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THE CODE OF SIKH
CONDUCT AND CONVENTIONS
Other
Rites and Conventions
Ik
aunkar satnam karta purakh nirbhau nirwair akal murat ajuni saibhang
gur prasad.
After this, one from amongst the five beloved ones should explain to
the initiates the discipline of the order :
* Today you are reborn in the true Guru's household, ending the cycle
of migration, and joined the Khalsa Panth (order).
* Your spiritual father is now Guru Gobind Singh Sahib and the
spiritual mother, Mata Sahib Kaur ji.
* Your place of birth is Kesgarh Sahib and your native place is
Anandpur Sahib.
* You, being the sons of one father, are, inter-se yourselves and
other Amritdhari Sikhs, spiritual brothers.
* You have become the pure Khalsa, having renounced your previous
lineage, professional background, calling (occupation), beliefs, that
is, having given up all connections with your caste, descent, birth,
country, religion, etc..
* You are to worship none except the One Timeless Being (Waheguru) no
god, goddess, incarnation or prophet.
* You are not to think of anyone except the Ten Gurus and anything
except their gospel as your saviour.
* You are supposed to know Gurmukhi (Punjabi alphabet). (If you do
not, you must learn it).
* And recite, or listen in to the recitation of, the under mentioned
scriptural compositions, the daily repetition of which is ordained,
every day : (1) The Japuji Sahib, (2) The Jaap Sahib, (3) The
Ten Sawayyas (Quartrains), beginning "sarawag sudh", (4) The
Sodar Rahiras and the Sohila. Besides, you should read from or
listen in to the recitation from the Guru Granth Sahib .
Have, on your person, all the time, the five K's :
I. The Keshas (unshorn hair),
II. The Kirpan {sheathed sword} (The length
of the sword to be worn is not prescribed.,
III. The Kachhehra (The Kachhehra (drawers
like garment) may be made from any cloth, but its legs should not
reach down to below the shins.),
IV. The Kanga (comb),
V. The Karha {steel bracelet} (The Karha
should be of pure steel.)
The undermentioned four transgressions (tabooed practices) must be
avoided
1. Dishonouring the hair;
2. Eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the
Muslim way;
3. Cohabiting with a person other than one's spouse;
4. Using tobacco.
In the event of the commission of any of these transgressions, the
transgressor must get Amrit again. If a transgression is committed
unintentionally and unknowingly, the transgressor shall not be liable
to punishment. You must not associate with a Sikh who had uncut hair
earlier and has cut it or a Sikh who smokes. You must ever be ready
for the service of the Panth and of the Gurdwaras (Sikh places of
worship). You must tender one tenth (Daswand) of
your earnings to the Guru. In short, you must act the Guru's way in
all spheres of activity.You must remain fully aligned to the Khalsa
brotherhood in accordance with the principles of the Khalsa faith. If
you commit transgression of the Khalsa discipline, you must present
yourself before the congregation and beg pardon, accepting whatever
punishment is awarded. You must also resolve to remain watchful
against defaults in the future.
q The following individuals shall be liable to
chastisement involving automatic boycott:
1. Anyone maintaining relations or communion with
elements antagonistic to the Panth including the minas (reprobates),
the masands (agents once accredited to local Sikh communities as
Guru's representatives, since discredited for their faults and
aberrations), followers of Dhirmal or Ram Rai, et.
al., or users of tobacco or killers of female infants
2. One who eats/drinks Left-overs of the
non-Amritdhari or the fallen Sikhs;
3. One who dyes his beard;
4. One who gives off son or daughter in matrimony
for a price or reward;
5. Users of intoxicants (hemp, opium, liquor,
narcotics, cocaine, etc.);
6. One holding, or being a party to, ceremonies or
practices contrary to the Guru's way;
7. One who defaults in the maintenance of Sikh
discipline.
r. After this sermon, one from among the five
beloved ones should perform the Ardas.
s. Thereafter, the Sikh sitting in attendance of the
Guru Granth Sahib should take the Hukam. If anyone from amongst those
who have received the Khande di Pahul had not earlier been named in
accordance with the Sikh Naming Ceremony, he should renounce his
previous name and be given a new name beginning with first letter of
the Hukam now taken.
t. And finally, the Karhah Prashad should be
distributed. All the newly launched Sikh men and women should eat the
Karhah Prashad together off the same bowl.
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