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HISTORY OF THE SIKHS
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'Think not of caste abase thvself, and attain to salvation.'— Nanak. Sarang Rag. 'God will not ask man of what race he is; he will ask him what has he done?'— Nanak, Parbhati Ragvi. :
Of the impure among the noblest, Heed not the injunction; Of one pure among the most despised, Nanak will become the footstool.' Nanak, Malhar Rag. All of the seed of Brahm (God) are Brahmans They say there are four races, But all are of the seed of Brahm.' '
'
:
Amar Das, Bhairav. 'Kshattriya,
Brahman, Sudra,
Veisya,
whoever
remembers the name
of God. who worships him always, &c., &c., shall attain to salvation.'— Das,
Ram
BUawal. '
The four races shall be one, All shall call on the Guru.' GoBiND, in the Rahat Nama (not in the Granth)
Compare Malcolm (Sketch, p. 45 n.) for a saying attributed to Gobind, that the castes would become one when well mixed, as the four components of the 'PanSupari", or betel, of the Hindus, became of one colour
when well chewed. The Sikhs
of
course partake
in
common
of the
Prasad (vulg. Parshad) or consecrated food, which is ordinarily composed of flour, coarse sugar, and clarified butter. Several, perhaps all, Hindu sects, however, do the same. (See Wilson, As. Res., xvi. 83 n., and xvii. 23f9 n.)
APPENDIX XI RITES OF INITIATION INTO SIKHISM Sikhs are not ordinarily initiated until they reach the age of discrimination and remembrance, or not before they are seven years of age, or sometimes until they have attained to manhood. But there is no auth> ritative rule on the subject, nor is there any declaratory ceremonial of detail which can be followed. The essentials are that five Sikhs at least should be assembled, and it is generally arranged that one of the num-
HISTORY OF THE SIKHS
314
^pp
y^
'Think not of caste abase thvself, and attain to salvation.'— Nanak. Sarang Rag. 'God will not ask man of what race he is; he will ask him what has he done?'— Nanak, Parbhati Ragvi. :
Of the impure among the noblest, Heed not the injunction; Of one pure among the most despised, Nanak will become the footstool.' Nanak, Malhar Rag. All of the seed of Brahm (God) are Brahmans They say there are four races, But all are of the seed of Brahm.' '
'
:
Amar Das, Bhairav. 'Kshattriya,
Brahman, Sudra,
Veisya,
whoever
remembers the name
of God. who worships him always, &c., &c., shall attain to salvation.'— Das,
Ram
BUawal. '
The four races shall be one, All shall call on the Guru.' GoBiND, in the Rahat Nama (not in the Granth)
Compare Malcolm (Sketch, p. 45 n.) for a saying attributed to Gobind, that the castes would become one when well mixed, as the four components of the 'PanSupari", or betel, of the Hindus, became of one colour
when well chewed. The Sikhs
of
course partake
in
common
of the
Prasad (vulg. Parshad) or consecrated food, which is ordinarily composed of flour, coarse sugar, and clarified butter. Several, perhaps all, Hindu sects, however, do the same. (See Wilson, As. Res., xvi. 83 n., and xvii. 23f9 n.)
APPENDIX XI RITES OF INITIATION INTO SIKHISM Sikhs are not ordinarily initiated until they reach the age of discrimination and remembrance, or not before they are seven years of age, or sometimes until they have attained to manhood. But there is no auth> ritative rule on the subject, nor is there any declaratory ceremonial of detail which can be followed. The essentials are that five Sikhs at least should be assembled, and it is generally arranged that one of the num-
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