Mool Mantar
Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Mool Mantar Ik Onkar, Sat Naam, Kartaa Purakh, Nirbhau, Nirvair, Akaal Moorat, Ajoonee, Saibhang, Gur Prasaad "One Creator, whose Name is Truth — the opening verse of the Guru Granth Sahib" Chords — Key of Am · Steady recitation pace (~65 bpm); the words lead, the chords follow AmIk Onkar, FSat Naam, AmKartaa Purakh, FNirbhau, Nirvair AmAkaal Moorat, EmAjoonee, Saibhang, FGur PraAmsaad Word by Word Ik Onkar there is One Creator, one reality pervading all Sat Naam whose Name is Truth Kartaa Purakh the Creative Being, doer of everything Nirbhau without fear Nirvair without enmity or hatred Akaal Moorat of timeless, undying form Ajoonee unborn, beyond the cycle of birth and death Saibhang self-existent, self-illumined Gur Prasaad realized by the grace of the Guru Full Translation The Mool Mantar ("root mantra") is the opening statement of the Guru Granth Sahib and the foundation of Sikh belief, composed by Guru Nanak. It describes the One Reality: One Universal Creator (Ik Onkar), whose Name is Truth (Sat Naam), the Creative Being present in all (Kartaa Purakh), beyond fear (Nirbhau) and beyond enmity (Nirvair), a Being of timeless form (Akaal Moorat), unborn (Ajoonee) and self-existent (Saibhang), realized through the grace of the Guru (Gur Prasaad). Pronunciation Tips ik ong-KAR, sut NAHM, kar-TAH POO-rukh, nir-BHO, nir-VAIR, ah-KAHL MOO-rut, ah-JOO-nee, say-BHUNG, gur pruh-SAHD Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/mool-mantar

Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

Mool Mantar

Ik Onkar, Sat Naam, Kartaa Purakh, Nirbhau, Nirvair, Akaal Moorat, Ajoonee, Saibhang, Gur Prasaad

"One Creator, whose Name is Truth — the opening verse of the Guru Granth Sahib"

Chords — Key of Am · Steady recitation pace (~65 bpm); the words lead, the chords follow

AmIk Onkar, FSat Naam, AmKartaa Purakh, FNirbhau, Nirvair

AmAkaal Moorat, EmAjoonee, Saibhang, FGur PraAmsaad

Word by Word

Ik Onkar: there is One Creator, one reality pervading all
Sat Naam: whose Name is Truth
Kartaa Purakh: the Creative Being, doer of everything
Nirbhau: without fear
Nirvair: without enmity or hatred
Akaal Moorat: of timeless, undying form
Ajoonee: unborn, beyond the cycle of birth and death
Saibhang: self-existent, self-illumined
Gur Prasaad: realized by the grace of the Guru

Full Translation

The Mool Mantar ("root mantra") is the opening statement of the Guru Granth Sahib and the foundation of Sikh belief, composed by Guru Nanak. It describes the One Reality: One Universal Creator (Ik Onkar), whose Name is Truth (Sat Naam), the Creative Being present in all (Kartaa Purakh), beyond fear (Nirbhau) and beyond enmity (Nirvair), a Being of timeless form (Akaal Moorat), unborn (Ajoonee) and self-existent (Saibhang), realized through the grace of the Guru (Gur Prasaad).

Pronunciation Tips

ik ong-KAR, sut NAHM, kar-TAH POO-rukh, nir-BHO, nir-VAIR, ah-KAHL MOO-rut, ah-JOO-nee, say-BHUNG, gur pruh-SAHD

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

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