Deg-PaRshaD

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WJKK WJKF Jee,

It is well known that Deg-kaddah Parshad is essential in gurdwars n daily sikh life.
Is order of Guru sahib to prepare deg both times a day, where Guru sahib's Parkash is there ....
its maryada that before doing any new Job Ardaas n deg is essential for a sikh, henced its an integrated part of sikh life right frm Guru Nanak Sahib ji, .... Deg teg Fateh ....

So PLZ all gursikh ji, somebody tell me wot does word "DEG" means ???

wot is word "Kaddah pARSHAD" MEANS ACCORDING TO gURBANI n sikhism ???

why it is considered n treated as parshad (kirpa) ??? wot's d logic behind it, ???

PLZ Try to prove , how this edible dish is "KIRPA" .... ??? Wot change it brings in Spirtual life of a person ????
wots the right n correct maryada of preparing, distributing DEG according to tat gurmat maryada???
give answer with logics .... from gurbanin some other solid proofs ...
also suggest its recipe ... n prepration n distributing precautions .....

[amit singh 1]

i think the amount of oil sugar and the serving size in it should be limited.

[Harmeet Singh]

WaheguroojikaKhalsaWaheguroojikiFateh!!
Veerji, all your questions can be answered by reading a rehat maryada on Karah-Parshaad. Or read a book Deg maryada. Below is from the writing of Bhai Nand Lal ji which is panth parvaanit and might help you understand... First line is in Gurmukhi & second in english

dsmI Awid gurU idn jyqy purb smwn khy hYN qyqy ]
dhasamee aadh guroo dhin jaethae purab samaan kehae hai(n) thaethae ||

iqn myN kCu prswd bnwvY kr kVwh ^wlsy KuAwvY ]
thin mae(n) kashh parasaadh banaavai kar karraah khhaalasae khuaavai ||

kVwh krn kI ibiD sun lIjY qIn Bwg ko smsr kIjY ]
karraah karan kee bidhh sun leejai theen bhaag ko samasar keejai ||

lypn AwgY bhukr dIjY mWjn kr BWjn DovIjY ]
laepan aagai bahukar dheejai maa(n)jan kar bhaa(n)jan dhhoveejai ||

kr iesnwn pivqR hÍY bhY vwihgurU ibn Avr n khY ]
kar eisanaan pavithr hvai behai vaahiguroo bin avar n kehai ||

kr iqAwg cOkI pr DrY cwr Er kIrqn bih krY ]
kar thiaag chaakee par dhharai chaar our keerathan behi karai ||

jo pRswd ko bWt hY mn my Dwry loB ]
jo prasaadh ko baa(n)tt hai man mae dhhaarae lobh ||

iks QoVw iks Aglw sdw rhY iqs sog ]
kis thhorraa kis agalaa sadhaa rehai this sog ||

lgy idvwn mUl n jwvY rihq ibnw pRswd bRqwvY ]
lagae dhivaan mool n jaavai rehith binaa prasaadh brathaavai ||

sUAw pihr ley nsvwr goibMd isMG hoie su Kvwr ]
sooaa pehir leae nasavaar gobi(n)dh si(n)gh hoe s khavaar ||



And for amit Singh veerji, NOOOO you can't compromise on ghee or serving size or anything as technically you can be tankhaiya if you go by rules :)

[sikhstudent]

I think that it is Guru Sahib's bachan that you cannot go to narak after consuming degh for up to 40 days ...

[1kaur]

I think that it is Guru Sahib's bachan that you cannot go to narak after consuming degh for up to 40 days ...

that sounds like superstition...

follow rehet, do nitnem, do paath, do simran, be a good human being... narak should be the least of your worries.


for the original post...

degh means cooking vessel, like karhai. (degh, tegh, fateh = kitchen, sword, victory) it has come to mean the food which is cooked in the vessel, ie: kara prashad, but anything cooked in guru sahib's langar can be degh.

here's what bhai gurdas jee says about degh prashad:

gurisKw gurisK syvw lwieAw]
gurasikhaa gurasikh saevaa laaeiaa||
The Sikhs of the Guru inspire the Sikhs of the Guru to serve.

swD sMgiq kir syv suK Plu pwieAw]
saadhh sa(n)gath kar saev sukh fal paaeiaa||
Serving the Holy Congregation they receive the fruit of happiness.

qpVu JwiV ivCwie DUVI nwieAw]
thaparr jhaarr vishhaae dhhoorree naaeiaa||
Sweeping and spreading the sitting mats they bathe in the dust of the Holy Congregation.

kory mt Axwie nIru BrwieAw]
korae matt anaae neer bharaaeiaa||
They bring unused pitchers and fill them with water (to get it cold).

Awix mhw prswdu vMif KuAwieAw ]10]
aan mehaa parasaadh va(n)dd khuaaeiaa ||10||
They bring sacred food (maha parshad), distribute it among others and eat.(10)

maha prashad = kara prashad = degh. :)

kara prashad must be made according to maryada (three ingredients in equal quantities), cooked by an amritdhari gursikh, with simran or bani recited while it's prepared. it becomes prashad when we do ardaas and bless it with guru sahib's kirpaan.