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Raag Todee

Ang 711

1One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

2Raag Todee, Chau-Padhay, Fourth Mehl, First House:

3Without the Lord, my mind cannot survive.

4If the Guru unites me with my Beloved Lord God, my breath of life, then I shall not have to face the wheel of reincarnation again in the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||

5My heart is gripped by a yearning for my Lord God, and with my eyes, I behold my Lord God.

6The merciful True Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord within me; this is the Path leading to my Lord God. ||1||

7Through the Lord's Love, I have found the Naam, the Name of my Lord God, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord my God.

8The Lord seems so very sweet to my heart, mind and body; upon my face, upon my forehead, my good destiny is inscribed. ||2||

9Those whose minds are attached to greed and corruption forget the Lord, the good Lord God.

10Those self-willed manmukhs are called foolish and ignorant; misfortune and bad destiny are written on their foreheads. ||3||

11From the True Guru, I have obtained a discriminating intellect; the Guru has revealed the spiritual wisdom of God.

12Servant Nanak has obtained the Naam from the Guru; such is the destiny inscribed upon his forehead. ||4||1||

13Todee, Fifth Mehl, First House, Dho-Padhay:

14One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

15The Saints do not know any other.

16They are carefree, ever in the Lord's Love; the Lord and Master is on their side. ||Pause||

17Your canopy is so high, O Lord and Master; no one else has any power.

18Such is the immortal Lord and Master the devotees have found; the spiritually wise remain absorbed in His Love. ||1||

19Disease, sorrow, pain, old age and death do not even approach the humble servant of the Lord.

20They remain fearless, in the Love of the One Lord; O Nanak, they have surrendered their minds to the Lord. ||2||1||

21Todee, Fifth Mehl:

22Forgetting the Lord, one is ruined forever.

23How can anyone be deceived, who has Your Support, O Lord? ||Pause||

Ang 712

1Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, life is like a burning fire, even if one lives long, like a snake.

2One may rule over the nine regions of the earth, but in the end, he shall have to depart, losing the game of life. ||1||

3He alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue, upon whom the Lord showers His Grace.

4He is at peace, and his birth is blessed; Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||2||2||

5Todee, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padhay:

6One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

7The mind wanders, wandering in the ten directions.

8It is intoxicated by Maya, enticed by the taste of greed. God Himself has deluded it. ||Pause||

9He does not focus his mind, even for a moment, on the Lord's sermon, or the Lord's Praises, or the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

10He is excited, gazing on the transitory color of the safflower, and looking at other men's wives. ||1||

11He does not love the Lord's lotus feet, and he does not please the True Lord.

12He runs around chasing the fleeting objects of the world, in all directions, like the ox around the oil press. ||2||

13He does not practice the Naam, the Name of the Lord; nor does he practice charity or inner cleansing.

14He does not sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, even for an instant. Clinging to his many falsehoods, he does not please his own mind, and he does not understand his own self. ||3||

15He never does good deeds for others; he does not serve or meditate on the True Guru.

16He is entangled in the company and the advice of the five demons, intoxicated by the wine of Maya. ||4||

17I offer my prayer in the Saadh Sangat; hearing that the Lord is the Lover of His devotees, I have come.

18Nanak runs after the Lord, and pleads, "Protect my honor, Lord, and make me Your own." ||5||1||3||

19Todee, Fifth Mehl:

20Without understanding, his coming into the world is useless.

21He puts on various ornaments and many decorations, but it is like dressing a corpse. ||Pause||

22With great effort and exertion, the miser works to gather in the riches of Maya.

23He does not give anything in charity or generosity, and he does not serve the Saints; his wealth does not do him any good at all. ||1||

24The soul-bride puts on her ornaments, embellishes her bed, and fashions decorations.

25But if she does not obtain the company of her Husband Lord, the sight of these decorations only brings her pain. ||2||

26The man works all day long, threshing the husks with the pestle.

27He is depressed, like a forced laborer, and so he is of no use to his own home. ||3||

28But when God shows His Mercy and Grace, He implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within the heart.

29Search the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, and find the sublime essence of the Lord. ||4||2||4||

30Todee, Fifth Mehl:

31O Lord, ocean of mercy, please abide forever in my heart.

32Please awaken such understanding within me, that I may be in love with You, God. ||Pause||

33Please, bless me with the dust of the feet of Your slaves; I touch it to my forehead.

