Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kirat-karo/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Phrase Word # ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋ kirat karo Say it**kee-rat kah-ro, with the stress on the first word**Type**Phrase** In short Kirat Karo (ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋ) means earn an honest living through hard work. It is one of the three pillars of Sikh teaching set out by Guru Nanak, alongside Naam Japo and Vand Chhakna. It asks for diligent physical and mental effort, without fraud or exploitation, and for truthful living as a householder. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਕਮਾਓ੤Do honest work and earn with honesty. _the phrase used as advice_ 2. 2ਉਹ ਰੋਜ਼ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ੤He earns his living by working hard every day. _kirat karna: to earn by labour_ 3. 3ਸਾਡੇ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋ, ਨਾਮ ਜਪੋ, ਵੰਡ ਛਕੋ੤Our elders say: earn honestly, remember God, share with others. _the three pillars said together_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਕਿਰਤ ਦੀ ਕਮਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਰਕਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ੤There is blessing in honestly earned income. _kirat di kamai: honest earnings_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਅਤੇ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਕਮਾਈ ਕਰਨਾ੤ ਇਹ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਦੱਸੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਥੰਮ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ੤ ਬਾਕੀ ਦੋ ਹਨ ਨਾਮ ਜਪੋ ਅਤੇ ਵੰਡ ਛਕੋ੤ ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੰਦਾ ਘਰ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਵਾਲਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਜਿਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਸੱਚ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਧੋਖਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ੤ Kirat Karo (ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋ), pronounced kee-rat kah-ro, is a Punjabi phrase meaning earn an honest living through hard work. It is one of the three pillars of Sikh teaching set out by Guru Nanak. It asks a person to work diligently, without fraud or exploitation, and to live as a householder who earns by honest physical and mental effort. ## Meaning Kirat is work or labour done to earn a living, and karo is the command form of karna, to do. Put together, the phrase is an instruction, not just a description: do your work, and do it honestly. Sources on the three pillars explain it as earning a pure and dedicated living by using your skills and hard labour, for the good of yourself, your family and society at large, rather than living idly or by unfair means. ## How is kirat karo lived in daily life? In daily life it looks ordinary, and that is the point. A farmer working his fields, a teacher, a shopkeeper or a driver in the diaspora is practising kirat karo when the earning is honest, the work is done with focus, and no one is cheated along the way. The teaching also asks for truthfulness at all times, so honest speech is part of honest earning. It sits beside the other two pillars: Naam Japo, remembering God, and Vand Chhakna, sharing what you earn. ## What are the three pillars of Sikhism? The three pillars are Naam Japo, Kirat Karo and Vand Chhakna. Naam Japo is remembering God through meditation and reciting the Name. Kirat Karo is earning honestly by hard work. Vand Chhakna, also written Vand Chhako, is sharing what you have with others. Together they link prayer, work and sharing in one daily way of life. ## Is kirat karo only about farming or manual work? No. The sources describe earning by physical and mental effort, so study, office work, trade and skilled trades all count. What matters is not the kind of job but how it is done: diligently, honestly, and without exploitation or fraud. ## Related words [ਮਿਹਨਤmehnatHard work; effort](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mehnat/)[ਸੇਵਾsevaSelfless service](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/seva/)[ਸਿਮਰਨsimranRemembrance of God](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/simran/)[ਵੰਡ ਛਕਣਾvand chhaknashare what you have and eat together](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vand-chhakna/) Sources (3) 1. [Kirat Karo | Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirat%5FKaro) 2. [Three pillars of Sikhism | Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three%5Fpillars%5Fof%5FSikhism) 3. [3 Golden Rules of Sikhism | Learn Religions](https://www.learnreligions.com/golden-rules-of-sikhism-2993479) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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