# Section 21 - Raag Gond

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Raag Gond
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 001
> 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:
> Raag Gond, Chau-Padas, Fourth Mehl, First House:
> If, in his conscious mind, he places his hopes in the Lord, then he shall obtain the fruits of all the many desires of his mind.
> The Lord knows everything which happens to the soul. Not even an iota of one's effort goes to waste.
> Place your hopes in the Lord, O my mind; the Lord and Master is pervading and permeating all. ||1||
> O my mind, place your hopes in the Lord of the World, the Master of the Universe.
> That hope which is placed in any other than the Lord - that hope is fruitless, and totally useless. ||1||Pause||
> That which you can see, Maya, and all attachment to family - don't place your hopes in them, or your life will be wasted and lost.
> Nothing is in their hands; what can these poor creatures do? By their actions, nothing can be done.
> O my mind, place your hopes in the Lord, your Beloved, who shall carry you across, and save your whole family as well. ||2||
> If you place your hopes in any other, in any friend other than the Lord, then you shall come to know that it is of no use at all.
> This hope placed in other friends comes from the love of duality. In an instant, it is gone; it is totally false.
> O my mind, place your hopes in the Lord, your True Beloved, who shall approve and reward you for all your efforts. ||3||
> Hope and desire are all Yours, O my Lord and Master. As You inspire hope, so are the hopes held.
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 002
> Nothing is in the hands of anyone, O my Lord and Master; such is the understanding the True Guru has given me to understand.
> You alone know the hope of servant Nanak, O Lord; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, he is satisfied. ||4||1||
> Gond, Fourth Mehl:
> Serve such a Lord, and ever meditate on Him, who in an instant erases all sins and mistakes.
> If someone forsakes the Lord and places his hopes in another, then all his service to the Lord is rendered fruitless.
> O my mind, serve the Lord, the Giver of peace; serving Him, all your hunger shall depart. ||1||
> O my mind, place your faith in the Lord.
> Wherever I go, my Lord and Master is there with me. The Lord saves the honor of His humble servants and slaves. ||1||Pause||
> If you tell your sorrows to another, then he, in return, will tell you of his greater sorrows.
> So tell your sorrows to the Lord, your Lord and Master, who shall instantly dispel your pain.
> Forsaking such a Lord God, if you tell your sorrows to another, then you shall die of shame. ||2||
> The relatives, friends and siblings of the world that you see, O my mind, all meet with you for their own purposes.
> And that day, when their self-interests are not served, on that day, they shall not come near you.
> O my mind, serve your Lord, day and night; He shall help you in good times and bad. ||3||
> Why place your faith in anyone, O my mind, who cannot come to your rescue at the last instant?
> Chant the Lord's Mantra, take the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on Him. In the end, the Lord saves those who love Him in their consciousness.
> Servant Nanak speaks: night and day, chant the Lord's Name, O Saints; this is the only true hope for emancipation. ||4||2||
> Gond, Fourth Mehl:
> Remembering the Lord in meditation, you shall find bliss and peace forever deep within, and your mind will become tranquil and cool.
> It is like the harsh sun of Maya, with its burning heat; seeing the moon, the Guru, its heat totally vanishes. ||1||
> O my mind, night and day, meditate, and chant the Lord's Name.
> Here and hereafter, He shall protect you, everywhere; serve such a God forever. ||1||Pause||
> Meditate on the Lord, who contains all treasures, O my mind; as Gurmukh, search for the jewel, the Lord.
> Those who meditate on the Lord, find the Lord, my Lord and Master; I wash the feet of those slaves of the Lord. ||2||
> One who realizes the Word of the Shabad, obtains the sublime essence of the Lord; such a Saint is lofty and sublime, the greatest of the great.
> The Lord Himself magnifies the glory of that humble servant. No one can lessen or decrease that glory, not even a bit. ||3||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 003
> He shall give you peace, O my mind; meditate forever, every day on Him, with your palms pressed together.
> Please bless servant Nanak with this one gift, O Lord, that Your feet may dwell within my heart forever. ||4||3||
> Gond, Fourth Mehl:
> All the kings, emperors, nobles, lords and chiefs are false and transitory, engrossed in duality - know this well.
> The eternal Lord is permanent and unchanging; meditate on Him, O my mind, and you shall be approved. ||1||
> O my mind, vibrate, and meditate on the Lord's Name, which shall be your defender forever.
> One who obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings - no one else's power is as great as his. ||1||Pause||
> All the wealthy, high class property owners which you see, O my mind, shall vanish, like the fading color of the safflower.
> Serve the True, Immaculate Lord forever, O my mind, and you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||
> There are four castes: Brahmin, Kh'shaatriya, Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages of life. One who meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned.
> The poor castor oil plant, growing near the sandalwood tree, becomes fragrant; in the same way, the sinner, associating with the Saints, becomes acceptable and approved. ||3||
> He, within whose heart the Lord abides, is the highest of all, and the purest of all.
> Servant Nanak washes the feet of thM at humble servant of the Lord; he may be from a low class family, but he is now the Lord's servant. ||4||4||
> Gond, Fourth Mehl:
> The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is all-pervading. As the Lord causes them to act, so do they act.
> So serve forever such a Lord, O my mind, who will protect you from everything. ||1||
> O my mind, meditate on the Lord, and read about the Lord every day.
> Other than the Lord, no one can kill you or save you; so why do you worry, O my mind? ||1||Pause||
> The Creator created the entire universe, and infused His Light into it.
> The One Lord speaks, and the One Lord causes all to speak.The Perfect Guru has revealed the One Lord. ||2||
> The Lord is with you, inside and out; tell me, O mind, how can You hide anything from Him?