34I was a great sinner, but I have been made pure, singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises. ||1||

Ang 713

1Your Will seems so sweet to me; whatever You do, is pleasing to me.

2Whatever You give me, with that I am satisfied; I shall chase after no one else. ||2||

3I know that my Lord and Master God is always with me; I am the dust of all men's feet.

4If I find the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I shall obtain God. ||3||

5Forever and ever, I am Your child; You are my God, my King.

6Nanak is Your child; You are my mother and father; please, give me Your Name, like milk in my mouth. ||4||3||5||

7Todee, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Dho-Padhay:

8One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

9I beg for the Gift of Your Name, O my Lord and Master.

10Nothing else shall go along with me in the end; by Your Grace, please allow me to sing Your Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

11Power, wealth, various pleasures and enjoyments, all are just like the shadow of a tree.

12He runs, runs, runs around in many directions, but all of his pursuits are useless. ||1||

13Except for the Lord of the Universe, everything he desires appears transitory.

14Says Nanak, I beg for the dust of the feet of the Saints, so that my mind may find peace and tranquility. ||2||1||6||

15Todee, Fifth Mehl:

16The Naam, the Name of the Dear Lord, is the Support of my mind.

17It is my life, my breath of life, my peace of mind; for me, it is an article of daily use. ||1||Pause||

18The Naam is my social status, the Naam is my honor; the Naam is my family.

19The Naam is my companion; it is always with me. The Lord's Name is my emancipation. ||1||

20Sensual pleasures are talked about a lot, but none of them goes along with anyone in the end.

21The Naam is Nanak's dearest friend; the Lord's Name is my treasure. ||2||2||7||

22Todee, Fifth Mehl:

23Sing the sublime Praises of the Lord, and your disease shall be eradicated.

24Your face shall become radiant and bright, and your mind shall be immaculately pure. You shall be saved here and hereafter. ||1||Pause||

25I wash the Guru's feet and serve Him; I dedicate my mind as an offering to Him.

26Renounce self-conceit, negativity and egotism, and accept what comes to pass. ||1||

27He alone commits himself to the service of the Saints, upon whose forehead such destiny is inscribed.

28Says Nanak, other than the One Lord, there is not any other able to act. ||2||3||8||

29Todee, Fifth Mehl:

30O True Guru, I have come to Your Sanctuary.

31Grant me the peace and glory of the Lord's Name, and remove my anxiety. ||1||Pause||

32I cannot see any other place of shelter; I have grown weary, and collapsed at Your door.

33Please ignore my account; only then may I be saved. I am worthless - please, save me! ||1||

34You are always forgiving, and always merciful; You give support to all.

35Slave Nanak follows the Path of the Saints; save him, O Lord, this time. ||2||4||9||

36Todee, Fifth Mehl:

37My tongue sings the Praises of the Lord of the world, the ocean of virtue.

38Peace, tranquility, poise and delight well up in my mind, and all sorrows run away. ||1||Pause||

Ang 714

1Whatever I ask for, I receive; I serve at the Lord's feet, the source of nectar.

2I am released from the bondage of birth and death, and so I cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||

3Searching and seeking, I have come to understand the essence of reality; the slave of the Lord of the Universe is dedicated to Him.

4If you desire eternal bliss, O Nanak, ever remember the Lord in meditation. ||2||5||10||

5Todee, Fifth Mehl:

6The slanderer, by Guru's Grace, has been turned away.

7The Supreme Lord God has become merciful; with Shiva's arrow, He shot his head off. ||1||Pause||

8Death, and the noose of death, cannot see me; I have adopted the Path of Truth.

9I have earned the wealth, the jewel of the Lord's Name; eating and spending, it is never used up. ||1||

10In an instant, the slanderer was reduced to ashes; he received the rewards of his own actions.

11Servant Nanak speaks the truth of the scriptures; the whole world is witness to it. ||2||6||11||

12Todee, Fifth Mehl:

13O miser, your body and mind are full of sin.

14In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, vibrate, meditate on the Lord and Master; He alone can cover your sins. ||1||Pause||

15When many holes appear in your boat, you cannot plug them with your hands.

16Worship and adore the One, to whom your boat belongs; He saves the counterfeit along with the genuine. ||1||

17People want to lift up the mountain with mere words, but it just stays there.

