Item 3 in Sikh Rehat Maryada
Daily prayer and remembrance
Maintain regular prayer, recitation and remembrance as part of daily discipline.
- Position
- 3
- Form
- Mixed formulation
- Obligation
- Context-dependent
- Wording status
- Translation
- Intended audience
- Sikhs and Sikh institutions
- Last reviewed
- 28 June 2026
Names and terminology
Canonical name: Daily prayer and remembrance
Source wording
Maintain regular prayer, recitation and remembrance as part of daily discipline.
Broader interpretation
Maintain regular prayer, recitation and remembrance as part of daily discipline.
Practical meaning
Maintain regular prayer, recitation and remembrance as part of daily discipline.
Ethical purpose
This principle is intended to guide conduct, character and relationships in accordance with the parent framework.
Variations across schools or traditions
Interpretation and application may vary across communities, translations and individual circumstances.
Criticism and difficult cases
This principle should be applied with attention to evidence, consent, equality, power, foreseeable harm and realistic alternatives.
Truth By Reason analysis
Maintain regular prayer, recitation and remembrance as part of daily discipline. Its ethical force depends on whether its application reduces avoidable harm and respects equal human dignity.
Ethical themes
Sources
- Sikh Rehat Maryada — English Version Mainstream secondary source