Vedic / Bhakti Yoga

ॐ सच्चिदानन्द परब्रह्म, पुरुषोत्तम परमात्मा, श्री भगवती सहित, श्री भगवते नमः, हरि ॐ तत् सत्

Moola Mantra

Om Sat-Chit-Ananda Parabrahma, Purushothama Paramatma, Sri Bhagavati Sametha, Sri Bhagavate Namaha, Hari Om Tat Sat

"A salutation to the supreme, blissful consciousness present in all creation"

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Meaning & Translation

Sanskrit

ॐ सच्चिदानन्द परब्रह्म, पुरुषोत्तम परमात्मा, श्री भगवती सहित, श्री भगवते नमः, हरि ॐ तत् सत्

Transliteration

Om Sat-Chit-Ananda Parabrahma, Purushothama Paramatma, Sri Bhagavati Sametha, Sri Bhagavate Namaha, Hari Om Tat Sat

Deity / Quality Invoked

Brahman (the Absolute)

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Full Translation

The Moola ("root") Mantra is a salutation to the absolute divine in its fullness. It names truth, consciousness, and bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda), the formless supreme (Parabrahma), the divine made manifest (Purushottama), the soul within all (Paramatma), and the inseparable feminine and masculine aspects of the divine (Bhagavati and Bhagavate), sealing it with "Hari Om Tat Sat" — an affirmation of the one ultimate reality.

Spiritual Significance

The mantra is chanted to invoke grace, healing, and a felt sense of oneness with all of creation — dissolving the sense of separation between the chanter and the divine. Each phrase is a contemplation on a different facet of the absolute.

Cultural Context & History

Its core — Sat-Chit-Ananda — is an ancient Vedic and Upanishadic description of the nature of Brahman. The full devotional arrangement became widely known in the West through Deva Premal & Miten's recording, now a modern Kirtan standard.

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