||
> That palace is beautiful, in which the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.
> Those who dwell on the Lord of the Universe are liberated. O Nanak, only the most fortunate are so blessed. ||12||
> I have found the Lord, my Friend, my very Best Friend.
> He shall never break my heart.
> His dwelling is eternal; His weight cannot be weighed.
> Nanak has made Him the Friend of his soul. ||13||
> One's bad reputation is erased by a true son,
> who meditates in his heart on the Guru's Mantra.
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> — *Section 37 - Fifth Mehl, Gaat'haa*