Renowned Panthic writer Kavi Santokh Singh Jee in his Granth, Gur Pratap Sooraj mentions the Hukam Sri Guru Gobind Singh gave to Mata Bhaag Kaur. Mata Jee had reached a very high spiritual state and had stopped wearing clothes. The Singhs complained to Dasmesh Pitha Jee, who summoned Mata Bhaag Kaur. Kavi Santokh Singh records the Hukam Guru Sahib gave to Mata Jee:
In this Historic account the mention of Dastar or Keski Rehat is clear. Having reached the spiritual state of "Param Hans" in this intoxicated state Mata Bhaag Kaur had stopped wearing clothes. When Guru Sahib ordered her to keep her Body covered he specifically mentioned the Rehat of Keski or Dastar. Was this Hukam necessary if Guru Sahib didn't consider a Dastar to be mandatory for both Singhs and Singhnis? Not only did Guru Sahib order a Bibi at such a high Avastha to cover herself but to wear a Dastar as well, putting the Dastar at the same level as the Kachera and the rest of the Kakkars ( Guru Sahib also mentions to wear a Kachera in the Hukam). From this historic account it is quite clear that Keski is not only Rehat for Bibian, but also a Kakkar for the Khalsa, in the place of the modern misconception of Kes being the 5th Kakkar.
ਗਰੁਵੀ ਸਾਂਗ ਹਾਥ ਮਹਿ ਧਰੈ,
ਸਦਾ ਆਨੰਦ ਏਕ ਰੱਸ ਥਿਰੈ।
ਕੇਤਕ ਮਾਸ ਨਗਨ ਜਬ ਰਹੀ,
ਇਕ ਦਿਨ ਦੇਖ ਨਿਕਟ ਗੁਰ ਕਹੀ।
ਸੁਨ ਮਾਈ ਭਾਗ ਕੌਰ ਸਚਿਆਰੀ,
ਕੁਲ ਨੈਨਹਿ ਸਸੁਰਾਰਿ ਉਬਾਰੀ।
ਪਰਮ ਹੰਸ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਪਾਈ।
ਤੁਝ ਕੋ ਦੋਸ ਨਾ ਲਗੈ ਕਦਾਈ।
ਰਹਿਨ ਦਿਗੰਬਰ ਤੁਝ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ।
ਇਕ ਰਸ ਬਿਰਤੀ ਭਈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ।
ਤਨ ਹੰਤਾ ਸਭ ਰਿਦੈ ਬਿਨਾਸੀ।
ਪਾਇੳ ਪਰਮ ਰੂਪ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ।
ਤਊ ਸੰਗ ਤੂ ਰਹਿਤ ਹਮਾਰੇ।
ਪਹਿਰਿ ਕਾਛ, ਲਘੁ ਸਿਰ ਦਸਤਾਰੇ।
(ਰੁਤਿ 3, ਅੰਸੂ 22, ਜਿਲਦ 14, ਫੰਨਾ 3068)
In this Historic account the mention of Dastar or Keski Rehat is clear. Having reached the spiritual state of "Param Hans" in this intoxicated state Mata Bhaag Kaur had stopped wearing clothes. When Guru Sahib ordered her to keep her Body covered he specifically mentioned the Rehat of Keski or Dastar. Was this Hukam necessary if Guru Sahib didn't consider a Dastar to be mandatory for both Singhs and Singhnis? Not only did Guru Sahib order a Bibi at such a high Avastha to cover herself but to wear a Dastar as well, putting the Dastar at the same level as the Kachera and the rest of the Kakkars ( Guru Sahib also mentions to wear a Kachera in the Hukam). From this historic account it is quite clear that Keski is not only Rehat for Bibian, but also a Kakkar for the Khalsa, in the place of the modern misconception of Kes being the 5th Kakkar.