> Serve the Lord open-heartedly, and then, O my mind, you shall find total peace. ||3||
> Everything is under His control; He is the greatest of all. O my mind, meditate forever on Him.
> O Servant Nanak, that Lord is always with you. Meditate forever on your Lord, and He shall emancipate you. ||4||5||
> Gond, Fourth Mehl:
> My mind yearns so deeply for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, like the thirsty man without water. ||1||
> My mind is pierced through by the arrow of the Lord's Love.
> The Lord God knows my anguish, and the pain deep within my mind. ||1||Pause||
> Whoever tells me the Stories of my Beloved Lord is my Sibling of Destiny, and my friend. ||2||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 004
> Come, and join together, O my companions; let's sing the Glorious Praises of my God, and follow the comforting advice of the True Guru.. ||3||
> Please fulfill the hopes of servant Nanak, O Lord; his body finds peace and tranquility in the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||4||6||
> First set of six. ||
> Raag Gond, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> He is the Creator of all, He is the Enjoyer of all. ||1||Pause||
> The Creator listens, and the Creator sees.
> The Creator is unseen, and the Creator is seen.
> The Creator forms, and the Creator destroys.
> The Creator touches, and the Creator is detached. ||1||
> The Creator is the One who speaks, and the Creator is the One who understands.
> The Creator comes, and the Creator also goes.
> The Creator is absolute and without qualities; the Creator is related, with the most excellent qualities.
> By Guru's Grace, Nanak looks upon all the same. ||2||1||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> You are caught, like the fish and the monkey; you are entangled in the transitory world.
> Your foot-steps and your breaths are numbered; only by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord will you be saved. ||1||
> O mind, reform yourself, and forsake your aimless wandering.
> You have found no place of rest for yourself; so why do you try to teach others? ||1||Pause||
> Like the elephant, driven by sexual desire, you are attached to your family.
> People are like birds that come together, and fly apart again; you shall become stable and steady, only when you meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, in the Company of the Holy. ||2||
> Like the fish, which perishes because of its desire to taste, the fool is ruined by his greed.
> You have fallen under the power of the five thieves; escape is only possible in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||3||
> Be Merciful to me, O Destroyer of the pains of the meek; all beings and creatures belong to You.
> May I obtain the gift of always seeing the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; meeting with You, Nanak is the slave of Your slaves. ||4||2||
> Raag Gond, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> He fashioned the soul and the breath of life,
> and infused His Light into the dust;
> He exalted you and gave you everything to use, and food to eat and enjoy
> - how can you forsake that God, you fool! Where else will you go? ||1||
> Commit yourself to the service of the Transcendent Lord.
> Through the Guru, one understands the Immaculate, Divine Lord. ||1||Pause||
> He created plays and dramas of all sorts;
> He creates and destroys in an instant;
> His state and condition cannot be described.
> Meditate forever on that God, O my mind. ||2||
> The unchanging Lord does not come or go.
> His Glorious Virtues are infinite; how many of them can I count?
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 005
> His treasure is overflowing with the rubies of the Name.
> He gives Support to all hearts. ||3||
> The Name is the True Primal Being;
> millions of sins are washed away in an instant, singing His Praises.
> The Lord God is your best friend, your playmate from earliest childhood.
> He is the Support of the breath of life; O Nanak, He is love, He is consciousness. ||4||1||3||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> I trade in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> The Naam is the Support of the mind.
> My consciousness takes to the Shelter of the Naam.
> Chanting the Naam, millions of sins are erased. ||1||
> The Lord has blessed me with the wealth of the Naam, the Name of the One Lord.
> The wish of my mind is to meditate on the Naam, in association with the Guru. ||1||Pause||
> The Naam is the wealth of my soul.
> Wherever I go, the Naam is with me.
> The Naam is sweet to my mind.
> In the water, on the land, and everywhere, I see the Naam. ||2||
> Through the Naam, one's face becomes radiant in the Court of the Lord.
> Through the Naam, all one's generations are saved.
> Through the Naam, my affairs are resolved.
> My mind is accustomed to the Naam. ||3||
> Through the Naam, I have become fearless.
> Through the Naam, my comings and goings have ceased.
> The Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord, the treasure of virtue.
> Says Nanak, I dwell in celestial peace. ||4||2||4||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> He grants honor to the dishonored,
> and gives gifts to all the hungry;
> he protects those in the terrible womb.
> So humbly bow forever to that Lord and Master. ||1||
> Meditate on such a God in your mind.
> He shall be your help and support everywhere, in good times and bad. ||1||Pause||
> The beggar and the king are all the same to Him.
> He sustains and fulfills both the ant and the elephant.
> He does not consult or seek anyone's advice.
> Whatever He does, He does Himself. ||2||
> No one knows His limit.
> He Himself is the Immaculate Lord.
> He Himself is formed, and He Himself is formless.
> In the heart, in each and every heart, He is the Support of all hearts. ||3||
> Through the Love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the devotees become His Beloveds.
> Singing the Praises of the Creator, the Saints are forever in bliss.
> Through the Love of the Naam, the Lord's humble servants remain satisfied.
> Nanak falls at the feet of those humble servants of the Lord. ||4||3||5||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Associating with them, this mind becomes immaculate and pure.
> Associating with them, one meditates in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har.
> Associating with them, all the sins are erased.
> Associating with them, the heart is illumined. ||1||
> Those Saints of the Lord are my friends.
> It is their custom to sing only the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> By their mantra, the Lord, Har, Har, dwells in the mind.
> By their teachings, doubt and fear are dispelled.
