Arise, Awake
Don't sleep through life — wake up to the truth before the night runs out.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ; ਵਡਿਆਈ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
amrit velaa sach naau; vaddiaaee veechaar |
Punjabi
ਸੁਬ੍ਹਾ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਉਚਾਰਨ ਕਰ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀਆਂ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਧਰ।
English
In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.
Common thread
A call rings through every scripture: rise from slumber, the dawn of truth is already here.
Echo
Katha's “Arise! Awake!” and the Gita's “what is night for all beings, the disciplined one is awake in” meet the Guru's call to rise in the ambrosial hours and remember the Name.
📖 A story to understand
Each day before dawn, in the still ambrosial hours, Guru Nanak would rise to bathe and sing of the One. He taught that these quiet hours — when the world lies asleep — are the most precious of all, for then the awakened heart drinks most deeply of the Name.
Traditional sakhi / story (simplified retelling)