ਕੰਘਾ, ਕਰਦ, ਦਸਤਾਰ ਸਜਾਵੈ। ਇਹੀ ਰਹਤ ਸਿੰਘਨ ਸੋ ਭਾਵੈ। ()
ਪਾਗ ਉਤਾਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਜੋ ਖਾਵੇ, ਸੋ ਸਿੱਖ ਕੁੰਭੀ ਨਰਕ ਸਿਧਾਵੈ। (ਰਹਿਤਨਾਮਾ ਭਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ)
ਕੱਛਾ ਲਾਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਤੀਂ ਨੰਗਾ ਸਵੇ, ਸੋ ਭੀ ਤਨਖਾਹੀਆ।
ਪੱਕਾ ਤਨਖਾਹ, ਜੋ ਉਤਾਰੇ ਦੋ ਟਕੇ ਪੱਕਾ। ਰਹਿਤਨਾਮਾ ਭਾਈ ਦਯਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ
ਕਛ ਕੜਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਕੰਘਾ ਕੇਸਕੀ, ਇਹ ਪੰਜ ਕਕਾਰੀ ਰਹਿਤ ਧਾਰੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਸੋਈ।
ਕੰਘਾ ਦੋਨਉ ਵਕਤ ਕਰ, ਪਾਗ ਚੁਨਹਿ ਕਰ ਬਾਂਧਈ।
1. Decorate one body with Kangha , Kirpan, and Dastar. Such rehatvan Singhs become pleasing to the GUru.
Bhai Desa Singh Ji- note above rehatnama can also be translated as Decorate the Dastar with kanga and shaster.
2. Those who remove their dastar and eat will go to hell.- Bhai Prahalad Singh Ji
3. Those whom have relations with their spouse and remove their Kayshera are apostates.- Bhai Chaupa Singh Ji
4. He is a for sure apostate if he removes the dastar from his head.- Bhai Daya SIngh Ji
5. Kasheyra, Karha, Kipan, Kangha, Keski . These are the five Kakkars those that keep these 5 articles of faith are my Sikh. Bhai Chaupa Singh Ji
6. Each day comb your kesh twice with a Kanga, and every die tie your turban to cover your kesh. Bhai Nand Lal Ji
THe above ancient rehatnamey are a strong indication that the Panj Kakkars must stay on a Sikh at all times. If for whatever reason Panj Pyaarey did not mention to keep Dastar at all times one should still take the initiative to fulfill Guru Sahibs Hukum. Keeping Kesh is not enough for a GurMukh. Kesh is of paramount importance. One must wash the holy kesh every day . Also, as mentioned in the rehatnamey above one must comb the kesh twice a day and keep it covered with a Dastar. To even sleep, take a shower or eat without the 5 kakkars one becomes an apostate. Can we even bare the thought of engaging in such activities knowing they will break us from our beloved.
We keep the Kakkars as they are the angs ( limbs ) of Guru Sahib. Would we dare remove a limb of Guru Sahib. It would be like chopping a finger off Guru Sahib. What beadbi!These Panj Kakkars are given to us for a reason. Guru Sahib gave us these as Weapons so we do not lose the fight to the Panj Kakkars.
There is strong evidence indicating that these 5 weapons are Kirpan, Keski, Kangha, Karha, and Kasheyra.
Guru Sahib says
ਪੰਜ ਸ਼੍ਰਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਰ ਦੇਹ ਪੈ, ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਗਾਤ੍ਰ ਰਾਖ
PLACE the the 5 weapons on your body, but of these 5 Weapons keep the Kirpan on a Gatra.
It is clear that 4 of the kakkars must be physically touching the skin of the body at all times. Kesh is part of the body so how can we place it on the body? Again these 5 weapons should be kept to battle the 5 .Keeping the five and applying them to our daily life is a great upliftment on the path of Bhagti. They all aid in battling the Panj Doot.When we forget Guru Sahib is close at hand the Panj Doot attack us. But when we know Guru Sahib is in our presence they cant phase us. Guru Sahib stays at our presence and we becoming pleasing to him as long as we keep the Panj Kakkars and apply them in our daily life.
For example, the rehatnama previously mentioned
ਕੱਛਾ ਲਾਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਤੀਂ ਨੰਗਾ ਸਵੇ, ਸੋ ਭੀ ਤਨਖਾਹੀਆ।
3. Those whom have relations with their spouse and remove their Kayshera are apostates.- Bhai Chaupa Singh Ji
Teaches us how the gain contentment and battle the doot of lust. The rehatnama motivates to have modest relations with ones spouse. The actions that encourage contentment are the greatest to engage in.
Hopefully in the next set of rehatnamey we can discuss the outer rehat which help keeps contentment ( santokh) a major quality needed to engage in Bhagti.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥
