Respect For Kesh (sanskar)

[simonsandhar]

If your kangha becomes damaged in anyway it should be replaced immediately. The kangha is placed on the head, thehighest point of the body and thus becomes supreme. In the same way the Khalsa is to become supreme by removingego and being humble. Just as the kangha removes broken hairs and cleans the hair physically, it is also spiritually questioning the individual as to how many good and bad deeds have been committed during he day. Just as clean hair is attached to your head so are your good deeds. Similarly, as broken hairs are removed by your kangha, your vices should be removed in the same way. The hairs removed by the kangha are not to be thrown in a dirty place or on the floor. They are to be kept in a clean and dry place/container and when enough hair has gathered they are to be burnt,

this is out of respect for the Kes which are worth more to a Sikh than his/her life. Women and children are to tie a string to their kangha so that it can easily be tied to their hair, and to stop it from falling. At home two to four spare kanghas areto be kept.

Gurmat Rehat Maryada - Damdamitaksaal jatha Bhindra

www.damdamitaksaal.org page 12

yea completely agree, my friends dad is a taksali who does 5 pyare seva and put simply he said ur kes is the stamp of the Guru, thats who ur representing so respect it. follows that mryada to the fullest.

[Guest _Akali_]

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

thank you sadh sangat jio!

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

[kaur91]

why burn those kesh if it will smell bad,just throw them out...Also u missed the hair that fell on ur carpet and other places in your house go look for them with maharaajs kirpa and do their saskaar too? hahaha. Also dont forget desi ghee like matheen said....waste ghee on hair that fell out haha...I never heard of these rituals until I got online on Sikhsangat hahaha....never seen gursikhs do that in punjab maybe I wasnt looking deep.

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[Amrit Kaur Khalsa]

^agreed

[Guest _Singh_]

well yeah I've known alot of taksali singhs from my village...our bhai at the village gurudwara got vidya from mehta chownk and I have never seen him burn his fell out hair.....Its not a big thing in punjab I suppose....i dont know its just funny...Apology

hair of an amritdhari singh contain amrit in it, 5 singh put amrit in kesh while amrit sanchar. how is it respectful to throw ur hair in garbage? whats wrong with burning them? u think its ritual then why the dead bodies are burned? why u juz dnt threw them in rivers?

if u cant do efforts for collection ur hair and cant bear the bad smell then dont feel very happy. u think desi ghee got wasted on hair? why people waste om dead bodies? u r forgetting that we r sons of shahe shahen shah guru gobind singh ji, we r royal coz we belong to royal family. i wud suggest to buy sandal wood and burn hair with that with more desi ghee.

when guru gobind singh je went to see shaheed singhs in battlefield, he removed his pavittar charana da joda only because he dnt wanted to walk over from kesh of singh with his jode. this shows us how to respect kesh.

[Trigger Happy]

why burn those kesh if it will smell bad,just throw them out...Also u missed the hair that fell on ur carpet and other places in your house go look for them with maharaajs kirpa and do their saskaar too? hahaha. Also dont forget desi ghee like matheen said....waste ghee on hair that fell out haha...I never heard of these rituals until I got online on Sikhsangat hahaha....never seen gursikhs do that in punjab maybe I wasnt looking deep.

Try telling that to this Mata in the picture below bhai sahib ji... Looks like she looked on the floor and found some Kesh, all be it what is left of her husband (physically) after he was burnt to death because of the very Kesh which Sikhs hold dear to them as well as their Sikhi... well some Sikhs nowadays anyway <_< .

Now ask yourself if that was your dad would you ask your mum to just throw the only thing she has left away along with the other household garbage and waste? Or would you request her to dispose of it in a more RESPECTFUL manner? Or maybe you may just say that 'they should of burnt that too Mum'???? :umm:

It is out of respect for the gift of Kesh from SatGuru Ji, that Sanskar is done. It may be a ritual to you bhai sahib ji, but others do not do it as a ritual from which they will gain 'something' from. Nothing is gained, but on the other hand nothing is lost either... Just like in the bani quote you used. It can therefore simply be seen as a form of of giving thanks when sincerely done. They do this to the seperated Kesh from consciously physically combing their hair and beard with a Kanga (daas included). Some may do Sanskar to all the fallen Kesh in their house, but that is personal to them and their choice even though the Kesh has not fallen due to a conscious action. Some even add Ghee to combat against the smell.

It will always be hard for to clearly identify and understand an individuals own perception/choice of being respectful done inwardly (with thought) and/or outwardly (with action) when done sincerely or otherwise.

[mandeepraina]

They are to be kept in a clean and dry place/container and when enough hair has gathered they are to be burnt,

this is out of respect for the Kes which are worth more to a Sikh than his/her life.

yup i agree