the mixture of amrit is stirred with a "khanda" while the panj pyares recite path of five banis ("japji sahib", "jaap sahib", "sawayae", "chaupai sahib" and "anand sahib") from sri guru granth sahib and dasam granth with attention and full concentration on the amrit preparation in the cauldron. the solution thus prepared is called amrit (nectar of immortality).