> By their kirtan, they become immaculate and sublime.
> The world longs for the dust of their feet. ||2||
> Millions of sinners are saved by associating with them.
> They have the Support of the Name of the One Formless Lord.
> He knows the secrets of all beings;
> He is the treasure of mercy, the divine immaculate Lord. ||3||
> When the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful,
> then one meets the Merciful Holy Guru.
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 006
> Day and night, Nanak meditates on the Naam.
> Through the Lord's Name, he is blessed with peace, poise and bliss. ||4||4||6||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Meditate on the image of the Guru within your mind;
> let your mind accept the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and His Mantra.
> Enshrine the Guru's feet within your heart.
> Bow in humility forever before the Guru, the Supreme Lord God. ||1||
> Let no one wander in doubt in the world.
> Without the Guru, no one can cross over. ||1||Pause||
> The Guru shows the Path to those who have wandered off.
> He leads them to renounce others, and attaches them to devotional worship of the Lord.
> He obliterates the fear of birth and death.
> The glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru is endless. ||2||
> By Guru's Grace, the inverted heart-lotus blossoms forth,
> and the Light shines forth in the darkness.
> Through the Guru, know the One who created you.
> By the Guru's Mercy, the foolish mind comes to believe. ||3||
> The Guru is the Creator; the Guru has the power to do everything.
> The Guru is the Transcendent Lord; He is, and always shall be.
> Says Nanak, God has inspired me to know this.
> Without the Guru, liberation is not obtained, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||5||7||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Chant Guru, Guru, Guru, O my mind.
> I have no other than the Guru.
> I lean upon the Support of the Guru, day and night.
> No one can decrease His bounty. ||1||
> Know that the Guru and the Transcendent Lord are One.
> Whatever pleases Him is acceptable and approved. ||1||Pause||
> One whose mind is attached to the Guru's feet
> - his pains, sufferings and doubts run away.
> Serving the Guru, honor is obtained.
> I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru. ||2||
> Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan, I am exalted.
> The work of the Guru's servant is perfect.
> Pain does not afflict the Guru's servant.
> The Guru's servant is famous in the ten directions. ||3||
> The Guru's glory cannot be described.
> The Guru remains absorbed in the Supreme Lord God.
> Says Nanak, one who is blessed with perfect destiny
> - his mind is attached to the Guru's feet. ||4||6||8||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> I worship and adore my Guru; the Guru is the Lord of the Universe.
> My Guru is the Supreme Lord God; the Guru is the Lord God.
> My Guru is divine, invisible and mysterious.
> I serve at the Guru's feet, which are worshipped by all. ||1||
> Without the Guru, I have no other place at all.
> Night and day, I chant the Name of Guru, Guru. ||1||Pause||
> The Guru is my spiritual wisdom, the Guru is the meditation within my heart.
> The Guru is the Lord of the World, the Primal Being, the Lord God.
> With my palms pressed together, I remain in the Guru's Sanctuary.
> Without the Guru, I have no other at all. ||2||
> The Guru is the boat to cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
> Serving the Guru, one is released from the Messenger of Death.
> In the darkness, the Guru's Mantra shines forth.
> With the Guru, all are saved. ||3||
> The Perfect Guru is found, by great good fortune.
> Serving the Guru, pain does not afflict anyone.
> No one can erase the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
> Nanak is the Guru; Nanak is the Lord Himself. ||4||7||9||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 007
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Deal and trade only with the Lord, Raam, Raam.
> The Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, is the Support of the breath of life.
> Sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
> The Lord is ever-present, all-pervading. ||1||
> Joining the humble Saints, chant the Lord's Name.
> This is the most immaculate and perfect occupation of all. ||1||Pause||
> Gather the treasure, the wealth of the Lord, Raam, Raam.
> Let your sustenance be the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
> Never forget the Lord, Raam, Raam.
> In His Mercy, the Guru has revealed this to me. ||2||
> The Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, is always our help and support.
> Embrace love for the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
> Through the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, I have become immaculate.
> The sins of countless incarnations have been taken away. ||3||
> Uttering the Lord's Name, birth and death are finished.
> Repeating the Lord's Name, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.
> The Luminous Lord is the highest of all.
> Night and day, servant Nanak meditates on Him. ||4||8||10||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> My Lord and Master has held back the five demons.
> He conquered them, and scared them away from the Lord's slave.
> They cannot find the mansion of the Lord's devotee.
> Joining together, the Lord's humble servants sing the songs of joy. ||1||
> The five demons are the rulers of the whole world,
> but they are just water-carriers for the Lord's devotee. ||1||Pause||
> They collect taxes from the world,
> but they bow in subservience to God's devotees.
> They plunder and dishonor the faithless cynics,
> but they massage and wash the feet of the Holy. ||2||
> The One Mother gave birth to the five sons,
> and began the play of the created world.
> With the three qualities joined together, they celebrate.
> Renouncing these three qualities, the Lord's humble servants rise above them. ||3||
> In His Mercy, He saves His humble servants.
> They belong to Him, and so He saves them by driving out the five.
> Says Nanak, devotion to God is noble and sublime.
> Without devotion, all just waste away uselessly. ||4||9||11||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Suffering and troubles are eradicated by the Lord's Name.
> Pain is dispelled, and peace takes its place.
> Meditating, chanting the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am satisfied.
> By the Grace of the Saints, I have received all fruitful rewards. ||1||
> Meditating on the Lord, His humble servant is carried across,
> and the sins of countless incarnations are taken away. ||1||Pause||
> I have enshrined the Guru's feet within my heart,
> and crossed over the ocean of fire.
> All the painful diseases of birth and death have been eradicated.
