Hukmnama, Golden Temple, Amritsar (Oct 10, 2023)
Penned by Guru Amardas Ji
🌿 Tuk 1:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.
One Universal Creator God permeating all. By The Grace Of the True Guru.
🍂 Detailed Meaning 1:
The Mool Mantar reaffirms the belief in the Oneness of Creator and Creation and expresses the understanding that true spiritual wisdom comes through the grace of the True Guru (God’s Sargun aspect).
🌿 Tuk 2:
ਇਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਮਮਤਾ ਮੁਆ ਜੀਵਣ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
Iho jagaṯ mamṯā mu▫ā jīvaṇ kī biḏẖ nāhi.
This world is perishing due to attachment and possessiveness; no one knows the way to true life.
🍂 Detailed Meaning 2:
This verse highlights the transient nature of the world, which is bound by attachment and greed, and emphasizes that most people are unaware of the path to true life.
🌿 Tuk 3:
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੀਵਣ ਪਦਵੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
Gur kai bẖāṇai jo cẖalai ṯāʼn jīvaṇ paḏvī pāhi.
By walking in accordance with the Guru’s command, one attains the exalted status of life.
🍂 Detailed Meaning 3:
This verse conveys that by living in the Guru’s guidance, one can attain the highest state of life.
🌿 Tuk 4:
ਓਇ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਜਨ ਜੀਵਤੇ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਹਿ ॥
O▫e saḏā saḏā jan jīvṯe jo har cẖarnī cẖiṯ lāhi.
Those humble beings who keeps focus their consciousness on the Lord’s Feet live forever and ever.
🍂 Detailed Meaning 4:
This verse emphasizes that those who meditate upon the Lord’s divine presence and seek refuge in His Feet attain eternal life.
🌿 Tuk 5:
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
Nānak naḏrī man vasai gurmukẖ sahj samāhi. ||1||
O Nanak, by His Grace, the Lord abides in the minds of the Gurmukhs, who merge in celestial bliss. ||1||
🍂 Detailed Meaning 5:
This final verse proclaims that through the Guru’s teachings and the grace of the Divine, the Gurmukhs attain inner tranquility and experience divine union.
✨ Contemplate on the profound teachings of this Shabad, that guides us towards a path of eternal bliss away from the shackles of worldly attachments. Share your thoughts on how you plan to incorporate these teachings in your daily life. 🙏
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