Waheguru ji ka Khalsa! Waheguru ji ki Fateh!

English translation of the daily Hukamnama.

(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang: 568)

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The Hukamnama today is by Guru Amar Das Ji in Vadhans Raag on Ang 568 of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

vfhMsu mhlw 3 ]
vad-hans mehlaa 3||
Wadahans, Third Mehl:

gurmuiK sBu vwpwru Blw jy shjy kIjY rwm ]
gurmukh sabh vaapaar bhalaa jay sehjay keejai raam.
All dealings of the Gurmukh are good, if they are accomplished with poise and grace.

Anidnu nwmu vKwxIAY lwhw hir rsu pIjY rwm ]
an-din naam vakhaanee-ai laahaa har ras peejai raam.
Night and day, he repeats the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and he earns his profits, drinking in the subtle essence of the Lord.

lwhw hir rsu lIjY hir rwvIjY Anidnu nwmu vKwxY ]
laahaa har ras leejai har raaveejai an-din naam vakhaanai.
He earns the profit of the subtle essence of the Lord, meditating on the Lord, and repeating the Naam, night and day.

gux sMgRih Avgx ivkxih AwpY Awpu pCwxY ]
gun sangrahi avgan viknahi aapai aap pachhaanai.
He gathers in merits, and eliminates demerits, and realizes his own self.

gurmiq pweI vfI vifAweI scY sbid rsu pIjY ]
gurmat paa-ee vadee vadi-aa-ee sachai sabad ras peejai.
Under Guru’s Instruction, he is blessed with glorious greatness; he drinks in the essence of the True Word of the Shabad.

nwnk hir kI Bgiq inrwlI gurmuiK ivrlY kIjY ]1]
naanak har kee bhagat niraalee gurmukh virlai keejai. ||1||
O Nanak, devotional worship of the Lord is wonderful, but only a few Gurmukhs perform it. ||1||

gurmuiK KyqI hir AMqir bIjIAY hir lIjY srIir jmwey rwm ]
gurmukh khaytee har antar beejee-ai har leejai sareer jamaa-ay raam.
As Gurmukh, plant the crop of the Lord within the field of your body, and let it grow.

Awpxy Gr AMdir rsu BuMcu qU lwhw lY prQwey rwm ]
aapnay ghar andar ras bhunch too laahaa lai parthaa-ay raam.
Within the home of your own being, enjoy the Lord’s subtle essence, and earn profits in the world hereafter.

lwhw prQwey hir mMin vswey Dnu KyqI vwpwrw ]
laahaa parthaa-ay har man vasaa-ay Dhan khaytee vaapaaraa.
This profit is earned by enshrining the Lord within your mind; blessed is this farming and trade.

hir nwmu iDAwey mMin vswey bUJY gur bIcwrw ]
har naam Dhi-aa-ay man vasaa-ay boojhai gur beechaaraa.
Meditating on the Lord’s Name, and enshrining Him within your mind, you shall come to understand the Guru’s Teachings.

mnmuK KyqI vxju kir Qwky iqRsnw BuK n jwey ]
manmukh khaytee vanaj kar thaakay tarisnaa bhukh na jaa-ay.
The self-willed manmukhs have grown weary of this farming and trade; their hunger and thirst will not go away.

nwnk nwmu bIij mn AMdir scY sbid suBwey ]2]
naanak naam beej man andar sachai sabad subhaa-ay. ||2||
O Nanak, plant the seed of the Name within your mind, and adorn yourself with the True Word of the Shabad. ||2||

hir vwpwir sy jn lwgy ijnw msqik mxI vfBwgo rwm ]
har vaapaar say jan laagay jinaa mastak manee vadbhaago raam.
Those humble beings engage in the Lord’s Trade, who have the jewel of such pre-ordained destiny upon their foreheads.

gurmqI mnu inj Gir visAw scY sbid bYrwgo rwm ]
gurmatee man nij ghar vasi-aa sachai sabad bairaago raam.
Under Guru’s Instruction, the soul dwells in the home of the self; through the True Word of the Shabad, she becomes unattached.

muiK msqik Bwgo sic bYrwgo swic rqy vIcwrI ]
mukh mastak bhaago sach bairaago saach ratay veechaaree.
By the destiny written upon their foreheads, they become truly unattached, and by reflective meditation, they are imbued with Truth.

nwm ibnw sBu jgu baurwnw sbdy haumY mwrI ]
naam binaa sabh jag ba-uraanaa sabday ha-umai maaree.
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the whole world is insane; through the Shabad, the ego is conquered.

swcY sbid lwig miq aupjY gurmuiK nwmu sohwgo ]
saachai sabad laag mat upjai gurmukh naam sohaago.
Attached to the True Word of the Shabad, wisdom comes forth. The Gurmukh obtains the Naam, the Name of the Husband Lord.

