Mool Mantar
'Mool Mantar is the first Shabad or hymn in the SGGS. The text used for all the Shabad is in the holy book is Gurmukhi. Below is the Shabad in English transliteration and translation.
Ek Oankaar ੴ
There is but one God, the Sole Supreme Being, the Ultimate Reality. The number one denotes that God is non-dual (advait). The negation of duality implies Absoluteness of God's Bring. Being Absolute, God cannot be comprehended by the mind (The mind is capable of knowing only those things, phenomena, facts and concepts which are bipolar or relative. God being Non-Dual and Absolute, is Unknowable to man's mind). The word 'O-ankaar' denotes that God manifests Himself ceaselessly throughout His Creation in diverse forms, features and colours, and in this way becomes knowable to man. But, in spite of manifesting Himself diversing, God remains One; He remains Immanent in His Creation, while at the same time remaining Transcendent. This God is at once One and Many implying Unity in Diversity.
Satnam | ਸਤਿਨਾਮ
In this Creation, all phenomena is an appearance and is ephemeral. Reality (Sat) is immanent in phenomena as 'Noumena' (Naam) - Noumena is from Greek meaning Bright Essence. Naam is the Essence of God pervading invisibly in His visible Creation. As God, being Formless and Absolute, is unknowable to man's mind, He reveals Himself to man through His Creation, which has both physical and metaphysical dimensions. For realising the metaphyical Reality pervading as Naam in his Creation, God's name, which is a spiritual notion of God adopted to our powers of perception and thought, is used as an appellation to invoke Him to reveal Himself to the devotee.
Karta Purakh | ਕਰਤਾ ਪਰਖ
God, the Supreme Being, Himself is the Creator (Kartaa), and being immanent in His Creation, is All Pervasive and fills all beings (Purakh). He is thus Omniscient, knowing eachs one's inner mind, and Omnipotent, doing everything everywhere - evoluting, sustaining, and involuting.
Nirbhao | ਨਿਰਭਉ
God is without fear: Origin of fear is possible only if there is another being besides Him. But, as God is Absolute, Himself immanent in all His Creation, whom is He to be afraid of? A corollary to this attribute, stated positively, is that God is all Bliss.
Nirvair | ਨਿਰਵੈਰ
God is without rancour or enmity; As God is the Sole Supreme Being, Himself immanent and pervasive in His Creation, against whom is He to have rancour, enmity, hatred or ill-will? A corollary to this attribute, stated positively, is that God is all Love.
Akaal Moorat | ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ
God is a Being beyond time: An Eternal, Indestructible Entity.
Ajoonee | ਅਜੂਨੀ
God is Unborn, Uncreated, Beyond Incarnation: He Himself, being the Primal Being, no being prior to Him can be conceived.
Saibhang | ਸੈਭੰ
Self-illumined; He is from Himself, Self-existent, and Self-sufficient.
Gur Prasaad | ਗਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ
He is attained by the Grace of the Enlightener.
- Gur stands for Master; Spiritual Teacher; Guide;
- Prasaad means blessings; gift; Grace; 'Bakshish'
- With the Guru's Blessings
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References
- Singh, Dr.Santokh (1990). English Transliteration and Interpretation of Nitnaym Baanees, Sikh Prayers for English Speaking Sikh Youth. Sikh Resource Centre. ISBN 1895471087.
- Singh, Dr.Gopal (1962). Guru-Granth Sahib Vol.1. Taplinger Publishing Co.. ISBN.
External Links
- To see the holy book in it original text follow this link: Gurbani.net
- To see the holy book in it original text with translation follow this link: Sikhi to the Max
