Every body provides a function to serve man. For example, eyes allow us to see, brain allows us to think, nose allows us to smell. Hair allows our body to bare the different temperatures of the season. If the pores on our body were not protected by hair our bodies would not be able to live throughout the various seasons. In addition. combing our kes twice a day with a wooden comb circulates our blood; thus strengthening our heart.
Hair does not just serve us physical. Hair is special. When God created the body he first blessed it with hair.
ਜਬ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਬ ਸਿ੍ਰਸਿਟ ਉਪਾਈ । ਤਬ ਹੀ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਦੇਹਿ ਬਨਾਈ ।
ਤਨ ਇਸ ਕੇ ਸਿਰ ਕੇਸ ਜੁ ਦੀਨੋ । ਸੋ ਇਹ ਤਨ ਸ਼ਿੰਗਾਰਿਹ ਕੀਨੋ ।
ਦਾੜ੍ਹਾ ਮੁੱਛ ਸਿਰ ਕੇਸ ਬਨਾਈ । ਹੈ ਇਹ ਦਿ੍ੜ ਜਿਹ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਰਜ਼ਾਈ ।
ਮੇਟ ਰਜ਼ਾਇ ਜੁ ਸੀਸ ਮੁੰਡਾਵੈ । ਕਹੁ ਤੇ ਜਗ ਕੈਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਵੈ ।
“God created the whole universe and then he fashioned the human body. He
gave man a beard, moustaches and hair on the head. He who submits to His
Will steadfastly adheres to them. They who deny His Will how will they find
God in this world?”
(Bhai Desa Singh Rehatnama)
Guru Ji gave us Kes so we can do Naam Abhyiaas with each swas. Kes gives us the power to do Naam Abhyiaas. In each hair resides naam.
When we say " Kes beadbi" we often refer to the cutting or dying of Kes and not washing or oiling Kes, but the biggest beadbi of Kes is to keep kes and not do naam Abhyiaas.
In the following verse BHai Nand SIngh regards swas as a comb. Everytime he jaaps naam with this special comb the love of WaaheGuru increases more and more to the point of crazy love.
ਸਬਾ ਚੂੰ ਹਲਕਾਏ ਜ਼ੁਲਫੀਨੇ ਊਰਾ ਸ਼ਾਹਨ ਮੇ ਸ਼ਾਜ਼ਾਦ ਅਜਦ ਜ਼ੰਜ਼ੀਰ ਅਜ ਬੈਹਰੇ ਦਿਲੇ ਦੀਵਾਨਾ ਮੇ ਸ਼ਾਜ਼ਾਦ
ਸਬਾ ( amrit vela breeze breeze, sugandhee swas)
ਜ਼ੁਲਫੀਨੇ ( kes, rom)
ਸ਼ਾਹਨ ( comb)
ਦਿਲੇ ਦੀਵਾਨਾ ( crazy heart, heart in love)
We can comb our kes physically twice a day, but if we fail to comb it spiritually at lease twice a day (2.5 hours) then this is kes beadbi as well.
Guru Ji has given us hukum to spiritually comb our kes each and every second.
ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ॥
ਰੋਮਿ ਰੋਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਉਚਰੈ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਈ ॥