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Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma
ਸਤਿ ਸਿਰੀ ਸਿਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ | ਸਿਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ਮਹਾ ਅਕਾਲ | ਮਹਾ ਅਕਾਲ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮ | ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ
Sat Siri Siri Akal
Sat Siri Siri Akal, Siri Akal Maha Akal, Maha Akal Sat Nam, Akal Moorat Wahe Guru
"Great truth, great deathless One — undying, infinite, truth is Your name"
Word by Word
- Sat
- truth, that which is eternally real
- Siri
- great, supreme, honored
- Akal
- undying, deathless, beyond time
- Maha
- great, infinite
- Sat Nam
- truth is Your name — truth as identity
- Akal Moorat
- deathless image, form of the Infinite
- Wahe Guru
- ecstatic wonder at the wisdom beyond words
Full Translation
Great Truth, Great Deathless One. Great Deathless One, Great Undying. Great Undying, Truth is Your Name. Deathless Image of God — ecstasy beyond words. The mantra circles one theme from four directions: that which is true never dies, and that which never dies is who you really are.
Pronunciation Tips
sut si-REE si-REE ah-KAHL, si-REE ah-KAHL mah-HAH ah-KAHL, mah-HAH ah-KAHL sut NAHM, ah-KAHL MOO-rut WAH-hay goo-ROO — chanted in a steady marching rhythm