Wednesday 23 September 2015

How is Hukamnama taken after Kirtan

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the embodiment of the great Guru so no doubt should arise regarding the time of the day etc. Reading the verses of devotion, one should turn a handful of page to the left or right without deliberation. The verse that starts at the (top of the) left page is the Guru’s true hukamnama. If the verse starts from the previous page then follow it over by turning the page over to the right.

If the verse is a Salok,a Pauri will often follow it and this should be read as well. In this way the true hukamnama is read and the great Guru’s affection is earned.” If you have a spiritual question in your heart, go ahead and take a Hukamnama yourself. Prepare yourself to ask a question, like you would if you were to see Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji or any of the Gurus, because all ten Gurus reside spiritually within the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 


Congregational worship at the sikh place of worship (gurdwara) is called diwaan, and its purpose is to praise god and develop the spirituality of the individual and community.  There are no ordained holy days in sikhism.  In sikhism each moment is considered holy and living itself considered an act of devotion.  Most sikh families tend to visit a gurdwara on a sunday.  A sikh should visit the gurdwara as often as possible to receive teachings from guru granth sahib and seek the company of the holy congregation (saadh sangat) for spiritual guidance and upliftment through meditation (naam simran), prayer (paat), hukamnama a k a thought of the day, singing of hymns (kirtan) from guru granth sahib and rendering selfless service (seva).


Sikhs are expected to become and remain god-conscious with every breath.  Their prayers exhort the need for self- exploration, self-knowledge and self- realisation, and the running of their daily lives in accordance with the guru’s word (gurmatt).  Sikhs pray daily at three times.  Before sunrise (nitnem), evening (raihraas) and before going to sleep (sohelaa).  However, sikhs can additionally pray and meditate as much as they like when and where it practically suits them.  Sikhs do not pray in any particular direction, believing god resides everywhere in his creation.  At the gurdwara everyone sits on the floor to show equality of all people; this included prince charles when he visited a gurdwara in derby. 

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