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may connect us with Naam. The Ardas ends with (Nanak Naam Chardi Kala…)

requestinging wellbeing of all. "Blessed by Nanak, may our spirits be ever on
ascendance. Waheguru Ji, may the whole world be blessed in Your will". The word

"Nanak" is the seal as in most hymns of the Gurus. In Gurdwaras we also ask for

the blessing of “Hukam” from Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

hy inmwixAW dy mwx, inqwixAW dy qwx, inEitAW dI Et,
s~cy ipqw vwihgurU Awp jI dy hzUr (purpose of Ardas) dI Ardws hY jI[A~Kr
vwDw Gwtw Bul cu~k mwP krnI, srb~q dy kwrj rws krny]

Awpxy hukmnwmy bKS ky inhwl krnw jI ]
syeI ipAwry myl, ijnHW imilAW qyrw nwm ic~q AwvYy,

nwnku nwm cVHdI klw, qyry Bwxy srb~q dw Blw]

The Ardas is recited in the Punjabi language. This reinforces the importance of

language and culture in Sikhism. The Sikh Ardas is a prayer that is recited by

Sikhs at the end of their daily Diwan or on special occasions such as weddings,
funerals, and other important events. In some situations, a shorter or modified

Ardas may be performed. But the first section paying repect to the Guru Sahiban

including Sri Guru Granth Sahib and the last two lines “nwnku nwm cVHdI klw, qyry
Bwxy srb~q dw Blw]” may not be changed. At the end of Ardas, everyone bows

to Sri Guru Granth Sahib and touches heads to the floor. After getting up

everyone says “Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh”. This is followed
by Jaikara “ Bole So Nihal; Sat Sri Akal”. Granthi Singh turns the pages of Sri

Guru Granth Sahib to a page at random and reads a shabad from it. This is

considered as the Guru’s “Hukam” or command for the congregation.

Sometimes before the Jaikara, a couplet may be recited by the entire
congregation, which is, "Agya Bhei Akal ki tabhi chalayo Panth… khwaar hoi sabh

milainge, bachay sharan jo hoi". Sometimes, additional couplets "Waheguru Naam

Jahaaj hai … Gur paar utaaran haar", or "Khanda ja ke haath mein Kalgi sohay sees
… Kalgi Dhar Jagdish", are also recited, and after this the Jaikara follows. Hukam

from Sri Guru Granth sahib makes the service complete. To learn more about
Ardas and its meaning in English, see the onlne resources. e.g.

https://www.sikhawareness.com.

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