English translation of the daily Hukamnama.

(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Page:820)

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iblwvlu mhlw 5 ]
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
 sMqn kY sunIAq pRB kI bwq ]
santan kai sunee-at parabh kee baat.
 kQw kIrqnu Awnµd mMgl Duin pUir rhI idnsu Aru rwiq ]1] rhwau ]
kathaa keertan aanand mangal Dhun poor rahee dinas ar raat. ||1|| rahaa-o.
 kir ikrpw Apny pRiB kIny nwm Apuny kI kInI dwiq ]
kar kirpaa apnay parabh keenay naam apunay kee keenee daat.
 AwT phr gun gwvq pRB ky kwm k®oD iesu qn qy jwq ]1]
aath pahar gun gaavat parabh kay kaam kroDh is tan tay jaat. ||1||
 iqRpiq AGwey pyiK pRB drsnu AMimRq hir rsu Bojnu Kwq ]
taripat aghaa-ay paykh parabh darsan amrit har ras bhojan khaat.
 crn srn nwnk pRB qyrI kir ikrpw sMqsMig imlwq ]2]4]84]
charan saran naanak parabh tayree kar kirpaa satsang milaat. ||2||4||84||

Today’s hukamnamma is in the bilaaval raag and is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. The bilaaval raag is the raag of complete and utter happiness. Happiness which comes from inside, happiness which is like a stream of laughter. The bilaaval raag is the embodiment of celestial happiness. Guru Arjan Dev Ji is talking to us in his beautiful, soothing tone of happiness…"Santan kai sunee-at parabh kee baat."

"Kai" means from. From the saints, "sunee-at parabh kee baat". I have heard, I have listened to, I am listening to "sunee-at". "Parabh kee baat." "Parabh" means the Lord, "kee" means of, "baat" means teachings, words, knowledge. From the saints I listen to and acquire this knowledge of the Lord.

"Kathaa keertan aanand mangal Dhun poor rahee dinas ar raat. ||1|| rahaa-o."

In the congregation of the saints, there is "kathaa". "Kathaa" means there is discourse, explanation of God’s wisdom. And not only is there discourse on the Lord, on how to get to the Lord, there is "keertan", the singing of the praises of the Lord, which is the way to get to the Lord. "Mangal" means the songs of, and "aanand" means celestial bliss. "Dhun" means vibration. "Dinas ar raat" means day and night. "Poor rahee" means they continually resonate. Through the "kathaa", the Lord’s discourse, the teachings of the Lord; through the "keertan" the praises of the Lord, the celestial songs of celestial peace resonate and vibrate day and night in the society of the saints, where the saints sit. That vibration, resonates all the time. "Rahaa-o", pause and think about this.

"Kar kirpaa apnay parabh keenay naam apunay kee keenee daat."

God has done "kirpa", given his mercy, showered his grace upon us. God has blessed those saints, God has shown mercy upon them "apunay", he’s made them his own. What does that mean? "Apnay?" It means to make them one with him. He’s brought them within himself. "Parabh keenay" the Lord himself has done this. How? "Naam apunay kee keenee daat." "Daat" means the gift of. "Naam apunay" means of his name. God has given them the gift…. "Keenee" means to give… Has given them the gift of his own name. Through meditating on the naam, they become one with the Lord.

"Aath pahar gun gaavat parabh kay kaam kroDh is tan tay jaat. ||1||"

"Aath pahar" means 24 hours a day, "gun gavat parabh kay". "Gun" means praises, "gavat" means to sing. They sing the praises of the Lord 24-7, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And what happens when they sing the praises, and connect to the vibration of the naam. "Kaam kroDh is tan tay jaat." All desires "kaam", all anger "krodh"… "is" means this, "tan" means body, "jaat" means leave. By singing the praises of the Lord, by singing the kathaa, the keertan, by joining with the society of the saints, all lust, all desires, all anger leaves this body, and the body goes into complete peace.
  
"Taripat aghaa-ay paykh parabh darsan amrit har ras bhojan khaat."

When the desires and the greed and the attachment and the ego leave this body, you become "taripat aghaa-ay". Which means you become completely satisfied, there are no desires left. We may think satisfaction comes from material things, but satisfaction comes when we kill our desire. Because our desire doesn’t let us be satisfied, it doesn’t let us be satiated."Taripat aghaa-ay paykh parabh darsan." You become satisfied when "paykh parabh darsan". "Darsan" means the blessed vision, "parabh" means the Lord, and "paykh" means by seeing.  When you see God inside yourself, and God inside everyone else, that is truely having the darsan, that is truely having the blessed vision of the Lord. When this happens, all your desires break, and you become satisfied. And then what happens? "Amrit har ras." "Amrit" means the immortal nectar, and "har raas", which  means the essence of God. The ambrosial nectar, the sweet purifying nectar of God’s love becomes the food that you eat. "Bhojan" means food and "khaat" means to eat. When you eat the food of God’s love, you feel that nectar inside you. Once you feel that nectar, you feel completely satisfied.

"Charan saran naanak parabh tayree kar kirpaa satsang milaat. ||2||4||84||"

Oh God, Nanak…(Parabh means Lord.) Nanak is in your charan saran. Saran means protection. Charan means feet, lotus feet. I have come into your protection of Lord, and I only ask for this: Please do kirpa upon me, please shower your praise upon me. "Milaat" means unite me. Cause me to meet with the "satsang", "sang" means the society of, "sat" means the holy saints.
May this be our ardaas today, and may we also ask from God that we meet into the society of the holy saints. By meeting with the "satsangat" may we also experience this bliss, this "anand mangal", and this love that Guru Arjan Dev  Ji is sharing with us today.

 "Kathaa keertan aanand mangal Dhun poor rahee dinas ar raat. ||1|| rahaa-o."