> I am attached to God in celestial Samaadhi. ||2||
> In all places and interspaces, the One, our Lord and Master is contained.
> He is the Inner-knower of all hearts.
> One whom the Lord blesses with understanding,
> chants the Name of God, twenty-four hours a day. ||3||
> Deep within, God Himself abides;
> within his heart, the Divine Light shines forth.
> With loving devotion, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
> Meditate on the Supreme Lord God, O Nanak, and you shall be saved. ||4||10||12||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 008
> Bow in humility to the lotus feet of the Guru.
> Eliminate sexual desire and anger from this body.
> Be the dust of all,
> and see the Lord in each and every heart, in all. ||1||
> In this way, dwell upon the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe.
> My body and wealth belong to God; my soul belongs to God. ||1||Pause||
> Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
> This is the purpose of human life.
> Renounce your egotistical pride, and know that God is with you.
> By the Grace of the Holy, let your mind be imbued with the Lord's Love. ||2||
> Know the One who created you,
> and in the world hereafter you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord.
> Your mind and body will be immaculate and blissful;
> chant the Name of the Lord of the Universe with your tongue. ||3||
> Grant Your Kind Mercy, O my Lord, Merciful to the meek.
> My mind begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy.
> Be merciful, and bless me with this gift,
> that Nanak may live, chanting God's Name. ||4||11||13||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> My incense and lamps are my service to the Lord.
> Time and time again, I humbly bow to the Creator.
> I have renounced everything, and grasped the Sanctuary of God.
> By great good fortune, the Guru has become pleased and satisfied with me. ||1||
> Twenty-four hours a day, I sing of the Lord of the Universe.
> My body and wealth belong to God; my soul belongs to God. ||1||Pause||
> Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I am in bliss.
> The Supreme Lord God is the Perfect Forgiver.
> Granting His Mercy, He has linked His humble servants to His service.
> He has rid me of the pains of birth and death, and merged me with Himself. ||2||
> This is the essence of karma, righteous conduct and spiritual wisdom,
> to chant the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> God's Feet are the boat to cross over the world-ocean.
> God, the Inner-knower, is the Cause of causes. ||3||
> Showering His Mercy, He Himself has saved me.
> The five hideous demons have run away.
> Do not lose your life in the gamble.
> The Creator Lord has taken Nanak's side. ||4||12||14||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> In His Mercy, He has blessed me with peace and bliss.
> The Divine Guru has saved His child.
> God is kind and compassionate; He is the Lord of the Universe.
> He forgives all beings and creatures. ||1||
> I seek Your Sanctuary, O God, O Merciful to the meek.
> Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, I am forever in ecstasy. ||1||Pause||
> There is no other like the Merciful Lord God.
> He is contained deep within each and every heart.
> He embellishes His slave, here and hereafter.
> It is Your nature, God, to purify sinners. ||2||
> Meditation on the Lord of the Universe is the medicine to cure millions of illnesses.
> My Tantra and Mantra is to meditate, to vibrate upon the Lord God.
> Illnesses and pains are dispelled, meditating on God.
> The fruits of the mind's desires are fulfilled. ||3||
> He is the Cause of causes, the All-powerful Merciful Lord.
> Contemplating Him is the greatest of all treasures.
> God Himself has forgiven Nanak;
> forever and ever, he chants the Name of the One Lord. ||4||13||15||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my friend.
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 009
> Your consciousness shall become immaculate and pure.
> All the misfortunes of your mind and body shall be taken away,
> and all your pain and darkness will be dispelled. ||1||
> Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, cross over the world-ocean.
> By great good fortune, one attains the Infinite Lord, the Primal Being. ||1||Pause||
> The Messenger of Death cannot even touch that humble being, who sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
> The Gurmukh realizes his Lord and Master; his coming into this world is approved. ||2||
> He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, by the Grace of the Saints;
> his sexual desire, anger and madness are eradicated.
> He knows the Lord God to be ever-present.
> This is the Perfect Teaching of the Perfect Guru. ||3||
> He earns the treasure of the Lord's wealth.
> Meeting with the True Guru, all his affairs are resolved.
> He is awake and aware in the Love of the Lord's Name;
> O Nanak, his mind is attached to the Lord's Feet. ||4||14||16||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> The Lord's Feet are the boat to cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he does not die again.
> Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, he does not have to walk on the Path of Death.
> Contemplating the Supreme Lord, the five demons are conquered. ||1||
> I have entered Your Sanctuary, O Perfect Lord and Master.
> Please give Your hand to Your creatures. ||1||Pause||
> The Simritees, Shaastras, Vedas and Puraanas
> expound upon the Supreme Lord God.
> The Yogis, celibates, Vaishnavs and followers of Ram Das
> cannot find the limits of the Eternal Lord God. ||2||
> Shiva and the gods lament and moan,
> but they do not understand even a tiny bit of the unseen and unknown Lord.
> One whom the Lord Himself blesses with loving devotional worship,
> is very rare in this world. ||3||
> I am worthless, with absolutely no virtue at all;
> all treasures are in Your Glance of Grace.
> Nanak, the meek, desires only to serve You.
> Please be merciful, and grant him this blessing, O Divine Guru. ||4||15||17||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> One who is cursed by the Saints, is thrown down on the ground.
> The slanderer of the Saints is thrown down from the skies.
> I hold the Saints close to my soul.
> The Saints are saved instantaneously. ||1||
> He alone is a Saint, who is pleasing to the Lord.
> The Saints, and God, have only one job to do. ||1||Pause||
> God gives His hand to shelter the Saints.
> He dwells with His Saints, day and night.
> With each and every breath, He cherishes His Saints.
