Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Found on
- Angs 472 to 473
- Raag
- Aasaa
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਸਭ ਤੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
je kar sootak ma(n)neeaai sabh tai sootak hoi ||
If one accepts the concept of impurity, then there is impurity everywhere.
ਗੋਹੇ ਅਤੈ ਲਕੜੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੀੜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
gohe atai lakaRee a(n)dhar keeRaa hoi ||
In cow-dung and wood there are worms.
ਜੇਤੇ ਦਾਣੇ ਅੰਨ ਕੇ ਜੀਆ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
jete dhaane a(n)n ke jeeaa baajh na koi ||
As many as are the grains of corn, none is without life.
ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
pahilaa paanee jeeau hai jit hariaa sabh koi ||
First, there is life in the water, by which everything else is made green.
ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਪਵੈ ਰਸੋਇ ॥
sootak kiau kar rakheeaai sootak pavai rasoi ||
How can it be protected from impurity? It touches our own kitchen.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਏਵ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਉਤਾਰੇ ਧੋਇ ॥੧॥
naanak sootak ev na utarai giaan utaare dhoi ||1||
O Nanak, impurity cannot be removed in this way; it is washed away only by spiritual wisdom. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੂੜੁ ॥
man kaa sootak lobh hai jihavaa sootak kooR ||
The impurity of the mind is greed, and the impurity of the tongue is falsehood.
ਅਖੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਪਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਅ ਪਰ ਧਨ ਰੂਪੁ ॥
akhee sootak vekhanaa par tria par dhan roop ||
The impurity of the eyes is to gaze upon the beauty of another man's wife, and his wealth.
ਕੰਨੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੰਨਿ ਪੈ ਲਾਇਤਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਹਿ ॥
ka(n)nee sootak ka(n)n pai laitabaaree khaeh ||
The impurity of the ears is to listen to the slander of others.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹੰਸਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਬਧੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
naanak ha(n)saa aadhamee badhe jam pur jaeh ||2||
O Nanak, the mortal's soul goes, bound and gagged to the city of Death. ||2||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਸਭੋ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
sabho sootak bharam hai dhoojai lagai jai ||
All impurity comes from doubt and attachment to duality.
ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
ja(n)man maranaa hukam hai bhaanai aavai jai ||
Birth and death are subject to the Command of the Lord's Will; through His Will we come and go.
ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹੈ ਦਿਤੋਨੁ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ॥
khaanaa peenaa pavitr hai dhiton rijak sa(n)baeh ||
Eating and drinking are pure, since the Lord gives nourishment to all.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੩॥
naanak jin(h)ee gurmukh bujhiaa tin(h)aa sootak naeh ||3||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs, who understand the Lord, are not stained by impurity. ||3||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਵਡਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਡੀਆ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ॥
satigur vaddaa kar saalaaheeaai jis vich vaddeeaa vaddiaaieeaa ||
Praise the Great True Guru; within Him is the greatest greatness.
ਸਹਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਈਆ ॥
seh mele taa nadharee aaieeaa ||
When the Lord causes us to meet the Guru, then we come to see them.
ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਣਾ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਾਈਆ ॥
jaa tis bhaanaa taa man vasaieeaa ||
When it pleases Him, they come to dwell in our minds.
ਕਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਹਥੁ ਧਰਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਢੀਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ॥
kar hukam masatak hath dhar vichahu maar kaddeeaa buriaaieeaa ||
By His Command, when He places His hand on our foreheads, wickedness departs from within.
ਸਹਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਆ ॥੧੮॥
seh tuThai nau nidh paieeaa ||18||
When the Lord is thoroughly pleased, the nine treasures are obtained. ||18||
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.