nwnk sbid imlY Bau BMjnu hir rwvY msqik Bwgo ]3]
naanak sabad milai bha-o bhanjan har raavai mastak bhaago. ||3||
O Nanak, through the Shabad, one meets the Lord, the Destroyer of fear, and by the destiny written on her forehead, she enjoys Him. ||3||

KyqI vxju sBu hukmu hY hukmy mMin vifAweI rwm ]
khaytee vanaj sabh hukam hai hukmay man vadi-aa-ee raam.
All farming and trading is by Hukam of His Will; surrendering to the Lord’s Will, glorious greatness is obtained.

gurmqI hukmu bUJIAY hukmy myil imlweI rwm ]
gurmatee hukam boojhee-ai hukmay mayl milaa-ee raam.
Under Guru’s Instruction, one comes to understand the Lord’s Will, and by His Will, he is united in His Union.

hukim imlweI shij smweI gur kw sbdu Apwrw ]
hukam milaa-ee sahj samaa-ee gur kaa sabad apaaraa.
By His Will, one merges and easily blends with Him. The Shabads of the Guru are incomparable.

scI vifAweI gur qy pweI scu svwrxhwrw ]
sachee vadi-aa-ee gur tay paa-ee sach savaaranhaaraa.
Through the Guru, true greatness is obtained, and one is embellished with Truth.

Bau BMjnu pwieAw Awpu gvwieAw gurmuiK myil imlweI ]
bha-o bhanjan paa-i-aa aap gavaa-i-aa gurmukh mayl milaa-ee.
He finds the Destroyer of fear, and eradicates his self-conceit; as Gurmukh, he is united in His Union.

khu nwnk nwmu inrMjnu Agmu Agocru hukmy rihAw smweI ]4]2]
kaho naanak naam niranjan agam agochar hukmay rahi-aa samaa-ee. ||4||2||
Says Nanak, the Name of the immaculate, inaccessible, unfathomable Commander is permeating and pervading everywhere. ||4||2||

Dhan Dhan Guru Amar Das Ji Maharaj, the complete embodiment of Seva in the house of Nanak speaks to us in Vadhans Raag today, and Guru Sahib Ji is talking to us in Vadhans Raag, the Raag in which traditionally folk songs such as ghoriyaan, suhaag are sung. This Raag has feelings of a young bride anticipating her marriage today. Just like the song bride anticipating her marriage to the Lord, Waheguru.

Guru Ji says gurmukh sabh vaapaar bhalaa jay sehjay keejai raam Gurmukh - one who follows the Guru, all of his dealings that he does are good, but what’s the factor, the catch? jayIf the gurmukh carries everything that he or she does with sehaj - intuitive poise and balance then what is the way of getting the sehaj. an-din naam vakhaanee-ai laahaa har ras peejai raam andin means day and night; vakhanieeai means repeat the Naam of Waheguru, the mantar of Waheguru; and as laha - profit what will you get, you will get the essence of Hari, of Waheguru.

laahaa har ras leejai har raaveejai an-din naam vakhaanai

The gurmukh takes the laahaa, the profit of Hari Ras, of essence of Waheguru, har raaveejai - meditates upon Hari all the time. Day and night he repeats the Naam. gun sangrahi avgan viknahi aapai aap pachhaanai What does the gurmukh do? Guru Sahib Ji says that the gurmukh sangrahi - gathers the gun - positive things, the merits, virtues. avgan viknahi All the bad things, sins, bad points he destroys them. He or she realizes who they really are. They are not this body they are the soul within. gurmat paa-ee vadee vadi-aa-ee sachai sabad ras peejai Through the Guru’s understanding, by being blessed with gurmat - Guru’s wisdom, what happened? What does the gurmukh get? The gurmukh is blessed with vadee vadeeaaee greatest greatness on this earth. sachai sabad ras peejai What’s the greatest glory on this earth? To drink the essence, to enjoy the essence of true Shabad, true word, mantar of the Guru. naanak har kee bhagat niraalee gurmukh virlai keejai O Nanak the worship of Hari, of Waheguru is niralee wonderful, is separate from the world, its above this world, its amazing. There are virlai- few people who are willing to walk upon the path of a gurmukh, or follow the Guru.

gurmukh khaytee har antar beejee-ai har leejai sareer jamaa-ay raam

What kheti - farming does the follower of the Guru do? He or she beejeeai plants Hari, word of Waheguru antar- within his soul. He lets the word of Guru jamaay - grow within his body, his soul. aapnay ghar andar ras bhunch too laahaa lai parthaa-ay raam Within the home of your own soul, ras bhunch too enjoy the ras, the essence, the peace of Waheguru and take the profits of this world to the next one - parthai. laahaa parthaa-ay har man vasaa-ay Dhan khaytee vaapaaraa You can get this profit by man vasaaye - by keeping Hari, Waheguru in your mind. Blessed is this farming, blessed is this trade - vapaaraa if you keep Waheguru’s Mantar within your heart.

