In Sikhism the word Amrit (Punjabi: ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ) means immortal nectar. It is also a word used for the holy water used in the baptism ceremony (known as Amrit Sanskar or Amrit Chhakhna by the Sikhs). This ceremony is observed to initiate the Sikhs into the Khalsa Brotherhood. It is cognate to ambrosia which means water of immortality. It is believed that this word is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Amrita', and the ceremony requires the drinking of the Amrit.

It is believed by the Sikhs that this water brings life into the dead, and bestows immortality to the drinker. Literally, Amrit is combination of two words i.e. Am and Mrit. Marit means death-mortality and Am-Marit means immortal, which never dies. It is called "Abe-Hyat" in Persian and Nectar in English.

The water is created mixing a number of soluble ingredients, including sugar, and is then mixed with a Khanda (a type of sword) with the accompaniment of scriptural recitation of five sacred Banis.

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