18Nanak has no strength or power at all; O God, please protect me - I seek Your Sanctuary. ||2||7||12||

19Todee, Fifth Mehl:

20Meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord within your mind.

21The Name of the Lord is the medicine; it is like an axe, which destroys the diseases caused by anger and egotism. ||1||Pause||

22The Lord is the One who removes the three fevers; He is the Destroyer of pain, the warehouse of peace.

23No obstacles block the path of one who prays before God. ||1||

24By the Grace of the Saints, the Lord has become my physician; God alone is the Doer, the Cause of causes.

25He is the Giver of perfect peace to the innocent-minded people; O Nanak, the Lord, Har, Har, is my support. ||2||8||13||

26Todee, Fifth Mehl:

27Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, forever and ever.

28Showering His Kind Mercy, the Supreme Lord God Himself has blessed the town. ||1||Pause||

29The One who owns me, has again taken care of me; my sorrow and suffering is past.

30He gave me His hand, and saved me, His humble servant; the Lord is my mother and father. ||1||

31All beings and creatures have become kind to me; my Lord and Master blessed me with His Kind Mercy.

32Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Destroyer of pain; His glory is so great! ||2||9||14||

33Todee, Fifth Mehl:

34O Lord and Master, I seek the Sanctuary of Your Court.

35Destroyer of millions of sins, O Great Giver, other than You, who else can save me? ||1||Pause||

36Searching, searching in so many ways, I have contemplated all the objects of life.

37In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the supreme state is attained. But those who are engrossed in the bondage of Maya, lose the game of life. ||1||

Ang 715

1My mind is in love with the Lord's lotus feet; I have met the Beloved Guru, the noble, heroic being.

2Nanak celebrates in bliss; chanting and meditating on the Lord, all sickness has been cured. ||2||10||15||

3Todee, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Chau-Padhay:

4One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

5Oh! Oh! You cling to Maya, you fool; this is not a trivial matter.

6That which you consider to be yours, is not yours. ||Pause||

7You do not remember your Lord, even for an instant.

8That which belongs to others, you believe to be your own. ||1||

9The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is always with you, but you do not enshrine it within your mind.

10You have attached your consciousness to that which you must eventually abandon. ||2||

11You collect that which will bring you only hunger and thirst.

12You have not obtained the supplies of the Ambrosial Naam. ||3||

13You have fallen into the pit of sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment.

14By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, a rare few are saved. ||4||1||16||

15Todee, Fifth Mehl:

16I have only the One Lord, my God.

17I do not recognize any other. ||Pause||

18By great good fortune, I have found my Guru.

19The Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord within me. ||1||

20The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my meditation, austerity, fasting and daily religious practice.

21Meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, I have found total joy and bliss. ||2||

22The Praises of the Lord are my good conduct, occupation and social class.

23Listening to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, I am in absolute ecstasy. ||3||

24Says Nanak, everything comes to the homes

25Todee, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House, Dho-Padhay:

26One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

27My beautiful mind longs for the Love of the Lord.

28By mere words, the Lord's Love does not come. ||Pause||

29I have searched for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, looking in each and every street.

30Meeting with the Guru, my doubts have been dispelled. ||1||

31I have obtained this wisdom from the Holy Saints, according to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon my forehead.

32In this way, Nanak has seen the Lord with his eyes. ||2||1||18||

33Todee, Fifth Mehl:

34My foolish heart is in the grip of pride.

35By the Will of my Lord God, Maya,

36More and more, he continually yearns for more; but unless he is destined to receive, how can he obtain it?

37He is entangled in wealth, bestowed by the Lord God; the unfortunate one attaches himself to the fire of desires. ||1||

38Listen, O mind, to the Teachings of the Holy Saints, and all your sins shall be totally washed away.

39One who is destined to receive from the Lord, O servant Nanak, shall not be cast into the womb of reincarnation again. ||2||2||19||

Ang 716

1Todee, Fifth Mehl, Fifth House, Dho-Padhay:

2One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

3Such is the blessing my God has bestowed upon me.

4He has totally banished the five evils and the illness of egotism from my body. ||Pause||

5Breaking my bonds, and releasing me from vice and corruption, He has enshrined the Word of the Guru's Shabad within my heart.

6The Lord has not considered my beauty or ugliness; instead, He has held me with love. I am drenched with His Love. ||1||

7I behold my Beloved, now that the curtain has been torn away. My mind is happy, pleased and satisfied.

