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{{Short description|Religious Time For Reciting Hymns In Sikhism}}
[[File:Kundian.jpg|thumb|Amrit Vela is an important time for [[Sikh]]s]]
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'''Amrit Velā''' ({{lang-pa|ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲਾ}}, pronunciation: {{IPA-pa|ãːmɾʱɪt ʋelaː}}, {{lit|never ending time}}) does not refer to a specific time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Dharma|title=Meditation As Medicine: Activate the Power of Your Natural Healing Force|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=New York|isbn=9781439117538|page=34}}</ref> According to the [[Pahar|''pahar'' system of time]], most [[Sikhs]] typically interpret this time to start at around 3:00am.<ref name="McLeod">{{cite book|last=McLeod|first=W. H.|title=The A to Z of Sikhism|year=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863446|page=15}}</ref> [[Guru Nanak]] in the [[Japji Sahib]] (4th Pauri) says, "in amrit velā meditate on the grandeur of the one true Name".<ref name="McLeod" /> The importance of Amrit Vela is found throughout the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. The Guru Granth Sahib states that "those who consider themselves a Sikh must wake up daily at Amrit vela and be in tune with the [[Nam japna|''Naam'']] (the Lord's Name)"<ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Guru Granth Sahib|page=Ang 305|url=http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=305&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k=0&fb=0}}</ref>
[[File:Illustration titled 'Morning prayers at the Sikh chapel in the regimental lines', found on page 228.jpg|thumb|Illustration titled 'Morning prayers at the Sikh chapel in the regimental lines' from ''The Sikhs'' (1904) by [[John James Hood Gordon]]]]
In the [[Sikh Rehat Maryada|SPGC Sikh Rehat Maryada]] it is written to arise in the Amrit Velā, bath, and meditate on the divine ''Naam'' (through [[Simran]] and [[Nam Japo|Naam Japna]]). Here, Amrit Vela is defined as "three hours before the dawn".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_one.html|title=Sikh Reht Maryada, The Definition of Sikh, Sikh Conduct & Conventions, Sikh Religion Living, India|website=Old.sgpc.net|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> Sikhs recite their morning ''[[Nitnem]]'' during Amrit vela. Traditionally after ''Nitnem'' Sikhs meet with the [[Sangat (term)|Sangat]] (congregation) to recite [[Asa di Var]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Duggal|first=Kartar|title=The Prescribed Sikh Prayers (Nitnem)|publisher=Abhinav Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788170173779}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Amrita|Amrit]]
* [[Khalsa]]
* [[Meditation]]
* [[Nitnem]]
* [[Outline of Sikhism]]
* [[Sikh beliefs]]
* [[Sikhism]]
* [[Simran]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Singh, Puran (1929). ''The Spirit Born People.'' Peshawar: Languages Department, Punjab.
* Singh, Raghbir (2001). ''Bandginama. (English Translation)'' New Delhi: Atma Science Trust

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204836/http://www.amritvela.net/definition.php Definition of Amrit Vela]
* [http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/qt/Amrit-Vela-Cheat-Sheet-5-Ways-To-Jaap-Naam-50-Minutes-By-5-Am-For-5-Days.htm Amritvela Cheat Sheet]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzlTGlNOpm0 Q&A - Amrit Vela and Sadh Sangat #7 @ UCL Sikh Society Video]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf8ckFxvK-g Amrit Vela - Importance - Guru's Hukam (Gurbani Lines) Video]
* [http://sikhchic.com/columnists/amrit_vela_rise_shine Amrit Vela: Rise & Shine]

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