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मूल मंत्र in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ sikh·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Amrit Vela (pre-dawn, 3-6 AM) — the most auspicious time in Sikh practice·🎵 Audio included·📜 Guru Granth Sahib (opening verse)

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Origin & Story

Guru Granth Sahib (opening verse) · Guru Nanak Dev Ji · 1469-1539 CE

Guru Nanak composed the Mool Mantar after his transformative experience at the Bein river in Sultanpur Lodhi. At age 30, Nanak went to bathe in the river and disappeared for three days. His family feared he had drowned. When he emerged, he was silent for a day, then spoke his first words: 'There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim. So whose path shall I follow? I shall follow God's path.' The Mool Mantar was the first revelation he shared — a description of the One God beyond all human divisions.

✦ As told in scripture

Sikh tradition records that when Guru Nanak recited the Mool Mantar before Emperor Babur's army, the soldiers who were about to attack were frozen in place, unable to move. Babur himself came to Guru Nanak and, upon hearing the Mool Mantar, released all his prisoners. The power of the mantra was so profound that Babur is said to have wept and asked for forgiveness.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌖𑍁 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌭𑌉 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌜𑍂𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑍈𑌭𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿 ।।

Ik Onkar Sat Naam Karta Purakh Nirbhau Nirvair Akal Murat Ajooni Saibhang Gur Prasad ||

Meaning:एक ही सर्वव्यापक सृष्टिकर्ता परमेश्वर है। उसका नाम सत्य है। वह सबका रचयिता है। वह भयरहित है। वह बैररहित है। वह कालातीत और निराकार है। वह जन्म-मृत्यु से परे, स्वयंभू है। वह गुरु की कृपा से प्राप्त होता है।

Verse 2

𑍐 𑌇𑌕 𑌓𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌖𑍁 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌭𑌉 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍁 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌜𑍂𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑍈𑌭𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿

Om Ik Onkar Sat Naam Karta Purakh Nirbhau Nirvair Akal Murat Ajooni Saibhang Gur Prasad

Meaning:ॐ। एक परमेश्वर। सत्य ही उसका नाम है। वह सबका रचयिता है। भयरहित। बैररहित। कालातीत स्वरूप। जन्म-मृत्यु से परे। स्वयं-प्रकाशित। गुरु की कृपा से जाना जाता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌇𑌕 𑌓𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰🔊Ik OnkarThere is One God, the universal creator

𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍁🔊Sat NaamHis name is Truth, Eternal Truth

𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌖𑍁🔊Karta PurakhHe is the Creator of all

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌭𑌉🔊NirbhauWithout fear

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍁🔊NirvairWithout hatred or enmity

𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌿🔊Akal MuratTimeless form, beyond death

𑌅𑌜𑍂𑌨𑍀🔊AjooniBeyond birth and death, unborn

𑌸𑍈𑌭𑌂🔊SaibhangSelf-existent, self-illuminated

𑌗𑍁𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿🔊Gur PrasadRealized through the Guru's grace

Benefits of Chanting मूल मंत्र

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Foundation of all Sikh spiritual practice — contains the complete essence of Sikh theology

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Meditating on the Mool Mantar removes ego, fear and hatred

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Brings deep peace and connection to the universal divine

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Develops fearlessness (Nirbhau) and freedom from enmity (Nirvair)

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Reciting 108 times daily is said to fulfil all wishes and remove obstacles

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Universal message — applicable to all of humanity regardless of religion

How to Chant मूल मंत्र

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAmrit Vela (pre-dawn, 3-6 AM) — the most auspicious time in Sikh practice

Sit in a clean, quiet place. The ideal time is Amrit Vela, before dawn. Close your eyes and focus on the meaning of each word. Recite slowly, feeling each attribute of the Divine. In Sikh practice, the Mool Mantar is often chanted as the beginning of Japji Sahib, but it can be recited independently for deep meditation. Use a mala if desired.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मूल मंत्र written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Mool Mantar is the opening verse of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism. Written by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, it is considered the root (mool) mantra that contains the complete essence of Sikh belief about the nature of God.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539), the founder of Sikhism, composed the Mool Mantar. It was the first composition he wrote after his enlightenment experience at the Bein river, where he disappeared for three days and returned with the declaration: 'There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.'

Yes. The Mool Mantar's message is universal — it describes the One God who is beyond all religions, fears, and hatreds. Guru Nanak's teachings emphasize that God belongs to all of humanity.

Ik means One. Onkar means God/Creator (derived from Om). Together, Ik Onkar means 'There is One God' — the foundational belief of Sikhism that there is one universal creative force.