Nut Narayan

RAAG NAT NAARAAYAN, FOURTH MEHL: IMAGE OF THE UNDYING. BEYOND BIRTH. SELF-EXISTENT.

O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, day and night. Millions and millions of sins and mistakes, committed through countless lifetimes, shall all be put aside and sent away. || 1 || Pause || Those who chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and worship Him in adoration, and serve Him with love, are genuine. All their sinful residues and mistakes are erased, just as water washes off the dirt. || 1 || That being, who sings the Lord‟s Praises each and every instant, chants with his mouth the Name of the Lord. In a moment, in an instant, the Lord rids him of the five incurable diseases of the bodyvillage. || 2 || Very fortunate are those who meditate on the Lord‟s Name; they alone are the Lord‟s devotees. I beg for the Sangat, the Congregation; O God, please bless me with them. I am a fool, and an idiot — please save me! || 3 || Shower me with Your Mercy and Grace, O Life of the World; save me, I seek Your Sanctuary. Servant Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary; O Lord, please preserve my honor! || 4 || 1 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL: Meditating on the Lord, His humble servants are blended with the Lord‟s Name. Chanting the Lord‟s Name, following the Guru‟s Teachings, the Lord showers His Mercy upon them. || 1 || Pause || Our Lord and Master, Har, Har, is inaccessible and unfathomable. Meditating on Him, His humble servant merges with Him, like water with water. Meeting with the Lord‟s Saints, I have obtained the sublime essence of the Lord. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to His humble servants. || 1 || The Lord‟s humble servant sings the Praises of the Name of the Supreme, Primal Soul, and all poverty and pain are destroyed. Within the body are the five evil and uncontrollable passions. The Lord destroys them in an instant. || 2 || The Lord‟s Saint loves the Lord in his mind, like the lotus flower gazing at the moon. The clouds hang low, the clouds tremble with thunder, and the mind dances joyfully like the peacock. || 3 || My Lord and Master has placed this yearning within me; I live by seeing and meeting my Lord. Servant Nanak is addicted to the intoxication of the Lord; meeting with the Lord, he finds sublime bliss. || 4 || 2 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL:

O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, your only Friend. By Guru‟s Grace, I meditate on the Name of the Lord; I wash the Feet of the True Guru. || 1 || Pause || The Exalted Lord of the World, the Master of the Universe, keeps a sinner like me in His Sanctuary. You are the Greatest Being, Lord, Destroyer of the pains of the meek; You have placed Your Name in my mouth, Lord. || 1 || I am lowly, but I sing the Lofty Praises of the Lord, meeting with the Guru, the True Guru, my Friend. Like the bitter nimm tree, growing near the sandalwood tree, I am permeated with the fragrance of sandalwood. || 2 || My faults and sins of corruption are countless; over and over again, I commit them. I am unworthy, I am a heavy stone sinking down; but the Lord has carried me across, in association with His humble servants. || 3 || Those whom You save, Lord — all their sins are destroyed. O Merciful God, Lord and Master of servant Nanak, You have carried across even evil villains like Harnaakhash. || 4 || 3 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL: O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with love. When the Lord of the Universe, Har, Har, granted His Grace, then I fell at the feet of the humble, and I meditate on the Lord. || 1 || Pause || Mistaken and confused for so many past lives, I have now come and entered the Sanctuary of God. O my Lord and Master, You are the Cherisher of those who come to Your Sanctuary. I am such a great sinner — please save me! || 1 || Associating with You, Lord, who would not be saved? Only God sanctifies the sinners. Naam Dayv, the calico printer, was driven out by the evil villains, as he sang Your Glorious Praises; O God, You protected the honor of Your humble servant. || 2 || Those who sing Your Glorious Praises, O my Lord and Master — I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them. Those houses and homes are sanctified, upon which the dust of the feet of the humble settles. || 3 || I cannot describe Your Glorious Virtues, God; You are the greatest of the great, O Great Primal Lord God. Please shower Your Mercy upon servant Nanak, God; I serve at the feet of Yor humble servants. || 4 || 4 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL: O my mind, believe in and chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. God, the Master of the Universe, has showered His Mercy upon me, and through the Guru‟s Teachings, my intellect has been molded by the Naam. || 1 || Pause || The Lord‟s humble servant sings the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, listening to the Guru‟s Teachings. The Lord‟s Name cuts down sinful residues and mistakes, like the farmer cutting down his crops. || 1 || You alone know Your Praises, God; I cannot even describe Your Glorious Virtues, Lord. You are what You are, God; You alone know Your Glorious Virtues, God. || 2 || The mortals are bound by the many bonds of Maya‟s noose. Meditating on the Lord, the knot is untied, like the elephant, which was caught in the water by the crococile; it remembered the Lord, and chanted the Lord‟s Name, and was released. || 3 || O my Lord and Master, Supreme Lord God, Transcendent Lord, throughout the ages, mortals search for You. Your extent cannot be estimated or known, O Great God of servant Nanak. || 4 || 5 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL: O my mind, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord‟s Praises is worthy and commendable.