> He takes the power away from the enemies of the Saints. ||2||
> Let no one slander the Saints.
> Whoever slanders them, will be destroyed.
> One who is protected by the Creator Lord,
> cannot be harmed, no matter how much the whole world may try. ||3||
> I place my faith in my God.
> My soul and body all belong to Him.
> This is the faith which inspires Nanak:
> the self-willed manmukhs will fail, while the Gurmukhs will always win. ||4||16||18||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> The Name of the Immaculate Lord is the Ambrosial Water.
> Chanting it with the tongue, sins are washed away. ||1||Pause||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 010
> The Lord abides in everyone.
> The Lord illumines each and every heart.
> Chanting the Lord's Name, one does not fall into hell.
> Serving the Lord, all fruitful rewards are obtained. ||1||
> Within my mind is the Support of the Lord.
> The Lord is the boat to cross over the world-ocean.
> Chant the Lord's Name, and the Messenger of Death will run away.
> The Lord breaks the teeth of Maya, the witch. ||2||
> The Lord is forever and ever the Forgiver.
> The Lord blesses us with peace and bliss.
> The Lord has revealed His glory.
> The Lord is the mother and father of His Saint. ||3||
> The Lord, the Lord, is in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> Time and time again, I sing the Lord's Praises.
> Meeting with the Guru, I have attained the incomprehensible object.
> Slave Nanak has grasped the Support of the Lord. ||4||17||19||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> One who is protected by the Protector Lord
> - the Formless Lord is on his side. ||1||Pause||
> In the mother's womb, the fire does not touch him.
> Sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment do not affect him.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he meditates on the Formless Lord.
> Dust is thrown into the faces of the slanderers. ||1||
> The Lord's protective spell is the armor of His slave.
> The wicked, evil demons cannot even touch him.
> Whoever indulges in egotistical pride, shall waste away to ruin.
> God is the Sanctuary of His humble slave. ||2||
> Whoever enters the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord
> - He saves that slave, hugging him close in His embrace.
> Whoever takes great pride in himself,
> in an instant, shall be like dust mixing with dust. ||3||
> The True Lord is, and shall always be.
> Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him.
> Granting His Mercy, He saves His slaves.
> God is the Support of Nanak's breath of life. ||4||18||20||
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> Wondrous and beautiful is the description of the beauty of the Supreme Soul, the Supreme Lord God. ||Pause||
> He is not old; He is not young.
> He is not in pain; He is not caught in Death's noose.
> He does not die; He does not go away.
> In the beginning, and throughout the ages, He is permeating everywhere. ||1||
> He is not hot; He is not cold.
> He has no enemy; He has no friend.
> He is not happy; He is not sad.
> Everything belongs to Him; He can do anything. ||2||
> He has no father; He has no mother.
> He is beyond the beyond, and has always been so.
> He is not affected by virtue or vice.
> Deep within each and every heart, He is always awake and aware. ||3||
> From the three qualities, the one mechanism of Maya was produced.
> The great Maya is only His shadow.
> He is undeceivable, impenetrable, unfathomable and merciful.
> He is merciful to the meek, forever compassionate.
> His state and limits cannot ever be known.
> Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him. ||4||19||21||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 011
> Gond, Fifth Mehl:
> I am a sacrifice to the Saints.
> Associating with the Saints, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
> By the Grace of the Saints, all the sins are taken away.
> By great good fortune, one finds the Sanctuary of the Saints. ||1||
> Meditating on the Lord, no obstacles will block your way.
> By Guru's Grace, meditate on God. ||1||Pause||
> When the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful,
> he makes me the dust of the feet of the Holy.
> Sexual desire and anger leave his body,
> and the Lord, the jewel, comes to dwell in his mind. ||2||
> Fruitful and approved is the life of one
> who knows the Supreme Lord God to be close.
> One who is committed to loving devotional worship of God, and the Kirtan of His Praises,
> awakens from the sleep of countless incarnations. ||3||
> The Lord's Lotus Feet are the Support of His humble servant.
> To chant the Praises of the Lord of the Universe is the true trade.
> Please fulfill the hopes of Your humble slave.
> Nanak finds peace in the dust of the feet of the humble. ||4||20||22||6||28||
> Raag Gond, Ashtapadees, Fifth Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Humbly bow to the Perfect Divine Guru.
> Fruitful is His image, and fruitful is service to Him.
> He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Architect of Destiny.
> Twenty-four hours a day, he remains imbued with the love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
> The Guru is the Lord of the Universe, the Guru is the Lord of the World.
> He is the Saving Grace of His slaves. ||1||Pause||
> He satisfies the kings, emperors and nobles.
> He destroys the egotistical villains.
> He puts illness into the mouths of the slanderers.
> All the people celebrate His victory. ||2||
> Supreme bliss fills the minds of the Saints.
> The Saints meditate on the Divine Guru, the Lord God.
> The faces of His companions become radiant and bright.
> The slanderers lose all places of rest. ||3||
> With each and every breath, the Lord's humble slaves praise Him.
> The Supreme Lord God and the Guru are care-free.
> All fears are eradicated, in His Sanctuary.
> Smashing all the slanderers, the Lord knocks them to the ground. ||4||
> Let no one slander the Lord's humble servants.
> Whoever does so, will be miserable.
> Twenty-four hours a day, the Lord's humble servant meditates on Him alone.
> The Messenger of Death does not even approach him. ||5||
> The Lord's humble servant has no vengeance. The slanderer is egotistical.
> The Lord's humble servant wishes well, while the slanderer dwells on evil.
> The Sikh of the Guru meditates on the True Guru.
