Mool Mantar's handwritten by the Gurus

The Mool Mantar (also spelt Mul Mantra) is the most important composition contained within the Sri Guru Granth Sahib; it is the basis of Sikhism. The word Mool means main , root or chief and Mantar means magic chant or magic portion. Together the words Mool Mantar mean the Main chant or root verse. It’s importance is emphasised by the fact that it is the first composition to appear in the SGGS and that it appears before the commencement of most of the Raags within the Sikh holy scripture.

Original Gurmukhi Text:

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ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮ੝ ਕਰਤਾ ਪ੝ਰਖ੝ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ੝ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗ੝ਰ ਪ੝ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

Ik­oaʼnkĝr saṯ nĝm karṯĝ purakẖ nirbẖa­o nirvair akĝl mūraṯ ajūnī saibẖaʼn gur parsĝḝ.

One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace

Below are copies of the hand-written impressions of the Mool Mantar by various Gurus.

Mool Mantar in the handwriting of Guru Arjan Dev ji

Mool Mantar in the handwriting of Guru Har Gobind (in a pothi kept at the Amritsar Museum)

Another Mool Mantar in the handwriting of Guru Gobind Singh ji

Mool Mantar in the handwriting of Guru Har Rai ji

Mool Mantar in the handwriting of Guru Gobind Singh ji

Mool Mantar in the handwriting of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji