vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw, vwihgurU jI kI &qh!
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa ! Waheguru ji ki Fateh !!

The hukamnama today is by Guru Ram Das ji Maharaj, in Soohi Raag, on Ang 736 of Siri Guru Granth Sahibji Maharaj.

 Guru Ram Das ji – Raag Soohi- Ang 736

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Katha by Guruka Singh ji

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soohee mehalaa 4 |
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Soohee, Fourth Mehl:

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keethaa karanaa sarab rajaaee kish keechai jae kar sakeeai |
kIqw krxw srb rjweI ikCu kIcY jy kir skIAY ]
All that happens, and all that will happen, is by His Will. If we could do something by ourselves, we would.

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aapanaa keethaa kishoo n hovai jio har bhaavai thio rakheeai |1|
Awpxw kIqw ikCU n hovY ijau hir BwvY iqau rKIAY ]1]
By ourselves, we cannot do anything at all. As it pleases the Lord, He preserves us. ||1||

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maerae har jeeo sabh ko thaerai vas |
myry hir jIau sBu ko qyrY vis ]
O my Dear Lord, everything is in Your power.

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asaa jor naahee jae kish kar ham saakeh jio bhaavai thivai bakhas |1| rehaao |
Asw joru nwhI jy ikCu kir hm swkh ijau BwvY iqvY bKis ]1] rhwau ]
I have no power to do anything at all. As it pleases You, You forgive us. ||1||Pause||

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sabh jeeo pindd dheeaa thudh aapae thudh aapae kaarai laaeiaa |
sBu jIau ipMfu dIAw quDu Awpy quDu Awpy kwrY lwieAw ]
You Yourself bless us with soul, body and everything. You Yourself cause us to act.

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jaehaa thoon hukam karehi thaehae ko karam kamaavai jaehaa thudh dhur likh paaeiaa |2|
jyhw qUM hukmu krih qyhy ko krm kmwvY jyhw quDu Duir iliK pwieAw ]2]
As You issue Your Commands, so do we act, according to our pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

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panch thath kar thudh srisatt sabh saajee koee shaevaa kario jae kish keethaa hovai |
pMc qqu kir quDu isRsit sB swjI koeI Cyvw kirau jy ikCu kIqw hovY ]
You created the entire Universe out of the five elements; if anyone can create a sixth, let him.

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eikanaa sathigur mael thoon bujhaavehi eik manamukh karehi s rovai |3|
ieknw siqguru myil qUM buJwvih ieik mnmuiK krih is rovY ]3]
You unite some with the True Guru, and cause them to understand, while others, the self-willed manmukhs, do their deeds and cry out in pain. ||3||

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har kee vaddiaaee ho aakh n saakaa ho moorakh mugadh neechaan |
hir kI vifAweI hau AwiK n swkw hau mUrKu mugDu nIcwxu ]
I cannot describe the glorious greatness of the Lord; I am foolish, thoughtless, idiotic and lowly.

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jan naanak ko har bakhas lai maerae suaamee saranaagath paeiaa ajaan |4|4|15|24|
jn nwnk kau hir bKis lY myry suAwmI srxwgiq pieAw Ajwxu ]4]4]15]24]
Please, forgive servant Nanak, O my Lord and Master; I am ignorant, but I have entered Your Sanctuary. ||4||4||15||24||

Katha by Sukha Singh ji
(Audio will be posted shortly)

Today’s Hukamnama is by Guru Ramdaas Ji in the raag Soohee on Ang 736 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. Raag Soohee is a raag of complete devotional love. Raag Soohee is a raag, which is completely colored like a dress of the bridegroom in the color of love.

