The act of opening the Guru Granth randomly during worship and reading it by beginning at the top of the left-hand page is called:
a. parshad.
b. the Khalsa.
c. the chaur.
d. vak lao.
d. vak lao.
Analysis:
a, b & c. Incorrect. Every day in the main temple in Amritsar, the Guru Granth is opened at random for the "passage of the day," called the hukamnama, to be read out, and the passage is published on the Internet for all Sikhs around the world to read.
d. Correct. "Taking (God's) word" by opening the Guru Granth at random during worship is called vak lao. In the home or in the temple, the scripture is always opened at random, and the reading begins from the top of the left-hand page.
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