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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

gauVI bwvn AKrI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gauVI bwvn A`KrI mh`lw 5

gourree baavan akharee mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree, Baavan Akhree ~ The 52 Letters, Fifth Mehl:

sloku ]

salok ||

Shalok:

gurdyv mwqw gurdyv ipqw gurdyv suAwmI prmysurw ]

guradhaev maathaa guradhaev pithaa guradhaev suaamee paramaesuraa ||

The Divine Guru is my mother, the Divine Guru is my father; the Divine Guru is my Transcendent Lord and Master.

gurdyv sKw AigAwn Bµjnu gurdyv bµiDp shodrw ]

guradhaev sakhaa agiaan bhanjan guradhaev bandhhip sehodharaa ||

The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.

gurdyv dwqw hir nwmu aupdysY gurdyv mMqu inroDrw ]

guradhaev dhaathaa har naam oupadhaesai guradhaev manth nirodhharaa ||

The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.

gurdyv sWiq siq buiD mUriq gurdyv pwrs prs prw ]

guradhaev saanth sath budhh moorath guradhaev paaras paras paraa ||

The Divine Guru is the Image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed.

gurdyv qIrQu AMimRq srovru gur igAwn mjnu Aprµprw ]

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guradhaev theerathh anmrith sarovar gur giaan majan aparanparaa ||

The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine ambrosia; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.

gurdyv krqw siB pwp hrqw gurdyv piqq pivq krw ]

guradhaev karathaa sabh paap harathaa guradhaev pathith pavith karaa ||

The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.

gurdyv Awid jugwid jugu jugu gurdyv mMqu hir jip auDrw ]

guradhaev aadh jugaadh jug jug guradhaev manth har jap oudhharaa ||

The Divine Guru existed at the primal beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.

gurdyv sµgiq pRB myil kir ikrpw hm mUV pwpI ijqu lig qrw ]

guradhaev sangath prabh mael kar kirapaa ham moorr paapee jith lag tharaa ||

O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I am carried across.

gurdyv siqguru pwrbRhmu prmysru gurdyv nwnk hir nmskrw ]1]

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guradhaev sathigur paarabreham paramaesar guradhaev naanak har namasakaraa ||1||

The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||