> The Lord's humble servants are saved, while the slanderer is cast into hell. ||6||
> Listen, O my beloved friends and companions:
> these words shall be true in the Court of the Lord.
> As you plant, so shall you harvest.
> The proud, egotistical person will surely be uprooted. ||7||
> O True Guru, You are the Support of the unsupported.
> Be merciful, and save Your humble servant.
> Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the Guru;
> remembering Him in meditation, my honor has been saved. ||8||1||29||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 012
> Raag Gond, The Word Of The Devotees.
> Kabeer Jee, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> When you meet a Saint, talk to him and listen.
> Meeting with an unsaintly person, just remain silent. ||1||
> O father, if I speak, what words should I utter?
> Speak such words, by which you may remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> Speaking with the Saints, one becomes generous.
> To speak with a fool is to babble uselessly. ||2||
> By speaking and only speaking, corruption only increases.
> If I do not speak, what can the poor wretch do? ||3||
> Says Kabeer, the empty pitcher makes noise,
> but that which is full makes no sound. ||4||1||
> GOND:
> When a man dies, he is of no use to anyone.
> But when an animal dies, it is used in ten ways. ||1||
> What do I know, about the state of my karma?
> What do I know, O Baba? ||1||Pause||
> His bones burn, like a bundle of logs;
> his hair burns like a bale of hay. ||2||
> Says Kabeer, the man wakes up,
> only when the Messenger of Death hits him over the head with his club. ||3||2||
> GOND:
> The Celestial Lord is in the Akaashic ethers of the skies, the Celestial Lord is in the nether regions of the underworld; in the four directions, the Celestial Lord is pervading.
> The Supreme Lord God is forever the source of bliss. When the vessel of the body perishes, the Celestial Lord does not perish. ||1||
> I have become sad,
> wondering where the soul comes from, and where it goes. ||1||Pause||
> The body is formed from the union of the five tatvas; but where were the five tatvas created?
> You say that the soul is tied to its karma, but who gave karma to the body? ||2||
> The body is contained in the Lord, and the Lord is contained in the body. He is permeating within all.
> Says Kabeer, I shall not renounce the Lord's Name. I shall accept whatever happens. ||3||3||
> Raag Gond, The Word Of Kabeer Jee, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> They tied my arms, bundled me up, and threw me before an elephant.
> The elephant driver struck him on the head, and infuriated him.
> But the elephant ran away, trumpeting,
> "I am a sacrifice to this image of the Lord."||1||
> O my Lord and Master, You are my strength.
> The Qazi shouted at the driver to drive the elephant on. ||1||Pause||
> He yelled out, "O driver, I shall cut you into pieces.
> Hit him, and drive him on!"
> But the elephant did not move; instead, he began to meditate.
> The Lord God abides within his mind. ||2||
> What sin has this Saint committed,
> that you have made him into a bundle and thrown him before the elephant?
> Lifting up the bundle, the elephant bows down before it.
> The Qazi could not understand it; he was blind. ||3||
> Three times, he tried to do it.
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 013
> Even then, his hardened mind was not satisfied.
> Says Kabeer, such is my Lord and Master.
> The soul of His humble servant dwells in the fourth state. ||4||1||4||
> GOND:
> It is not human, and it is not a god.
> It is not called celibate, or a worshipper of Shiva.
> It is not a Yogi, and it is not a hermit.
> It is not a mother, or anyone's son. ||1||
> Then what is it, which dwells in this temple of the body?
> No one can find its limits. ||1||Pause||
> It is not a house-holder, and it is not a renouncer of the world.
> It is not a king, and it is not a beggar.
> It has no body, no drop of blood.
> It is not a Brahmin, and it is not a Kh'shaatriya. ||2||
> It is not called a man of austere self-discipline, or a Shaykh.
> It does not live, and it is not seen to die.
> If someone cries over its death,
> that person loses his honor. ||3||
> By Guru's Grace, I have found the Path.
> Birth and death have both been erased.
> Says Kabeer, this is formed of the same essence as the Lord.
> It is like the ink on the paper which cannot be erased. ||4||2||5||
> GOND:
> The threads are broken, and the starch has run out.
> Bare reeds glisten at the front door.
> The poor brushes are scattered in pieces.
> Death has entered this shaven head. ||1||
> This shaven-headed mendicant has wasted all his wealth.
> All this coming and going has irritated him. ||1||Pause||
> He has given up all talk of his weaving equipment.
> His mind is attuned to the Lord's Name.
> His daughters and sons have nothing to eat,
> while the shaven-headed mendicants night and day eat their fill. ||2||
> One or two are in the house, and one or two more are on the way.
> We sleep on the floor, while they sleep in the beds.
> They rub their bare heads, and carry prayer-books in their waist-bands.
> We get dry grains, while they get loaves of bread. ||3||
> He will become one of these shaven-headed mendicants.
> They are the support of the drowning.
> Listen, O blind and unguided Loi:
> Kabeer has taken shelter with these shaven-headed mendicants. ||4||3||6||
> GOND:
> When her husband dies, the woman does not cry.
> Someone else becomes her protector.
> When this protector dies,
> he falls into the world of hell hereafter, for the sexual pleasures he enjoyed in this world. ||1||
> The world loves only the one bride, Maya.
> She is the wife of all beings and creatures. ||1||Pause||
> With her necklace around her neck, this bride looks beautiful.
> She is poison to the Saint, but the world is delighted with her.
> Adorning herself, she sits like a prostitute.
> Cursed by the Saints, she wanders around like a wretch. ||2||
> She runs around, chasing after the Saints.
> She is afraid of being beaten by those blessed with the Guru's Grace.