Keetaa karnaa sarab rajaa-ee kichh keechai jay kar sakee-ai.
"Keetaa" means whatever that has happened, "karnaa" means whatever will happen/occur. All the events have happened, all the events which have been created, and all that will be created, "sarab rajaa-ee" where "sarab" means all and "rajaa-ee" means according to the will, command of God. Everything that had been created, everything that has happened, everything that will happen, it all happens within God’s will/command. "Kichh keechai jay kar sakee-ai" where "kich" means something, "keechai" means to do. We could only do something ourselves, "jay kar sakee-ai". "Jay" means if, "kar" means to do and "sakee-ai" means we could. Only if we were able to do something ourselves could we do it. Guru Ji is saying what is there that we can do by ourselves? In the next line Guru Ji answers.

Aapnaa keetaa kichhoo na hovai ji-o har bhaavai ti-o rakhee-ai. ||1||
"Aapnaa" means by ourselves, "keetaa kichhoo" means what we can do, "na" means nothing, "hovai" means to happen. By ourselves we cannot make anything happen. We cannot do anything at all. "Ji-o har bhaavai ti-o rakhee-ai" where "ji-o" means in whichever way, "har" means God, "bhaavai" means to please. In whatever way it pleases God "ti-o rakhee-ai", where "rakhee-ai" means to be kept, protected, saved in that way and "ti-o" means in that way. We cannot do anything by ourselves. Only as it pleases God, only as it is the will of God, we are saved and we are protected.

Mayray har jee-o sabh ko tayrai vas.
In this line, Guru Ji is talking directly to God: "Mayray har jee-o" means oh my beloved Lord, where "jee-o" is a term of love and respect, saying oh my dear God. "Sabh" means everything, "tayrai vas" means in your power, in your control ("vas" means control/power/command). Oh my dear God, everything is in your power/control.

Asaa jor naahee jay kichh kar ham saakah ji-o bhaavai tivai bakhas. ||1||
"Jor" means power, "naahee" means none at all. Guru Ji says I have no power at all. "Jay kichh kar ham saakah" means to do anything at all without you God. "Ji-o" means in which way, "bhaavai" means as it pleases you, to be in your will ("bhaavai" means to please), "bakhas" means to forgive, save, and liberate us. In any way you seem fit, oh God, in any way it pleases you please save us is all I ask.

Rahaa-o
Guruji says – Pause and think about it.

Sabh jee-o pind dee-aa tuDh aapay tuDh aapay kaarai laa-i-aa.
"Sabh" means all, "jee-o" means the soul, "pind" means this body. God has given us the soul, God has given us the body. "TuDh" means oh God, you, "aapay" means yourself, "dee-aa" means have given us, "kaarai" means to act and "laa-i-aa" means to cause. You, yourself cause us to act, cause us to do things.

Jayhaa tooN hukam karahi tayhay ko karam kamaavai jayhaa tuDh Dhur likh paa-i-aa. ||2||
"Jayhaa" means in which way, "karahi" means to do, "hukam" means command. Whichever way you command us, in whichever way you will us, oh God, "tayhay ko karam kamaavai", where "tayhay" means in that way, "kamaavai" means to and "karam" means to act. So, in that way we act, we carry out those actions. "Dhur" means from the primal point, "likh paa-i-aa" means to have written. In which way you have written that pre-ordained destiny that way we act.

Panch tat kar tuDh sarisat sabh saajee ko-ee chhayvaa kari-o jay kichh keetaa hovai.
"Panch tat" means from the five elements, "sarisat" means the entire universe, "saajee" means to create and "sabh" means entire. Oh God, from the five elements you created the entire universe. Guru Ji is showing us what the meaning of living in God’s will is. God has made us from five elements and from those five elements, we can make anything else but Guru Ji says "ko-ee chhayvaa kari-o jay kichh keetaa hovai". Guru Ji puts down a challenge to any human being who thinks he/she can defy God’s will by saying "ko-ee chhayvaa kari-o" which means can anyone make a sixth element? "Jay kichh keetaa hovai" if they can create it, let me see it. Guru Ji is saying we cannot create a sixth element. Many people ask, well what is the will of God. A small analogy to this is, imagine the human is like a fish, the fish is within the ocean. In the ocean the fish can go, left, right, forwards, backwards, any direction within that ocean but it cannot cross over the land boundaries of that ocean, over the two sides of that ocean, over the two banks of that river. That is how the will of God is. This analogy is from a very learned scholar of the panth: Giani Sant Singh Ji Maskeen. Maskeen Ji said the Hukam is like the banks of a river. We cannot go outside of those banks but inside we have a small amouont of space to go left and right. Guru Ji is explaining what the will of God is.