When the Merciful Lord God shows kindness and compassion, then one falls at the feet of the True Guru, and meditates on the Lord. || 1 || Pause || O my Lord and Master, You are great, inaccessible and unfathomable; all meditate on You, O Beautiful Lord. Those whom You view with Your Great Eye of Grace, meditate on You, Lord, and become Gurmukh. || 1 || The expanse of this creation is Your work, O God, my Lord and Master, Life of the entire universe, united with all. Countless waves rise up from the water, and then they merge into the water again. || 2 || You alone, God, know whatever You do. O Lord, I do not know. I am Your child; please enshrine Your Praises within my heart, God, so that I may remember You in meditation. || 3 || You are the treasure of water, O Lord, the Maansarovar Lake. Whoever serves You receives all fruitful rewards. Servant Nanak longs for the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har; bless him, Lord, with Your Mercy. || 4 || 6 ||

NAT NAARAAYAN, FOURTH MEHL, PARTAAL:

O my mind, serve the Lord, and receive the fruits of your rewards. Receive the dust of the Guru‟s feet. All poverty will be eliminated, and your pains will disappear. The Lord shall bless you with His Glance of Grace, and you shall be enraptured. || 1 || Pause || The Lord Himself embellishes His household. The Lord‟s Mansion of Love is studded with countless jewels, the jewels of the Beloved Lord. The Lord Himself has granted His Grace, and He has come into my home.The Guru is my advocate before the Lord. Gazing upon the Lord, I have become blissful, blissful, blissful. || 1 || From the Guru, I received news of the Lord‟s arrival. My mind and body became ecstatic and blissful, hearing of the arrival of the Lord, my Beloved Love, my Lord. Servant Nanak has met with the Lord, Har, Har; he is intoxicated, enraptured, enraptured. || 2 || 1 || 7 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL: O mind, join the Society of the Saints, and become noble and exalted. Listen to the Unspoken Speech of the peace-giving Lord. All sinful residues and mistakes will be washed away. Meet with the Lord, according to your pre-ordained destiny. || 1 || Pause || In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord‟s Praise is lofty and exalted. Following the Guru‟s Teachings, the intellect dwells on the sermon of the Lord. I am a sacrifice to that person who listens and believes. || 1 || One who tastes the sublime essence of the Unspoken Speech of the Lord — all his hunger is satisfied. Servant Nanak listens to the sermon of the Lord, and is satisfied; chanting the Lord‟s Name, Har, Har, Har, he has become like the Lord. || 2 || 2 || 8 || NAT, FOURTH MEHL: If only someone would come and tell me the Lord‟s sermon. I would be a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to him. That humble servant of the Lord is the best of the best. ÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓ 978 ÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓ Meeting with the Lord, you be enraptured. || 1 || Pause || The Guru, the Saint, has shown me the Lord‟s Path. The Guru has shown me the way to walk on the Lord‟s Path. Cast out deception from within yourself, O my Gursikhs, and without deception, serve the Lord. You shall be enraptured, enraptured, enraptured. || 1 || Those Sikhs of the Guru, who realize that my Lord God is with them, are pleasing to my Lord God. The Lord God has blessed servant Nanak with understanding; seeing his Lord hear at hand, his is enraptured, enraptured, enraptured, enraptured. || 2 || 3 || 9 || RAAG NAT NAARAAYAN, FIFTH MEHL:

O Lord, how can I know what pleases You? Within my mind is such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. || 1 || Pause || He alone is a spiritual teacher, and he alone is Your humble servant, to whom You have given Your approval. He alone meditates on You forever and ever, O Primal Lord, O Architect of Destiny, unto whom You grant Your Grace. || 1 || What sort of Yoga, what spiritual wisdom and meditation, and what virtues please You? He alone is a humble servant, and he alone is God‟s own devotee, with whom You are in love. || 2 || That alone is intelligence, that alone is wisdom and cleverness, which inspires one to never forget God, even for an instant. Joining the Society of the Saints, I have found this peace, singing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord. || 3 || I have seen the Wondrous Lord, the embodiment of supreme bliss, and now, I see nothing else at all. Says Nanak, the Guru has rubbed sway the rust; now how could I ever enter the womb of reincarnation again? || 4 || 1 || RAAG NAT NAARAAYAN, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS:

I don‟t blame anyone else. Whatever You do is sweet to my mind. || 1 || Pause || Understanding and obeying Your Order, I have found peace; hearing, listening to Your Name, I live. Here and hereafter, O Lord, You, only You. The Guru has implanted this Mantra within me. || 1 || Since I came to realize this, I have been blessed with total peace and pleasure. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this has been revealed to Nanak, and now, there is no other for him at all. || 2 || 1 || 2 ||