> She is the body, the breath of life, of the faithless cynics.
> She appears to me like a blood-thirsty witch. ||3||
> I know her secrets well
> - in His Mercy, the Divine Guru met me.
> Says Kabeer, now I have thrown her out.
> She clings to the skirt of the world. ||4||4||7||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 014
> GOND:
> When someone's household has no glory,
> the guests who come there depart still hungry.
> Deep within, there is no contentment.
> Without his bride, the wealth of Maya, he suffers in pain. ||1||
> So praise this bride, which can shake the consciousness of even the most dedicated ascetics and sages. ||1||Pause||
> This bride is the daughter of a wretched miser.
> Abandoning the Lord's servant, she sleeps with the world.
> Standing at the door of the holy man,
> she says, "I have come to your sanctuary; now save me!"||2||
> This bride is so beautiful.
> The bells on her ankles make soft music.
> As long as there is the breath of life in the man, she remains attached to him.
> But when it is no more, she quickly gets up and departs, bare-footed. ||3||
> This bride has conquered the three worlds.
> The eighteen Puraanas and the sacred shrines of pilgrimage love her as well.
> She pierced the hearts of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
> She destroyed the great emperors and kings of the world. ||4||
> This bride has no restraint or limits.
> She is in collusion with the five thieving passions.
> When the clay pot of these five passions bursts,
> then, says Kabeer, by Guru's Mercy, one is released. ||5||5||8||
> GOND:
> As the house will not stand when the supporting beams are removed from within it,
> just so, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone be carried across?
> Without the pitcher, the water is not contained;
> just so, without the Holy Saint, the mortal departs in misery. ||1||
> One who does not remember the Lord - let him burn;
> his body and mind have remained absorbed in this field of the world. ||1||Pause||
> Without a farmer, the land is not planted;
> without a thread, how can the beads be strung?
> Without a loop, how can the knot be tied?
> Just so, without the Holy Saint, the mortal departs in misery. ||2||
> Without a mother or father there is no child;
> just so, without water, how can the clothes be washed?
> Without a horse, how can there be a rider?
> Without the Holy Saint, one cannot reach the Court of the Lord. ||3||
> Just as without music, there is no dancing,
> the bride rejected by her husband is dishonored.
> Says Kabeer, do this one thing:
> become Gurmukh, and you shall never die again. ||4||6||9||
> GOND:
> He alone is a pimp, who pounds down his mind.
> Pounding down his mind, he escapes from the Messenger of Death.
> Pounding and beating his mind, he puts it to the test;
> such a pimp attains total liberation. ||1||
> Who is called a pimp in this world?
> In all speech, one must carefully consider. ||1||Pause||
> He alone is a dancer, who dances with his mind.
> The Lord is not satisfied with falsehood; He is pleased only with Truth.
> So play the beat of the drum in the mind.
> The Lord is the Protector of the dancer with such a mind. ||2||
> She alone is a street-dancer, who cleanses her body-street,
> and educates the five passions.
> She who embraces devotional worship for the Lord
> - I accept such a street-dancer as my Guru. ||3||
> He alone is a thief, who is above envy,
> and who uses his sense organs to chant the Lord's Name.
> Says Kabeer, these are the qualities of the one
> I know as my Blessed Divine Guru, who is the most beautiful and wise. ||4||7||10||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 015
> GOND:
> Blessed is the Lord of the World. Blessed is the Divine Guru.
> Blessed is that grain, by which the heart-lotus of the hungry blossoms forth.
> Blessed are those Saints, who know this.
> Meeting with them, one meets the Lord, the Sustainer of the World. ||1||
> This grain comes from the Primal Lord God.
> One chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, only when he tastes this grain. ||1||Pause||
> Meditate on the Naam, and meditate on this grain.
> Mixed with water, its taste becomes sublime.
> One who abstains from this grain,
> loses his honor in the three worlds. ||2||
> One who discards this grain, is practicing hypocrisy.
> She is neither a happy soul-bride, nor a widow.
> Those who claim in this world that they live on milk alone,
> secretly eat whole loads of food. ||3||
> Without this grain, time does not pass in peace.
> Forsaking this grain, one does not meet the Lord of the World.
> Says Kabeer, this I know:
> blessed is that grain, which brings faith in the Lord and Master to the mind. ||4||8||11||
> Raag Gond, The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The ritual sacrifice of horses,
> giving one's weight in gold to charities,
> and ceremonial cleansing baths -||1||
> These are not equal to singing the Praises of the Lord's Name.
> Meditate on your Lord, you lazy man! ||1||Pause||
> Offering sweet rice at Gaya,
> living on the river banks at Benares,
> reciting the four Vedas by heart;||2||
> Completing all religious rituals,
> restraining sexual passion by the spiritual wisdom given by the Guru,
> and performing the six rituals;||3||
> Expounding on Shiva and Shakti
> - O man, renounce and abandon all these things.
> Meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe.
> Meditate, O Naam Dayv, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||1||
> GOND:
> The deer is lured by the sound of the hunter's bell;
> it loses its life, but it cannot stop thinking about it. ||1||
> In the same way, I look upon my Lord.
> I will not abandon my Lord, and turn my thoughts to another. ||1||Pause||
> As the fisherman looks upon the fish,
> and the goldsmith looks upon the gold he fashions;||2||
> As the man driven by sex looks upon another man's wife,
> and the gambler looks upon the throwing of the dice -||3||
> In the same way, wherever Naam Dayv looks, he sees the Lord.
> Naam Dayv meditates continuously on the Feet of the Lord. ||4||2||
> GOND:
> Carry me across, O Lord, carry me across.
