Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Monday, 2 March 2026
- Found on
- Ang 588
- Raag
- Vadhans
- Written by
- Guru Amar Daas Ji
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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਦਾਧੀ ਜਲਿ ਮੁਈ ਜਲਿ ਜਲਿ ਕਰੇ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥
tirasanaa dhaadhee jal muiee jal jal kare pukaar ||
Consumed by desires, the world is burning and dying; burning and burning, it cries out.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੀਤਲ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਦੂਜੀ ਵਾਰ ॥
satigur seetal je milai fir jalai na dhoojee vaar ||
But if it meets with the cooling and soothing True Guru, it does not burn any longer.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
naanak vin naavai nirabhau ko nahee jichar sabadh na kare veechaar ||1||
O Nanak, without the Name, and without contemplating the Word of the Shabad, no one becomes fearless. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਭੇਖੀ ਅਗਨਿ ਨ ਬੁਝਈ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਹੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
bhekhee agan na bujhiee chi(n)taa hai man maeh ||
Wearing ceremonial robes, the fire is not quenched, and the mind is filled with anxiety.
ਵਰਮੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਸਾਪੁ ਨ ਮਰੈ ਤਿਉ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥
varamee maaree saap na marai tiau nigure karam kamaeh ||
Destroying the snake's hole, the snake is not killed; it is just like doing deeds without a Guru.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
satigur dhaataa seveeaai sabadh vasai man aai ||
Serving the Giver, the True Guru, the Shabad comes to abide in the mind.
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥
man tan seetal saa(n)t hoi tirasanaa agan bujhai ||
The mind and body are cooled and soothed; peace ensues, and the fire of desire is quenched.
ਸੁਖਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਜਾ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
sukhaa sir sadhaa sukh hoi jaa vichahu aap gavai ||
The supreme comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates ego from within.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
gurmukh udhaasee so kare j sach rahai liv lai ||
He alone becomes a detached Gurmukh, who lovingly focuses his consciousness on the True Lord.
ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਜਾ ਆਘਾਇ ॥
chi(n)taa mool na hoviee har naam rajaa aaghai ||
Anxiety does not affect him at all; he is satisfied and satiated with the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਹਉਮੈ ਪਚਹਿ ਪਚਾਇ ॥੨॥
naanak naam binaa neh chhooTeeaai haumai pacheh pachai ||2||
O Nanak, without the Naam, no one is saved; they are utterly ruined by egotism. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਜਿਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨੀ ਪਾਇਅੜੇ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖਾ ॥
jinee har har naam dhiaaiaa tinee paiaRe sarab sukhaa ||
Those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, obtain all peace and comforts.
ਸਭੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਸਫਲੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਮਨਿ ਲਾਗੀ ਭੁਖਾ ॥
sabh janam tinaa kaa safal hai jin har ke naam kee man laagee bhukhaa ||
Fruitful is the entire life of those, who hunger for the Name of the Lord in their minds.
ਜਿਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਚਨਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਗਏ ਸਭਿ ਦੁਖਾ ॥
jinee gur kai bachan aaraadhiaa tin visar ge sabh dhukhaa ||
Those who worship the Lord in adoration, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, forget all their pains and suffering.
ਤੇ ਸੰਤ ਭਲੇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਿੰਤ ਪਰਾਈ ਚੁਖਾ ॥
te sa(n)t bhale gursikh hai jin naahee chi(n)t paraiee chukhaa ||
Those Gursikhs are good Saints, who care for nothing other than the Lord.
ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਗੇ ਮੁਖਾ ॥੬॥
dhan dha(n)n tinaa kaa guroo hai jis a(n)mirat fal har laage mukhaa ||6||
Blessed, blessed is their Guru, whose mouth tastes the Ambrosial Fruit of the Lord's Name. ||6||
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.