Doing Ishnaan Seva In Harmandir Sahib

[_singh_]

y wen they du ishnaan seva in harmandar sahib y du they use milk and y du they du ishnaan u lot can reply

[kurtas]

Good question. Would be nice to have a reply on this.

There are many other such examples. At the local Gurdwara a chap always gives thoof to the Nishaan Sahib pole when the seva of the Nishaan Sahib is being done. Also they wash the Nishaan Sahib pole with yogurt. Would be nice to know the reasoning behind this.

[_singh_]

keep em cumin :T:

[UntitledSingh]

I am sure it has nothing to do with milk being sacred or anything. Maybe it is better for the marble or the pole, maybe the milk gives it a shine or makes it last longer or something. I however dont drink milk because I dont want to support the horrible dairy industry in the US, and here they are just throwing it away.

Anybody got the 100% sure answer?

[Amrit]

VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH !!

IVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ASWEL, I JUST THOGUHT THEY USE MILK BECAUSE IT CLEANS BETTER LIKE YOGHURT ........AND AS FOR THE THOOF MAYBE HE JUST WANTS NISHAN SAHIB TO SMELL NICE.

VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH !!

[guruji's_student]

vgjkk vgjkfateh!!

Yeah yoghurt/milk cleans better...as you know where youve put it on ... as if you juts did water then you may miss a lot of places..i think its like soap hahah loll

vgjkk vgjkfateh

[singh_sandhu]

Yeh i agree wid d above posts, I fink it ayn meant 2 b symbolik just 2 cleanse it i rekon. But i ayn 2 sure I alwayz use 2 fink it was just 2 clean it properly. Thoof, i duno bout. Neva seen Thoof but know about the milk n yoghurt.

[`KuMi´]

Lolll noo , its beacuse milk is the purest thing

[Akali]

Lolll noo , its beacuse milk is the purest thing

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As written in the bani's of Bhagat Ravidass,

"What can I offer you that is pure?"

"Water? But the fish has already polluted it"

"Flowers? The bee has already tasted it"

"Milk? But the calf has already tasted it"

"The only thing I can offer you Lord, is your True Name."

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

[Singh MC]

its used b/c milk is "better" than water in washing things and as kumi paji has said...its purer.