Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Friday, 26 July 2024
- Found on
- Ang 514
- Raag
- Gujri
- Written by
- Guru Amar Daas Ji
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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਆਪਿ ਅਖਾਇਦਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu aap akhaidhaa gur sabadhee sach soi ||
Waaho! Waaho! The Lord Himself causes us to praise Him, through the True Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਲਾਹ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu sifat salaeh hai gurmukh boojhai koi ||
Waaho! Waaho! is His Eulogy and Praise; how rare are the Gurmukhs who understand this.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸਚਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu baanee sach hai sach milaavaa hoi ||
Waaho! Waaho! is the True Word of His Bani, by which we meet our True Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਤਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
naanak vaahu vaahu karatiaa prabh paiaa karam paraapat hoi ||1||
O Nanak, chanting Waaho! Waaho! God is attained; by His Grace, He is obtained. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਤੀ ਰਸਨਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਈ ॥
vaahu vaahu karatee rasanaa sabadh suhaiee ||
Chanting Waaho! Waaho! the tongue is adorned with the Word of the Shabad.
ਪੂਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਈ ॥
poorai sabadh prabh miliaa aaiee ||
Through the Perfect Shabad, one comes to meet God.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀਆ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਮੁਹਹੁ ਕਢਾਈ ॥
vaddabhaageeaa vaahu vaahu muhahu kaddaiee ||
How very fortunate are those, who with their mouths, chant Waaho! Waaho!
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੇਈ ਜਨ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਤਿਨੑ ਕਉ ਪਰਜਾ ਪੂਜਣ ਆਈ ॥
vaahu vaahu kareh seiee jan sohane tin(h) kau parajaa poojan aaiee ||
How beautiful are those persons who chant Waaho! Waaho! ; people come to venerate them.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥
vaahu vaahu karam paraapat hovai naanak dhar sachai sobhaa paiee ||2||
Waaho! Waaho! is obtained by His Grace; O Nanak, honor is obtained at the Gate of the True Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਬਜਰ ਕਪਾਟ ਕਾਇਆ ਗੜੑ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਕੁਸਤੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੀ ॥
bajar kapaaT kaiaa gaR(h) bheetar kooR kusat abhimaanee ||
Within the fortress of body, are the hard and rigid doors of falsehood, deception and pride.
ਭਰਮਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ॥
bharam bhoole nadhar na aavanee manmukh a(n)dh agiaanee ||
Deluded by doubt, the blind and ignorant self-willed manmukhs cannot see them.
ਉਪਾਇ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਲਭਨੀ ਕਰਿ ਭੇਖ ਥਕੇ ਭੇਖਵਾਨੀ ॥
aupai kitai na labhanee kar bhekh thake bhekhavaanee ||
They cannot be found by any efforts; wearing their religious robes, the wearers have grown weary of trying.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਖੋਲਾਈਅਨਿੑ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਨੀ ॥
gur sabadhee kholaieeani(h) har naam japaanee ||
The doors are opened only by the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and then, one chants the Name of the Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਪੀਆ ਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਨੀ ॥੧੪॥
har jeeau a(n)mirat birakh hai jin peeaa te tirapataanee ||14||
The Dear Lord is the Tree of Ambrosial Nectar; those who drink in this Nectar are satisfied. ||14||
End of the Hukamnama
Past seven days
What is a Hukamnama?
Each morning at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, after Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is opened with prayer, the Granthi reads the shabad at the top of the left page the Guru opens to. That shabad is the Hukamnama, the Guru's order for the day. The word joins hukam, an order, and nama, a letter.
It is taken once and shared everywhere, so a Sikh in Amritsar and one in California read the same shabad that day. Many Sikhs read it after their morning Nitnem, or listen to it on the way to work, and carry a line of it through the day.
This page shows the day's Hukamnama in Gurmukhi with a transliteration and English translation, and the recording of it when one is available. The Simran app brings it to your phone each morning, with the lock screen widget showing the first line where you will see it first.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the Hukamnama taken?
It is taken at Sri Harmandir Sahib early in the morning, India time, and appears here soon after. India is twelve and a half hours ahead of California and five and a half hours ahead of London, so by the clock in North America the new Hukamnama usually arrives the evening before.
Why does the date look a day ahead of mine?
The date is the day in Amritsar, where the Hukamnama is taken. When it is Tuesday morning there it is still Monday evening in most of the Americas.
Can I read an earlier Hukamnama?
The past seven days are listed above. Each opens that day's full shabad in Gurmukhi with transliteration and English.
How do I get the Hukamnama on my lock screen?
The Simran app has a Daily Hukamnama widget for the lock screen on iPhone and Android. Add it once and the day's shabad is there each morning. The lock screen widget page walks through the setup.