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ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Also Known As: Mul Mantra; Mool Mantra Language: Gurmukhi Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) Communities: Sikh, Sikh Dharma, Kundalini Yoga Author: Guru Nanak Dev Transliteration: Ek ong kaar, sat naam, karataa purakh, nirbho, nirvair Akaal moorat, ajoonee, saibhang, gur prasaad. Jap! Aad such, jugaad such, Hai bhee such, Naanak hosee bhee such. Translation: One Creator. Truth is His name. Doer of everything. Fearless, Revengeless, Undying, Unborn, Self illumined, The Guru's gift, Meditate! True in the beginning. True through all the ages. True even now. Oh Nanak it is forever true. More Information:  The Mool Mantra is the most important (and first) composition contained within the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS), the holy scripture of the Sikhs. The Guru Granth Sahib, totalling 1430 pages, is said to be a detailed amplification of the Mool Mantra. The Mool Mantra encompasses the entire un...

Sat Sri Akal! I recently came upon a recording of Tina Turner singing Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu. Here's the link to the video . It's a short mantra of only twelve (12) words, sung in Sanskrit. When I chant this mantra, what language will I use - English? Sanskrit? सर्वेषां स्वस्तिर्भवतु । सर्वेषां शान्तिर्भवतु । सर्वेषां पूर्नं भवतु । सर्वेषां मड्गलं भवतु ॥ Sarveśām Svastir Bhavatu Sarveśām Shāntir Bhavatu Sarveśām Pūrnam Bhavatu Sarveśām Maṇgalam Bhavatu May there be happiness in all May there be peace in all May there be completeness in all May there be success in all   There are five factors I consider when choosing what language to use for mantra recitation: Origin, History, and Purpose of the Mantra - The very first thing I do with all mantras is research its origin, history, and purpose. Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu is a universal prayer of peace from the Brhadaranyaka Upanisads. This is a prayer for universal peace. I believe in two-sourc...