> I am ignorant, and I do not know how to swim. O my Beloved Father, please give me Your arm. ||1||Pause||
> I have been transformed from a mortal being into an angel, in an instant; the True Guru has taught me this.
> Born of human flesh, I have conquered the heavens; such is the medicine I was given. ||1||
> Please place me where You placed Dhroo and Naarad, O my Master.
> With the Support of Your Name, so many have been saved; this is Naam Dayv's understanding. ||2||3||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 016
> GOND:
> I am restless and unhappy.
> Without her calf, the cow is lonely. ||1||
> Without water, the fish writhes in pain.
> So is poor Naam Dayv without the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
> Like the cow's calf, which, when let loose,
> sucks at her udders and drinks her milk -||2||
> So has Naam Dayv found the Lord.
> Meeting the Guru, I have seen the Unseen Lord. ||3||
> As the man driven by sex wants another man's wife,
> so does Naam Dayv love the Lord. ||4||
> As the earth burns in the dazzling sunlight,
> so does poor Naam Dayv burn without the Lord's Name. ||5||4||
> Raag Gond, The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all doubts are dispelled.
> Chanting the Name of the Lord is the highest religion.
> Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, erases social classes and ancestral pedigrees.
> The Lord is the walking stick of the blind. ||1||
> I bow to the Lord, I humbly bow to the Lord.
> Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, you will not be tormented by the Messenger of Death. ||1||Pause||
> The Lord took the life of Harnaakhash,
> and gave Ajaamal a place in heaven.
> Teaching a parrot to speak the Lord's Name, Ganika the prostitute was saved.
> That Lord is the light of my eyes. ||2||
> Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Pootna was saved,
> even though she was a deceitful child-killer.
> Contemplating the Lord, Dropadi was saved.
> Gautam's wife, turned to stone, was saved. ||3||
> The Lord, who killed Kaysee and Kans,
> gave the gift of life to Kali.
> Prays Naam Dayv, such is my Lord;
> meditating on Him, fear and suffering are dispelled. ||4||1||5||
> GOND:
> One who chases after the god Bhairau, evil spirits and the goddess of smallpox,
> is riding on a donkey, kicking up the dust. ||1||
> I take only the Name of the One Lord.
> I have given away all other gods in exchange for Him. ||1||Pause||
> That man who chants "Shiva, Shiva", and meditates on him,
> is riding on a bull, shaking a tambourine. ||2||
> One who worships the Great Goddess Maya
> will be reincarnated as a woman, and not a man. ||3||
> You are called the Primal Goddess.
> At the time of liberation, where will you hide then? ||4||
> Follow the Guru's Teachings, and hold tight to the Lord's Name, O friend.
> Thus prays Naam Dayv, and so says the Gita as well. ||5||2||6||
> BILAAVAL GOND:
> Today, Naam Dayv saw the Lord, and so I will instruct the ignorant. ||Pause||
> O Pandit, O religious scholar, your Gayatri was grazing in the fields.
> Taking a stick, the farmer broke its leg, and now it walks with a limp. ||1||
> O Pandit, I saw your great god Shiva, riding along on a white bull.
> In the merchant's house, a banquet was prepared for him - he killed the merchant's son. ||2||
> Section 21 - Raag Gond - Part 017
> O Pandit, I saw your Raam Chand coming too
> ; he lost his wife, fighting a war against Raawan. ||3||
> The Hindu is sightless; the Muslim has only one eye.
> The spiritual teacher is wiser than both of them.
> The Hindu worships at the temple, the Muslim at the mosque.
> Naam Dayv serves that Lord, who is not limited to either the temple or the mosque. ||4||3||7||
> Raag Gond, The Word Of Ravi Daas Jee, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Meditate on the Lord Mukanday, the Liberator, O people of the world.
> Without Mukanday, the body shall be reduced to ashes.
> Mukanday is the Giver of liberation.
> Mukanday is my father and mother. ||1||
> Meditate on Mukanday in life, and meditate on Mukanday in death.
> His servant is blissful forever. ||1||Pause||
> The Lord, Mukanday, is my breath of life.
> Meditating on Mukanday, one's forehead will bear the Lord's insignia of approval.
> The renunciate serves Mukanday.
> Mukanday is the wealth of the poor and forlorn. ||2||
> When the One Liberator does me a favor,
> then what can the world do to me?
> Erasing my social status, I have entered His Court.
> You, Mukanday, are potent throughout the four ages. ||3||
> Spiritual wisdom has welled up, and I have been enlightened.
> In His Mercy, the Lord has made this worm His slave.
> Says Ravi Daas, now my thirst is quenched;
> I meditate on Mukanday the Liberator, and I serve Him. ||4||1||
> GOND:
> Someone may bathe at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage,
> and worship the twelve Shiva-lingam stones,
> and dig wells and pools,
> but if he indulges in slander, then all of this is useless. ||1||
> How can the slanderer of the Holy Saints be saved?
> Know for certain, that he shall go to hell. ||1||Pause||
> Someone may bathe at Kuruk-shaytra during a solar eclipse,
> and give his decorated wife in offering,
> and listen to all the Simritees,
> but if he indulges in slander, these are of no account. ||2||
> Someone may give countless feasts,
> and donate land, and build splendid buildings;
> he may neglect his own affairs to work for others,
> but if he indulges in slander, he shall wander in countless incarnations. ||3||
> Why do you indulge in slander, O people of the world?
> The emptiness of the slanderer is soon exposed.
> I have thought, and determined the fate of the slanderer.
> Says Ravi Daas, he is a sinner; he shall go to hell. ||4||2||11||7||2||49|| Total||
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