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The Moolamantra
Guru Granth Sahib opens with the Moolamantra (root-mantra; Seed-mantra) which is....
“Ik’onkaara Sati-Naamu Karataa Purakhu Nirbhau Nirwairu Akaala - Moorati Ajuni Saibham Guraparasaadi .
Its meaning is as follows:
Ik’onkaara: He is the One Reality (described above) and there is nothing else. ‘Onkaara’ is the aural form of ‘Om’, the symbol, par excellence, of that One Reality. Amongst Hindus most of mantras or sacred songs or actions begin with the word ‘Om’or ‘Onkaara’. ‘Onkaara’ itself is a powerful mantra for chanting His name....[/b]
Sati – Naam: Sat means Pure Existence, that never changes and therefore Sat also means ‘True’. Naam means ‘Name’. Sati-Naam therefore means His name is Truth or ‘Pure Existence'.[/b]
Karataa Purakhu: He is the Creator and the Doer of all that happens in the sense that every thing happens as per the divine laws as promulgated by Him.[/b]
Ajuni: Not born, without a cause, He has always been there and will remain so. He is the cause of all causes.[/b]
Nirbhau Nirwaira: He is fearless and has no enemy not only because He is all powerful but also because there is no one else, so no one else to fear or to create enmity with. [/b]
Akaala - Moorati: He is formless. His form is beyond time. He is not bounded by space or time. He created space and time. [/b]
Saibham: He is His own creator. He has no beginning.[/b]
Guraparasaadi: He is realizable through the grace of Guru. [/b]
The Moolmantra means: “The Reality is One Onkaara, whose name is ever True; He is the Creator, Fearless, without enmity, whose form is beyond time, who is without birth, Self created and can be known through the grace of the enlightened Preceptor (GURU) ....
JAI SAI RAM...
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