Bole So Nihal (, meaning "Whoever utters, shall be fulfilled.") is a ''

jaikara Jaikara is a term used to refer to religious slogans practiced in Indic religions. They are usually shouted in a group-setting as a devotional practice. Jaikaras can be found in both Hinduism and Sikhism. Hinduism In Hinduism, there are Shaktis ...

'' or war cry or clarion call of the

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

given by the tenth Sikh guru,

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the tenth and last human Sikh gurus, Sikh Guru. He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher. In 1675, at the age of nine he was formally installed as the leader of the ...

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Bole So Nihal... Sat Sri Akal (Shout Aloud in Ecstasy... True is the Great Timeless One) is the Sikh slogan or jaikara (lit. shout of victory, triumph or exultation) which means "one will be blessed eternally who says that God is the ultimate truth". Besides being a popular mode of expressing ebullient religious fervour or a mood of joy and celebration, it is an integral part of Sikh

liturgy Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and participation in the sacred through activities reflecting praise, thanksgiving, remembra ...

and is shouted at the end of ardas, Sikh prayer and said in sangat (congregation). The jaikara expresses the Sikh belief that all victory belongs to God,

Waheguru ''Waheguru'' (, pronunciation: , literally meaning "Wow Guru", figuratively translated to mean "Wonderful God" or "Wonderful Lord") is a term used in Sikhism to refer to God as described in ''Guru Granth Sahib''. It is the most common term to re ...

, a belief that is also expressed in the Sikh salutation "Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh" ("The Khalsa belongs to God, and to God belongs the victory" or "Hail the Guru’s Khalsa! Hail the Guru’s victory!") It has been incorporated into the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

as the warcry of the

Punjab Regiment (India) The Punjab Regiment is the second oldest regiment still in service in the Indian Army, and is the most senior regional infantry regiment. It was formed from the 2nd Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army in 1947 and has taken part in v ...

Sikh Regiment The Sikh Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the most highly decorated regiment of the Indian Army and in 1979, the 1st battalion was the Commonwealth's most decorated battalion, with 245 pre-independence and 82 post-i ...

and

Sikh Light Infantry The Sikh Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army.Khalsa The term ''Khalsa'' refers to both a community that follows Sikhism as its religion,Khalsa: Sikhism< ...

. In a normal situation, when two Sikhs meet they exchange greetings by saying "''Sat Sri Akal''". Although it is now the customary Sikh greeting, it does not have the sanction of history or orthodoxy. "''Wahiguru ji ka Khalsa Wahiguru ji ki Fateh''", the other salutation, is generally used only by people punctilious in the observance of proper form. Those addressing a Sikh religious congregation will, as a rule, greet the audience with the salutation, "''Wahiguru ji ka Khalsa Wahiguru ji ki Fateh''". "'' Sat Sri Akaal''" shouted in unison responding to the call "''bole so nihal''" is a call to action, or expression of ecstatic joy or an invocation for Divine aid or succour. While ''sat'' or ''sati'' (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

''satya'') means ‘true’, ‘good’, ‘abiding’, ‘real’ and ‘eternal’, ''sri'' is an

honorific An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an Honorary title (academic), h ...

denoting beauty, glory, grace or majesty.

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