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Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma
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Gobinday Mukanday
Gobinday Mukanday Udaaray Apaaray, Hariang Kariang Nirnaamay Akaamay
"Sustainer, Liberator, Enlightener, Infinite, Destroyer, Creator, Nameless, Desireless"
Word by Word
- Gobinday
- sustainer — the One who nurtures all
- Mukanday
- liberator — the One who frees
- Udaaray
- enlightener — generous, uplifting
- Apaaray
- infinite — without limit or shore
- Hariang
- destroyer — the One who dissolves what is finished
- Kariang
- creator — the One who does all
- Nirnaamay
- nameless — beyond every name
- Akaamay
- desireless — beyond every want
Full Translation
Sustainer, Liberator, Enlightener, Infinite, Destroyer, Creator, Nameless, Desireless. Eight names of the One — eight facets of the Infinite invoked in a single breath. The mantra names what the Divine does (sustains, liberates, enlightens, creates, dissolves) and then lets go of every name at all: beyond name, beyond desire.
Pronunciation Tips
go-BIN-day moo-KUN-day oo-DAA-ray ah-PAA-ray, har-ee-UNG kar-ee-UNG nir-NAA-may ah-KAA-may — the eight names roll in an even, wave-like rhythm, one breath per pair