Deg Tegh Fateh (Punjabi: ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ, meaning Victory to Charity and Arms) is a Sikh slogan and the title of an anthem in the Punjabi language that signifies the dual obligations of the Khalsa: The responsibility to provide food, and to provide protection, for the needy and oppressed.
The cauldron or kettle symbolizes charity and is a reference to the Sikh religious obligation to provide langar, the free distribution of food, to all people, irrespective of an individual's religion, caste or ethnicity.
[2] A translation of the Degh Tegh Fateh into English: The Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur incorporated this slogan into his seal, and Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia struck it into coins in 1765 after decisively defeating the rival Afghans.
This inscription was later adopted by the Sikh Misaldar Sardars and rulers on their coins.
It was the national anthem of the princely state of Patiala during the Sikh Confederacy.