Ang-201 — Chapter 2
By the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained the supreme status. ||2||
The Lord is the Help and Support of His humble servant.
I have found peace, falling at the feet of His slaves.
When selfishness is gone, then one becomes the Lord Himself;
seek the Sanctuary of the treasure of mercy. ||3||
When someone finds the One he has desired,
then where should he go to look for Him?
I have become steady and stable, and I dwell in the seat of peace.
By Guru's Grace, Nanak has entered the home of peace. ||4||110||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The merits of taking millions of ceremonial cleansing baths,
the giving of hundreds of thousands, billions and trillions in charity
- these are obtained by those whose minds are filled with the Name of the Lord. ||1||
Those who sing the Glories of the Lord of the World are totally pure.
Their sins are erased, in the Sanctuary of the Kind and Holy Saints. ||Pause||
The merits of performing all sorts of austere acts of penance and self-discipline,
earning huge profits and seeing one's desires fulfilled
- these are obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with the tongue. ||2||
The merits of reciting the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas,
knowledge of the science of Yoga, spiritual wisdom and the pleasure of miraculous spiritual powers
- these come by surrendering the mind and meditating on the Name of God. ||3||
The wisdom of the Inaccessible and Infinite Lord is incomprehensible.
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and contemplating the Naam within our hearts,
O Nanak, God has showered His Mercy upon us. ||4||111||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
Meditating, meditating, meditating in remembrance, I have found peace.
I have enshrined the Lotus Feet of the Guru within my heart. ||1||
The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, the Supreme Lord God, is perfect.
Worshipping Him, my mind has found a lasting peace. ||Pause||
Night and day, I meditate on the Guru, and the Name of the Guru.
Thus all my works are brought to perfection. ||2||
Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, my mind has become cool and tranquil,
and the sinful mistakes of countless incarnations have been washed away. ||3||
Says Nanak, where is fear now, O Siblings of Destiny?
The Guru Himself has preserved the honor of His servant. ||4||112||
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord Himself is the Help and Support of His servants.
He always cherishes them, like their father and mother. ||1||
In God's Sanctuary, everyone is saved.
That Perfect True Lord is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||Pause||
My mind now dwells in the Creator Lord.
My fears have been dispelled, and my soul has found the most sublime peace. ||2||
The Lord has granted His Grace, and saved His humble servant.
The sinful mistakes of so many incarnations have been washed away. ||3||
The Greatness of God cannot be described.
Servant Nanak is forever in His Sanctuary. ||4||113||
Raag Gauree Chaytee, Fifth Mehl, Dho-Padhay:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
The power of the Lord is universal and perfect, O Siblings of Destiny.
So no pain can ever afflict me. ||1||Pause||
Whatever the Lord's slave wishes, O mother,
the Creator Himself causes that to be done. ||1||
God causes the slanderers to lose their honor.
Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Fearless Lord. ||2||114||
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Psalm 23:1
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
The Path to Wisdom
Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.”
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Tao Te Ching 33
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
Humility & Surrender
Bhagavad Gita 18:66
“Abandon all varieties of dharma and simply surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions; do not fear.”
Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
Tao Te Ching 22
“If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial. If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.”
Quran 2:45
“Seek help through patience and prayer. It is indeed exacting, but not for those who are humble.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Genesis 1:3
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”