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A Hukumnama is a Sikh term for a "command" or "order".
In a spiritual context, it refers to a hymn from the Guru Granth Sahib that is revealed as a divine message or guidance, often taken daily in Gurdwaras.
Gurmukh and Manmukh are two opposing spiritual mindsets in Sikhism. A Gurmukh follows the Guru's teachings, is God-centered, and lives in divine consciousness, while a Manmukh is self-centered, driven by the ego and material desires, living in darkness and ignorance. The transition from Manmukh to Gurmukh involves overcoming the ego and aligning one's life with the Guru's wisdom.
Once a close friend passed away before his time was due. During this difficult period I turned to the daily hukumnama and prayed that the departed soul be reunited with You, God and that his rebirths/ reincarnations come to a stop and he be reunited with You, God.
That night I read the Hukumnama and was shocked what I read. It clearly stated that his reincarnations have come to an end and he is reunited with God.
I repeated this prayer a few years later for another close person and again my prayers were answered when the Hukumanam also stated an end of the departed person's reincarnations.
I was overwhelmed each time that God had in fact answered my prayers.
Today's Hukumnama
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House, Ti-Tukas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time.
You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash.
The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. ||1||
O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory.
You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||
The Messenger of Death cannot touch Your devotees; death cannot even approach them.
The Name of the Lord alone abides in their minds; through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they find liberation.
Wealth and all the spiritual powers of the Siddhis fall at the feet of the Lord's devotees; they obtain peace and poise from the Guru. ||2||
The self-willed manmukhs have no faith; they are filled with greed and self-interest.
They are not Gurmukh - they do not understand the Word of the Shabad in their hearts; they do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
Their masks of falsehood and hypocrisy shall fall off; the self-willed manmukhs speak with insipid words. ||3||
You are pervading through Your devotees, O Dear God; through Your devotees, You are known.
All the people are enticed by Maya; they are Yours, Lord - You alone are the Architect of Destiny.
Overcoming my egotism and quieting the desires within my mind, I have come to realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||
God automatically does the work of those who love the Name of the Lord.
By Guru's Grace, he ever dwells in their minds, and He resolves all their affairs.
Whoever challenges them is destroyed; they have the Lord God as their Savior. ||5||
Without serving the True Guru, no one finds the Lord; the self-willed manmukhs die crying out in pain.
They come and go, and find no place of rest; in pain and suffering, they perish.
But one who becomes Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar, and is easily absorbed in the True Name. ||6||
Without serving the True Guru, one cannot escape reincarnation, even by performing numerous rituals.
Those who read the Vedas, and argue and debate without the Lord, lose their honor.
True is the True Guru, and True is the Word of His Bani; in the Guru's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||7||
Those whose minds are filled with the Lord are judged as true in the Court of the Lord; they are hailed as true in the True Court.
Their praises echo throughout the ages, and no one can erase them.
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine the Lord within their hearts. ||8||1||
In a spiritual context, it refers to a hymn from the Guru Granth Sahib that is revealed as a divine message or guidance, often taken daily in Gurdwaras.
Gurmukh and Manmukh are two opposing spiritual mindsets in Sikhism. A Gurmukh follows the Guru's teachings, is God-centered, and lives in divine consciousness, while a Manmukh is self-centered, driven by the ego and material desires, living in darkness and ignorance. The transition from Manmukh to Gurmukh involves overcoming the ego and aligning one's life with the Guru's wisdom.
Once a close friend passed away before his time was due. During this difficult period I turned to the daily hukumnama and prayed that the departed soul be reunited with You, God and that his rebirths/ reincarnations come to a stop and he be reunited with You, God.
That night I read the Hukumnama and was shocked what I read. It clearly stated that his reincarnations have come to an end and he is reunited with God.
I repeated this prayer a few years later for another close person and again my prayers were answered when the Hukumanam also stated an end of the departed person's reincarnations.
I was overwhelmed each time that God had in fact answered my prayers.
Today's Hukumnama
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House, Ti-Tukas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time.
You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash.
The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. ||1||
O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory.
You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||
The Messenger of Death cannot touch Your devotees; death cannot even approach them.
The Name of the Lord alone abides in their minds; through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they find liberation.
Wealth and all the spiritual powers of the Siddhis fall at the feet of the Lord's devotees; they obtain peace and poise from the Guru. ||2||
The self-willed manmukhs have no faith; they are filled with greed and self-interest.
They are not Gurmukh - they do not understand the Word of the Shabad in their hearts; they do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
Their masks of falsehood and hypocrisy shall fall off; the self-willed manmukhs speak with insipid words. ||3||
You are pervading through Your devotees, O Dear God; through Your devotees, You are known.
All the people are enticed by Maya; they are Yours, Lord - You alone are the Architect of Destiny.
Overcoming my egotism and quieting the desires within my mind, I have come to realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||
God automatically does the work of those who love the Name of the Lord.
By Guru's Grace, he ever dwells in their minds, and He resolves all their affairs.
Whoever challenges them is destroyed; they have the Lord God as their Savior. ||5||
Without serving the True Guru, no one finds the Lord; the self-willed manmukhs die crying out in pain.
They come and go, and find no place of rest; in pain and suffering, they perish.
But one who becomes Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar, and is easily absorbed in the True Name. ||6||
Without serving the True Guru, one cannot escape reincarnation, even by performing numerous rituals.
Those who read the Vedas, and argue and debate without the Lord, lose their honor.
True is the True Guru, and True is the Word of His Bani; in the Guru's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||7||
Those whose minds are filled with the Lord are judged as true in the Court of the Lord; they are hailed as true in the True Court.
Their praises echo throughout the ages, and no one can erase them.
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine the Lord within their hearts. ||8||1||
