Kirtan Rules written by Ranglay Sajjan

Siree Akaal Sahai - Lekh Gurmat Veechar
Written By Rangley Sajjan, Baoo Mal Singh Jee
Published By Soora Magazine 1969


1. In Keertan One Should Keep Parmans Related, To The Main Shabads Being Sung Throughout Keertan

2. In Keertan The Gur-Shabad (Guru Mantra) should be kept to a very minimum

3. Asa Dee Vaar Keertan Maryada is to do the Bhog of Asa Dee Vaar by 10am (Keertan can continue after the completion of Asa Dee Vaar)

4.In Keertan One's Head Should Not Moving Around

5.Gursikhs Should Have Sucha (Clean) Gurmukhee Bana

6. Anyone Doing Keertan Seva Must Be Tyaar-Bar-Tyaar

7. Any Sikh Who Unfortunately Has Been Told It Is OK To Eat Mass, Should Not Be Called A Patit

8.Singh Should Talk With Singhs & Singhnee Should Talk To Singhnee, Socializing at With Each Should Not Be Done (Especially At Smagams)

9. For Seva In The Panj Pyaareh One Should Not Eat Off Naaree Mar (Gursikh Di Roti Beti Di Saanjh Gursikh Naal)

10. In Keertan An Amrit Keertan Pothee Should Not Used, BaNee Should Be Sang Kanth (Memorized)

11. Any Gursikh Should Not Follow An Individuals Maryada And Exchange It For Guru Maryada In Any Case What So Ever

12. One Should Read Soora Magazine This Is Essential Due To It's Gurmat Articles

13. In Keertan Smagams It Is Ideal To Have A Stage Secretary

14. Degh Should Be Disturbed When An Siree Akhand Paath Bhog Will Happen & Sampatee Of Keertan



Baoo Mal Singh Jee Pictured On Right


I Will upload the Punjabee Version Which Has Been Re Printed By AKJ USA

interesting. i have never seen asa di vaar end before noon at an AKJ samagam. also, gur-shabad is very prominent. while i agree bani should be memorized, isn't it ok to have an amrit keertan just in case? sometimes one can forget when under pressure or stress... also, "one should read soora magazine" in a soora magazine article is kind of interesting. is the magazine still around?

so are we breaking the rules?

Only In India They seem to finish the actual Asa Dee Vaar Keertan by around 10 -11. Then they continue with just Shabad Keertan.

Regarding Amrit Keertan, many times you many see the Keertanee moving the Vaaja, This is disrespectful, there has being a incident where the Vaaja was rocked a lot and the Pothee fell on the floor.

Singing GurbaNee kanth is a different experience which one must try. We Can put more concentration singing a Shabad kanth. If we don't have it Kanth had keep looking at the Pothee, we keeping thinking what Pangtee is coming next.

Soora Magazine to my knowledge is not around. But there are lots of issues which are available to buy in Punjab.
SGPC Library have many old rare editions. I think Singh Brothers Book Shop or At Ludhiana, Model Town it is available.

AKJ Bulletin is a good source similar to Soora

If more articles from the old Soora magazine can be made available it would be great

Chota veer

This has been briefly discussed here .

We don't see the Hazuri Raagis from Darbar Sahib using the Amrit Kirtan pothi. They have Gurbani memorised.

Excellent points!

Point 10 needs a closer look today.

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10. In Keertan An Amrit Keertan Pothee Should Not Used, BaNee Should Be Sang Kanth (Memorized)

This isn't stressed enough today. It is very important to not place pothis on saajs. Seeing pothis on saajs is an unfortunate trend and a very ugly one.