Maryada Of Degh

[khalistan_zindabaad]

Preparing Karah Parshad/Degh

The person who prepares the Karah Parshad should be an Amritdharee who has not

committed any of the 4 cardinal sins, does his/her Nitnem, has a daily Ishnaan and keeps

the discipline of the five kakkars. The person who is going to make the Degh should have

an ishnaan before preparing the Degh and then thoroughly clean all the utensils to be

used with sand. The kitchen where the Degh is to be prepared should be cleaned and the

area of preparation should not have a floor surfaced with cow dung. Cow dung is not to

be used in the fire to cook the Degh. All the utensils used are to be of Sarab Loh.

Mool Mantar and Vaheguru Gurmantar are to be continuously recited during the

preparation of the Degh. The same volume of sugar, clarified butter, flour (chapatti flour)

is all to be added to the Degh (variations of volume are to be made according to how

much Degh is needed) and double59 this amount of water is to be used. The water and

sugar are to be brought to the boil in a Karahi (iron wok), once all the sugar has dissolved

and the mixture has boiled, this liquid is ready and is to be used later. This mixture can be

kept on the stove until needed.

The butter is then added to a Karahi, once it has melted the flour is to be added, then

recitation of Sri Japji Sahib is to commence. The flour and butter are to be roasted,

simultaneously Sri Japji Sahib is recited, when the flour has roasted, the mixture

previously prepared of water and sugar is to be added. The ingredients are to be mixed

thoroughly whilst the liquid mixture is added and the heat reduced to avoid splashes. The

Karah Parshad is now prepared and should be put into another utensil if possible to allow

it to cool down. The Karah Parshad should be only taken into the presence of Sri Guru

Granth Sahib when it is cool enough to be consumed.

When the Karah Parshad is to be taken into the Darbar Sahib, one Singh is to splash

water in front of the Singh respectfully carrying the Degh. A rumala is to be placed over

the Degh and kept over it at all times. When in the Darbar Sahib, the Degh is to be placed

on a table/platform on the right hand side of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. A Singh is then to sit

near the Degh and recite the whole Sri Anand Sahib (40 verses); this is for the Bhog of the

Degh.

The Bhog to the Degh is to be performed when in the Ardas it is uttered:

Aink pRkwr Bojn bhu kIey bhu ibMjn imstwey ]

krI pwkswl soc pivqRw huix lwvhu Bogu hir rwey ]2]

I have prepared all sorts of foods in various ways, and all sorts of sweet deserts. I

have made my kitchen pure and sacred. Now, O my Lord King, please sample my

food. (SGGSJ 1266)

Or when the person doing the Ardas says do Bhog to the Degh, at this point the Kirpan is

to be placed into the Degh and withdrawn. The Kirpan is symbolic of the Guru accepting

the Degh as weapons are also a form of the Guru. After the Ardas a Hukamnama is read

59 This is applicable in the West, in India variations may have be made in the amount of water used as the

sugar is not as refined as it is in the West.

and then the Degh can be distributed to the Sangat. First five handfuls are to be taken out

for Panj Pyare (thus the Guru physically eating the Degh), when taking out these initial five

handfuls the names of each of the Panj Pyare are to mentally recited, thus Dhan Bhai

Deya Singh Jee, Dhan Bhai Dharam Singh Jee, Dhan Bhai Himmat Singh Jee, Dhan Bhai

Mokham Singh Jee, Dhan Bhai Sahib Singh Jee. Then one handful of Degh is to be

placed in a bowl, covered and placed near to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee, this is for the

Granthi Singh to consume and is out of respect for the Granthi as he is the minister of the

Guru, it is also set aside just in case the Degh runs out. The Degh for the Panj Pyare is

to be distributed to 5 Amritdharee Singhs in the sangat, if there aren’t 5 Amritdharee

Singhs present in the Sangat then the five handfuls are to be mixed back into the Degh.

The rest of the Degh is to be equally distributed to the remaining Sangat.

[One Man Army]

i think this is a post we must all read, as there have been many incedents where degh hasnt been prepared with right maryada and hasnt been distributed to panj singh.

[khalistan_zindabaad]

interesting. . .. what are your viewes

[Tera]

Or when the person doing the Ardas says do Bhog to the Degh, at this point the Kirpan is

to be placed into the Degh and withdrawn.

One of the things we were told during our amrit sanchar was that when this is done, it is important that only one 'slice' be made into the Degh with the Kirpan. More than one 'slice' we were told is not correct.

[Slugz]

Or when the person doing the Ardas says do Bhog to the Degh, at this point the Kirpan is

to be placed into the Degh and withdrawn.

One of the things we were told during our amrit sanchar was that when this is done, it is important that only one 'slice' be made into the Degh with the Kirpan. More than one 'slice' we were told is not correct.

If you're offering it to Guru Ji (and I'm assuming you're not doing it without complete faith that Guru Ji will accept the Degh) then you can't slice away because obviously, the assumption is that Guru Ji is blessing the food, and you wouldn't cut a peice of food while someone is reaching in to 'bless/eat' it.

I hope this made sense.

[SarabLoh]

Lage Divan Mool na jaave

Rehat bina parshad vartave

Sooha Pehr laye naswaar

Gobind Singh jam kare Khwaar.