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Hukamnama today from Sri Harmandir Sahib
Each morning at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, after Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is ceremonially opened, a shabad is read aloud. This is the day's Hukamnama, also called the Mukhwak. Sikhs around the world read or listen to it as guidance for the day.
This page is built to carry the daily Hukamnama from a verified source. Until that feed is live, it tells you exactly where the official text is published and how to read it with understanding.
Status
The daily text is not published on NanakShahi yet
We are building a verified daily Hukamnama service. Until it is connected to an authoritative source, this page does not display, summarise or paraphrase the day's Hukamnama. We will not publish Gurbani that has not come directly from its source.
To read or hear today's Hukamnama from Sri Harmandir Sahib now:
- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) (opens in a new tab)
The SGPC manages Sri Harmandir Sahib and publishes the daily Hukamnama, usually as an image or PDF with Punjabi explanation.
- SGPC broadcast channel: Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib Sri Amritsar (opens in a new tab)
Since July 2023 the SGPC has broadcast Gurbani from Sri Harmandir Sahib on its own web channel, including the morning Hukamnama.
Your local gurdwara
Many gurdwaras display the Hukamnama from Sri Harmandir Sahib, or take their own Hukamnama at the morning diwan. Both are part of daily Sikh practice.
Reading guide
How to read the daily Hukamnama
The Hukamnama published from Sri Darbar Sahib usually appears with a heading that names the raag (the musical measure in which the shabad is written) and the Guru who composed it, given as “Mahalla” followed by a number. Mahalla 1 refers to Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Mahalla 5 to Guru Arjan Dev Ji, and so on. The page number, or Ang, tells you where the shabad appears in the 1,430-Ang standard printing of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Many shabads contain a line marked “Rahao”, meaning “pause”. It is widely understood as the central idea of the shabad, so reading it first and then the verses around it is a helpful way in. If you rely on a translation, remember that every translation is an interpretation; comparing the Punjabi explanation published with the Hukamnama and one or two English translations gives a fuller picture.
Read our full step-by-step guide to reading the daily Hukamnama.
Coming to this page
What the live Hukamnama service will include
When a verified feed is connected, each day's entry will show the following, with the source credited.
- Date and source
- The Amritsar date of issue and a link to the original publication.
- Gurmukhi text
- The shabad exactly as published, never retyped from memory or generated.
- Punjabi explanation
- The viakhya published alongside the Hukamnama, where available.
- English translation
- Always credited to its translator, so readers know whose interpretation it is.
- Raag and Ang
- Where the shabad sits in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, for readers who want to look it up.
- Audio
- A recording of the reading, where the source provides one.
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