Iknaa satgur mayl tooN bujhaaveh ik manmukh karahi se rovai. ||3||
Some unite ("mayl") with the True Guru ("satgur") and "tooN bujhaaveh" means you, God, make them understand, you bless them with realisation. "Bujhaaveh" means to cause them to understand, to bless them with realisation. While others "ik", follow their minds ("manmukh") and keep following their mind ("karahi") and end up crying ("se rovai").

Har kee vadi-aa-ee ha-o aakh na saakaa ha-o moorakh mugaDh neechaan.
In these last two lines, Guru Ram Das Ji shows complete devotional love for God. "Har kee vadi-aa-ee" means the greatness of God, "aakh" means to say, "na saakaa" means not be able to. I cannot even say how great God is. "Ha-o moorakh" means I am foolish. "MugaDh means to not think, I cannot even think, "neechaan" means lowly. I am foolish, I do not think and I am lowly.

Jan naanak ka-o har bakhas lai mayray su-aamee sarnaagat pa-i-aa ajaan. ||4||4||15||24||
Oh God, "bakhas" means to forgive, to liberate, to save, "mayray su-aamee" means my Lord Master, please forgive servant ("jan") Nanak. I have entered your "sarnaagat", your sanctuary, and protection. "Pa-i-aa" means to enter and "ajaan" means I am an ignorant one. Guru Ji, despite me being ignorant, despite me being "ajaan", despite me not knowing anything, I have entered into your sanctuary so please save and forgive me in whichever way you can.Today’s Hukamnama is focusing on just that, the Hukam of God. The lines from Japji Sahib come to mind: "hukamai a(n)dhar sabh ko baahar hukam n koe". Everything is within the will of God. Outside of that there is nothing. Please God, bless us that we may understand Your Hukam and may we understand what your will is, what Your Hukam is. May we realise we have no power. There is only You.

Mayray har jee-o sabh ko tayrai vas.
Asaa jor naahee jay kichh kar ham saakah ji-o bhaavai tivai bakhas. ||1|| Rahaa-o.

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw, vwihgurU jI kI &qh!
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa ! Waheguru ji ki Fateh !!

Katha by Guruka Singh ji

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw, vwihgurU jI kI &qh!
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa ! Waheguru ji ki Fateh !!

Today’s hukam is from Guru Ram Das ji and in this hukam, he says that everything floats in the flow of God’s Will. And that sometimes we think that we are doing this, but we only can do a little bit, everything happens according to His Will. People come and go according to His Will. People act according to His Will.

And he says that power flows from the Infinite One and that in our ego we have no power. But even as people act in their ego, God forgives everything. And, that everything that we have, our life, our body, our breath, comes as a blessing of the Divine. And, according to the Hukam of the One we act – the destiny is written.

And, he says that Lord, You created the panch tatva, the elements, of which everything is made. Then he says that if anyone could create a sixth tatva, let him do it.

He makes his point that the Universe is created as it is. And he says that some find the Guru and are united with the Guru. But, those who follow the ego, live in pain.

And, he ends by saying that there is no way to describe something that is beyond words. And that God is not expressible in words.

And, he finishes by saying that I know nothing. That is the most beautiful state, the most beautiful state is to know that you know nothing, and to enjoy knowing nothing. But, to understand that he lives under God’s Grace, under Guru’s protection, and that is all you need to know.

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw, vwihgurU jI kI &qh!
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa ! Waheguru ji ki Fateh !!