8My house is His; He is my God. Nanak is obedient to His Lord and Master. ||2||1||20||

9Todee, Fifth Mehl:

10O my mother, my mind is in love.

11This is my karma and my Dharma; this is my meditation. The Lord's Name is my immaculate, unstained way of life. ||Pause||

12The Support of my breath of life, the wealth of my life, is to gaze upon the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan.

13On the road, and on the river, these supplies are always with me. I have made my mind the Lord's companion. ||1||

14By the Grace of the Saints, my mind has become immaculate and pure. In His mercy, He has made me His own.

15Remembering, remembering Him in meditation, Nanak has found peace. From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the friend of His devotees. ||2||2||21||

16Todee, Fifth Mehl:

17Dear God, please meet me; You are my breath of life.

18Do not let me forget You from my heart, even for an instant; please, bless Your devotee with Your gift of perfection. ||Pause||

19Dispel my doubt, and save me, O my Beloved, all-knowing Lord, O Inner-knower, O Searcher of hearts.

20The wealth of the Naam is worth millions of kingdoms to me; O God, please bless me with Your Ambrosial Glance of Grace. ||1||

21Twenty-four hours a day, I sing Your Glorious Praises. They totally satisfy my ears, O my all-powerful Lord.

22I seek Your Sanctuary, O Lord, O Giver of life to the soul; forever and ever, Nanak is a sacrifice to You. ||2||3||22||

23Todee, Fifth Mehl:

24O God, I am the dust of Your feet.

25O merciful to the meek, Beloved mind-enticing Lord, by Your Kind Mercy, please fulfill my yearning. ||Pause||

26In the ten directions, Your Praises are permeating and pervading, O Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts, O Lord ever-present.

27Those who sing Your Praises, O Creator Lord, those humble beings never die or grieve. ||1||

28The worldly affairs and entanglements of Maya disappear, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; all sorrows are taken away.

29The comforts of wealth and the enjoyments of the soul - O Nanak, without the Lord, know them to be false. ||2||4||23||

30Todee, Fifth Mehl:

31O my mother, my mind is so thirsty.

32I cannot survive, even for an instant, without my Beloved. My mind is filled with the desire to behold the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. ||Pause||

33I meditate in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the immaculate Creator Lord; all the sins and errors of my mind and body are washed away.

34The Perfect Supreme Lord God, the eternal, imperishable Giver of peace - spotless and pure are His Praises. ||1||

35By the Grace of the Saints, my desires have been fulfilled; in His Mercy, the Lord, the treasure of virtue, has met me.

Ang 717

1Peace and tranquility, poise and pleasure, have welled up within my mind; millions of suns, O Nanak, illuminate me. ||2||5||24||

2Todee, Fifth Mehl:

3The Lord, Har, Har, is the Purifier of sinners;

4He is the soul, the breath of life, the Giver of peace and honor, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He is pleasing to my mind. ||Pause||

5He is beautiful and wise, clever and all-knowing. He dwells within the hearts of His slaves; His devotees sing His Glorious Praises.

6His form is immaculate and pure; He is the incomparable Lord and Master. Upon the field of actions and karma, whatever one plants, one eats. ||1||

7I am amazed, and wonder-struck by His wonder. There is none other than Him.

8Meditating in remembrance on His Praises with my tongue, I live; slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||6||25||

9Todee, Fifth Mehl:

10O my mother, Maya is so misleading and deceptive.

11Without meditating on the Lord of the Universe, it is like straw on fire, or the shadow of a cloud, or the running of the flood-waters. ||Pause||

12Renounce your cleverness and all your mental tricks; with your palms pressed together, walk on the Path of the Holy Saints.

13Remember the Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; this is the most sublime reward of this human incarnation. ||1||

14The Holy Saints preach the teachings of the Vedas, but the unfortunate fools do not understand them.

15Servant Nanak is absorbed in loving devotional worship; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one's dirt is burnt away. ||2||7||26||

16Todee, Fifth Mehl:

17O mother, the Guru's feet are so sweet.

18By great good fortune, the Transcendent Lord has blessed me with them. Millions of rewards come from the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan. ||Pause||

19Singing the Glorious Praises of the imperishable, indestructible Lord, sexual desire, anger and stubborn pride vanish.

20Those who are imbued with the Love of the True Lord become permanent and eternal; birth and death do not grind them down any more. ||1||

21Without the Lord's meditation, all joys and pleasures are totally false and worthless; by the Kind Mercy of the Saints, I know this.

22Servant Nanak has found the jewel of the Naam; without the Naam, all must depart, cheated and plundered. ||2||8||27||

23Todee, Fifth Mehl:

24In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

25I am in peaceful poise and bliss, day and night; the seed of my destiny has sprouted. ||Pause||

26I have met the True Guru, by great good fortune; He has no end or limitation.

27Taking His humble servant by the hand, He pulls him out of the poisonous world-ocean. ||1||

28Birth and death are ended for me, by the Word of the Guru's Teachings; I shall no longer pass through the door of pain and suffering.

29Nanak holds tight to the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master; again and again, he bows in humility and reverence to Him. ||2||9||28||

30Todee, Fifth Mehl:

31O my mother, my mind is at peace.

32I enjoy the ecstasy of millions of princely pleasures; remembering the Lord in meditation, all pains have been dispelled. ||1||Pause||

33The sins of millions of lifetimes are erased, by meditating on the Lord; becoming pure, my mind and body have found peace.

34Gazing upon the Lord's form of perfect beauty, my hopes have been fulfilled; attaining the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, my hunger has been appeased. ||1||

35The four great blessings, the eight supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, the wish-fulfilling Elysian cow, and the wish-fulfilling tree of life - all these come from the Lord, Har, Har.

36O Nanak, holding tight to the Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of peace, you shall not suffer the pains of birth and death, or fall into the womb of reincarnation again. ||2||10||29||

Ang 718

1Todee, Fifth Mehl:

2I have enshrined the Lord's Feet within my heart.

3Contemplating my Lord and Master, my True Guru, all my affairs have been resolved. ||1||Pause||

4The merits of giving donations to charity and devotional worship come from the Kirtan of the Praises of the Transcendent Lord; this is the true essence of wisdom.

5Singing the Praises of the unapproachable, infinite Lord and Master, I have found immeasurable peace. ||1||

6The Supreme Lord God does not consider the merits and demerits of those humble beings whom He makes His own.

7Hearing, chanting and meditating on the jewel of the Naam, I live; Nanak wears the Lord as his necklace. ||2||11||30||

8Todee, Ninth Mehl:

9One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

10What can I say about my base nature?

11I am entangled in the love of gold and women, and I have not sung the Kirtan of God's Praises. ||1||Pause||

12I judge the false world to be true, and I have fallen in love with it.

13I have never contemplated the friend of the poor, who shall be my companion and helper in the end. ||1||

14I remain intoxicated by Maya, night and day, and the filth of my mind will not depart.

15Says Nanak, now, without the Lord's Sanctuary, I cannot find salvation in any other way. ||2||1||31||

16Todee, The Word Of The Devotees:

17One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

18Some say that He is near, and others say that He is far away.

19We might just as well say that the fish climbs out of the water, up the tree. ||1||

20Why do you speak such nonsense?

21One who has found the Lord, keeps quiet about it. ||1||Pause||

22Those who become Pandits, religious scholars, recite the Vedas,

23but foolish Naam Dayv knows only the Lord. ||2||1||

24Whose blemishes remain, when one chants the Lord's Name?

25Sinners become pure, chanting the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

26With the Lord, servant Naam Dayv has come to have faith.

27I have stopped fasting on the eleventh day of each month; why should I bother to go on pilgrimages to sacred shrines? ||1||

28Prays Naam Dayv, I have become a man of good deeds and good thoughts.

29Chanting the Lord's Name, under Guru's Instructions, who has not gone to heaven? ||2||2||

30Here is a verse with a three-fold play on words. ||1||Pause||

31In the potter's home there are pots, and in the king's home there are camels.

32In the Brahmin's home there are widows. So here they are: haandee, saandee, raandee. ||1||

33In the home of the grocer there is asafoetida; on the forehead of the buffalo there are horns.

34In the temple of Shiva there are lingams. So here they are: heeng, seeng, leeng. ||2||

35In the house of the oil-presser there is oil; in the forest there are vines.

36In the gardener's home there are bananas. So here they are: tayl, bayl, kayl. ||3||

37The Lord of the Universe, Govind, is within His Saints; Krishna, Shyaam, is in Gokal.

38The Lord, Raam, is in Naam Dayv. So here they are: Raam, Shyaam, Govind. ||4||3||