Ang-801 — Chapter 15
Nanak has been blessed with God's Mercy; God has made him His Slave. ||4||25||55||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord is the Hope and Support of His devotees; there is nowhere else for them to go.
O God, Your Name is my power, realm, relatives and riches. ||1||
God has granted His Mercy, and saved His slaves.
The slanderers rot in their slander; they are seized by the Messenger of Death. ||1||Pause||
The Saints meditate on the One Lord, and no other.
They offer their prayers to the One Lord, who is pervading and permeating all places. ||2||
I have heard this old story, spoken by the devotees,
that all the wicked are cut apart into pieces, while His humble servants are blessed with honor. ||3||
Nanak speaks the true words, which are obvious to all.
God's servants are under God's Protection; they have absolutely no fear. ||4||26||56||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
God breaks the bonds which hold us; He holds all power in His hands.
No other actions will bring release; save me, O my Lord and Master. ||1||
I have entered Your Sanctuary, O Perfect Lord of Mercy.
Those whom You preserve and protect, O Lord of the Universe, are saved from the trap of the world. ||1||Pause||
Hope, doubt, corruption and emotional attachment - in these, he is engrossed.
The false material world abides in his mind, and he does not understand the Supreme Lord God. ||2||
O Perfect Lord of Supreme Light, all beings belong to You.
As You keep us, we live, O infinite, inaccessible God. ||3||
Cause of causes, All-powerful Lord God, please bless me with Your Name.
Nanak is carried across in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||27||57||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Who? Who has not fallen, by placing their hopes in you?
You are enticed by the great enticer - this is the way to hell! ||1||
O vicious mind, no faith can be placed in you; you are totally intoxicated.
The donkey's leash is only removed, after the load is placed on his back. ||1||Pause||
You destroy the value of chanting, intensive meditation and self-discipline; you shall suffer in pain, beaten by the Messenger of Death.
You do not meditate, so you shall suffer the pains of reincarnation, you shameless buffoon! ||2||
The Lord is your Companion, your Helper, your Best Friend; but you disagree with Him.
You are in love with the five thieves; this brings terrible pain. ||3||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Saints, who have conquered their minds.
He gives body, wealth and everything to the slaves of God. ||4||28||58||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Try to meditate, and contemplate the source of peace, and bliss will come to you.
Chanting, and meditating on the Name of the Lord of the Universe, perfect understanding is achieved. ||1||
Meditating on the Lotus Feet of the Guru, and chanting the Name of the Lord, I live.
Worshipping the Supreme Lord God in adoration, my mouth drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||
All beings and creatures dwell in peace; the minds of all yearn for the Lord.
Those who continually remember the Lord, do good deeds for others; they harbor no ill will towards anyone. ||2||
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Leviticus 19:18
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
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.”
Impermanence & Letting Go
Dhammapada 20:277
“All conditioned things are impermanent. When one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
Tao Te Ching 76
“A man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. The soft and yielding is the disciple of life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Bhagavad Gita 2:22
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.”
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.”