har naam Dhi-aa-ay man vasaa-ay boojhai gur beechaaraa Meditate upon the Naam, the word of Hari, keep it within your mind. This is the way of understanding the Guru’s teachings. manmukh khaytee vanaj kar thaakay tarisnaa bhukh na jaa-ay manmukh - the ones who follow their minds, vanaj kar thaakay- they are tired of the trading and farming that’s going within them. Why? Because the tarisnaa bhukh na jay - their thirst, their hunger, the greed for worldly material things has not gone. naanak naam beej man andar sachai sabad subhaa-ay Nanak says to those people naam beej man andar plant the seed of the Naam within your mind. sachai sabad subhaa-ay Adorn yourself, decorate yourself with the true Shabad of the Guru.

har vaapaar say jan laagay jinaa mastak manee vadbhaago raam.

say jan Those humble servants are blessed with the trade of Waheguru who have on their foreheads the diamond of great fortune. Those who are blessed with the jewel of great fortune with preordained destiny, they are the ones who deal with the creator in love. gurmatee man nij ghar vasi-aa sachai sabad bairaago raam By following the Guru’s instructions, by following the Guru’s guidance they man nij ghar vasiya dwell within the stable house of their soul. They find stability within themselves. sachai sabad bairaago raam Through the true word of the Guru they find complete unattachment from the world. mukh mastak bhaago sach bairaago saach ratay veechaaree By the destiny written on their foreheads they find true unattachment from the world. They are infused with the truth, with understanding. naam binaa sabh jag ba-uraanaa sabday ha-umai maaree. Without Naam the whole world is insane, mad. Why? sabday haumai maaree Because the whole world is attacked by ego. The only way to kill the ego is sabday - only the word of Waheguru can kill the ego. saachai sabad laag mat upjai gurmukh naam sohaago Only by attaching yourself to the Shabad, the true word of the Guru, mantar, mat upjai can wisdom rise within you. And the gurmukh is blessed with the name of the suhaago - husband Lord, Waheguru. naanak sabad milai bha-o bhanjan har raavai mastak bhaago O Nanak through the Shabad, through the word of the Guru you will be united with the one who is the destroyer of the fear-bhao bhanjan, in other words Waheguru. And the gurmukh by the destiny on his or her forehead, raavai means to enjoy, he enjoys Hari.

khaytee vanaj sabh hukam hai hukmay man vadi-aa-ee raam . All this trading, all this farming, only happens in his will, within Hukam. Only by accepting God’s will, God’s hukam, can you find true vadiaaee, can true greatness be achieved. gurmatee hukam boojhee-ai hukmay mayl milaa-ee raam Guru Ji says that you cannot understand Hukam by talking about it, only by following the Guru’s mat, Guru’s wisdom, Guru’s instructions can you boojheeai understand the Hukam, can you understand the will. hukmay mayl milaa-ee raam Only by his will, his hukam can we be united with Waheguru. hukam milaa-ee sahj samaa-ee gur kaa sabad apaaraa. When through Guru Ji’s will we are merged in with Waheguru, sahj samaee - we blend in with Waheguru in intuitive poise, balance then gur kaa sabad apaaraa Guru Ji says Guru’s word is apaaraa there’s nothing like it on this earth. sachee vadi-aa-ee gur tay paa-ee sach savaaranhaaraa. You want true greatness, you want true glory? Don’t look for it in the world, don’t look for it being a celebrity, don’t look for it in money, don’t look for it being popular. sachee vadi-aa-ee. True greatness is found from the Guru, gur tay paa-ee. sach savaaranhaaraa - truth is the thing that will adorn you. Truth is the only true jewel that you can have. bha-o bhanjan paa-i-aa aap gavaa-i-aa gurmukh mayl milaa-ee How do you find Waheguru? Guru Amar Das Ji says that to find the Waheguru, the true destroyer of fear, you have to aap gavaya loose all sense of aap of yourself. Become gurmukh, follow what the Guru says, then what happens? mayl milayi you are united with the Waheguru. kaho naanak naam niranjan agam agochar hukmay rahi-aa samaa-ee Nanak says, niranjan- the Naam of the immaculate Waheguru, is agam - is inacceccsible, is agochar - cannot be fathomed in our minds, and that Naam of Waheguru through the will of Waheguru is everywhere. sabay ghat raam bolai In all our hearts, in all the places that Naam is giving out its vibrations.

So Guru ji is saying to us look at crop which is inside you, become the farmer of the soul, become the trader of love, walk on the path of being a gurmukh.

gurmukh sabh vaapaar bhalaa jay sehjay keejai raam.
an-din naam vakhaanee-ai laahaa har ras peejai raam.

Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh