Listen & Chant Along
Meaning & Translation
Sanskrit
ਓਮ ਨਮੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇਵ ਨਮੋ
Transliteration
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
Pronunciation
Hear It Spoken
Full Translation
Known as the Adi Mantra (the "first mantra"), it is chanted to "tune in" before Kundalini Yoga and sacred-chant practice. *Ong* is the creative consciousness, the primal vibration; *Namo* is a reverent bow of humility; *Guru Dev* is the divine, subtle teacher. Together: "I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within."
Spiritual Significance
Centers the practitioner in the Higher Self and connects them to the "Golden Chain" of teachers, opening a clear, protected inner space before practice begins. It reminds the lower mind that it is not the ego that practices, but the soul.