Nitnem

'daily routine') is a collection of Sikh hymns (Gurbani) to be read minimally 3 different times of the day.

[3][4] The initiated Sikh is asked by the Panj Piare during the Amrit Sanchar ceremony to recite the following five banis (Punjabi: ਪੰਜ ਬਾਣੀਆਂ, romanized: paja bāṇī'āṁ) as a commitment to the Sikh Gurus and Waheguru.

The banis are also recited daily, starting in the early morning (Amrit Vela).

[11][12][13][14] Some Sikh schools of thought also recite Rakhiya De Shabad before Kirtan Sohila.

[11][15][16][17] Nitnem is typically read from a gutka (Sikh Prayer book) or pothi (wider rectangular book), of which the main forms are the Panj Granthi (5 main scriptures from Guru Granth Sahib) and the Das Granthi (main scriptures from Dasam Granth).