Sat Sri Akaal (Gurumukhi ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ, ) is a '' Jaikara'' (lit. ''Call of Victory'') now used, often, as a greeting by
Punjabi Sikhs
Punjabi Sikhs are adherents of Sikhism who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis and are native of Undivided Punjab region of Indian Subcontinent. Sikhism is an Indigenous religion born and brought up in Punjab ...
. It is the second half of the ''Sikh Clarion call'', given by the Tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh, "
Bole So Nihal
''Bole So Nihal'' ( pa, ਬੋਲੇ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲ, meaning "Whoever utters, shall be fulfilled.") is a '' Jaikara'' or war cry or Clarion call'' of Sikhs given by the Tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
Use
''Bole So Nihal...Sat Sri Ak ...
, Sat Sri Akal" (''Shout Aloud in Ecstasy. Truth is the Timeless One'').
Meaning
''Sat'' is Punjabi word , which means ''truth''. ''Sri'' is a
honorific
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used across various Indian languages. ''Akaal'' is made up of the Punjabi word ''Kal'', meaning ''time'', and the prefix ''a-'' which is used in various Indian languages as a way to make a word into its antonym, so ''Akal'' means ''timeless''.
Usage
Besides being the clarion call of Sikhism, the Jaikara has become an integral part of the Sikh liturgy and is spoken at the end of Ardas, the Sikh prayer in holy congregations.
The usage of Sat Shri Akaal as a greeting, although used by the majority of people who identify themselves as being Sikh, is regarded as incorrect usage by "Amritdhari aptizedSikhs. As the term is historically the second half of the Sikh war cry, "
Bole So Nihal
''Bole So Nihal'' ( pa, ਬੋਲੇ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲ, meaning "Whoever utters, shall be fulfilled.") is a '' Jaikara'' or war cry or Clarion call'' of Sikhs given by the Tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
Use
''Bole So Nihal...Sat Sri Ak ...
, Sat Shri Akal", and is still used in the same way. As per the
Sikh Rehat Maryada
The Sikh Rehit Maryada (Punjabi: ; also transcribed as Sikh Reht Maryada or Khalsa Rehat Maryada) is a code of conduct and conventions for Sikhism. The final version of the Rehat Maryada was approved by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ...