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Salok, Third Mehl:

The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.

The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times.

By Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is transformed, and he becomes detached from the world.

O Nanak, no filth sticks to him, and he does not fall into the womb again. ||1||

Third Mehl:

Kali Yuga is called the Dark Age, but the most sublime state is attained in this age.

The Gurmukh obtains the fruit, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises; this is his destiny, ordained by the Lord.

O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, he worships the Lord night and day; he chants the Lord's Name, and remains absorbed in the Lord's devotional worship. ||2||

Pauree:

O Lord, unite me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, so that with my mouth, I may speak the sublime Word of the Guru's Bani.

I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and constantly chant the Lord's Name; through the Guru's Teachings, I enjoy the Lord's Love constantly.

I take the medicine of meditation on the Lord's Name, which has cured all diseases and multitudes of sufferings.

Those who do not forget the Lord, while breathing or eating - know them to be the perfect servants of the Lord.

Those Gurmukhs who worship the Lord in adoration end their subservience to the Messenger of Death, and to the world. ||22||