Ang-801 — Chapter 19
God is celebrated and acclaimed all over the world; it is fruitful and rewarding to serve Him. ||1||
Lofty, infinite and immeasurable is the Lord; all beings are in His Hands.
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; He is with me everywhere. ||2||10||74||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
I worship the Perfect Guru in adoration; He has become merciful to me.
The Saint has shown me the Way, and the noose of Death has been cut away. ||1||
Pain, hunger and scepticism have been dispelled, singing the Name of God.
I am blessed with celestial peace, poise, bliss and pleasure, and all my affairs have been perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||
The fire of desire has been quenched, and I am cooled and soothed; God Himself saved me.
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; His glorious radiance is so great! ||2||11||75||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The earth is beautified, all places are fruitful, and my affairs are perfectly resolved.
Fear runs away, and doubt is dispelled, dwelling constantly upon the Lord. ||1||
Dwelling with the humble Holy people, one finds peace, poise and tranquility.
Blessed and auspicious is that time, when one meditates in remembrance on the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
They have become famous throughout the world; before this, no one even knew their names.
Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the One who knows each and every heart. ||2||12||76||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
God Himself eradicated the disease; peace and tranquility have welled up.
The Lord blessed me with the gifts of great, glorious radiance and wondrous form. ||1||
The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has shown mercy to me, and saved my brother.
I am under His Protection; He is always my help and support. ||1||Pause||
The prayer of the Lord's humble servant is never offered in vain.
Nanak takes the strength of the Perfect Lord of the Universe, the treasure of excellence. ||2||13||77||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
Those who forget the Giver of life, die, over and over again, only to be reborn and die.
The humble servant of the Supreme Lord God serves Him; night and day, he remains imbued with His Love. ||1||
I have found peace, tranquility and great ecstasy; my hopes have been fulfilled.
I have found peace in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the treasure of virtue. ||1||Pause||
O my Lord and Master, please listen to the prayer of Your humble servant; You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
Nanak's Lord and Master is permeating and pervading all places and interspaces. ||2||14||78||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The hot wind does not even touch one who is under the Protection of the Supreme Lord God.
On all four sides I am surrounded by the Lord's Circle of Protection; pain does not afflict me, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||
I have met the Perfect True Guru, who has done this deed.
He has given me the medicine of the Lord's Name, and I enshrine love for the One Lord. ||1||Pause||
The Savior Lord has saved me, and eradicated all my sickness.
Says Nanak, God has showered me with His Mercy; He has become my help and support. ||2||15||79||
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
The Supreme Lord God, through the Divine Guru, has Himself protected and preserved His children.
Celestial peace, tranquility and bliss have come to pass; my service has been perfect. ||1||Pause||
✦ 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.”
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.”