The Panj Pyaras Instruct Initiates In the Code of Conduct
The panj pyaras review the discipline of the Khalsa with the new Khalsa initiates and instruct them in the Sikh code of conduct
- Khalsa renounces all lineages of caste, creed, country, occupation, religious affiliations, prophets, incarnations, gods, and goddesses.
- Khalsa is reborn, ending the cycle of transmigration.
- Khalsa are sons and daughter of one father, Guru Gobind Singh and one mother, Mata Sahib Kaur.
- Female initiates take the surname of Kaur which signifies the status of a prince.
- Male initiates take the surname of Singh which signifies the kingly courage of a lion.
- Khalsa has its origins and homeland in Kesghar of Anand Pur.
- Khalsa accept the ten Gurus as their liberators, the Guru Granth as the way to salvation, and worships one God.
- Khalsa must learn to read the Gurmukhi text of the scriptures.
- Khalsa must read, recite, or listen to Nitnem, the daily prayers including:
Required Morning Prayers:- Japji Sahib – composed by Guru Nanak Dev.
- Jap Sahib – composed by Guru Gobind Singh.
- Tev Prasaad Swaye – composed by Guru Gobind Singh.
- Rehraas – selections from the Guru Granth.
- Kirtan Sohila – composed by Guru Nanak Dev, Guru Raam Das, and Guru Arjan Dev.
- Khalsa must keep on the person at all times five kakars, required articles of faith:
- Kes - Unshorn hair.
- Kanga – Wooden comb.
- Kachherra – Loose undergarment.
- Kirpan – Short curved sword.
- Kara – Iron, or steel, bangle.
- Khalsa must keep the four commandments, and refrain from:
- Hukaa – Use of tobacco and other intoxicants.
- Hajaamat – Dishonoring or alteration, of any hair on the body, face, or scalp.
- Halaal – Eating flesh especially if killed in the Muslim sacrificial way.
- Haraam – Adultery.
- Khalsa who commit any transgression must apply for re-initiation.
