Sa Ta Na Ma (Kirtan Kriya)
Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma Sa Ta Na Ma (Kirtan Kriya) Saa Taa Naa Maa "Infinity, life, death, rebirth — the complete cycle of creation" Chords — Key of A · Meditative and metronomic (~76 bpm); the kriya keeps its own clock ASa Ta Na Ma ESa Ta Na AMa Word by Word Sa infinity, cosmos, the totality of all that is Ta life, birth, existence taking form Na death, change, transformation Ma rebirth, regeneration, resurrection Full Translation Sa — infinity, the totality of the cosmos. Ta — life, existence taking form. Na — death, transformation, the letting-go. Ma — rebirth, regeneration, the return. Together the four sounds trace the full cycle of creation. They are the panj shabd — the five primal sounds — because the vowel "a" running through all four syllables is counted as the fifth, unifying sound. Pronunciation Tips sah tah nah mah — each syllable even and unhurried, the "ah" resonant and open; traditionally chanted aloud, then whispered, then silently, with the fingertip sequence throughout Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/sa-ta-na-ma

Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma

Sa Ta Na Ma (Kirtan Kriya)

Saa Taa Naa Maa

"Infinity, life, death, rebirth — the complete cycle of creation"

Chords — Key of A · Meditative and metronomic (~76 bpm); the kriya keeps its own clock

ASa Ta Na Ma

ESa Ta Na AMa

Word by Word

Sa: infinity, cosmos, the totality of all that is
Ta: life, birth, existence taking form
Na: death, change, transformation
Ma: rebirth, regeneration, resurrection

Full Translation

Sa — infinity, the totality of the cosmos. Ta — life, existence taking form. Na — death, transformation, the letting-go. Ma — rebirth, regeneration, the return. Together the four sounds trace the full cycle of creation. They are the panj shabd — the five primal sounds — because the vowel "a" running through all four syllables is counted as the fifth, unifying sound.

Pronunciation Tips

sah tah nah mah — each syllable even and unhurried, the "ah" resonant and open; traditionally chanted aloud, then whispered, then silently, with the fingertip sequence throughout

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

kirtans.com/mantras/sa-ta-na-ma