The Mool Mantar is the first hymn in the Guru Granth Sahib. The ‘Mool Mantra’ sums up Sikh beliefs about God, and is said to be Guru Nanak’s first teaching.
The Mantra :
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
Ikoaʼnkār saṯ nām karṯā purakẖ nirbẖao nirvair akāl mūraṯ ajūnī saibẖaʼn gur parsāḏ.
Ek Onkaar – ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
Sat Naam – THE ONLY SUPREME TRUTH.
Karta Purakh – THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING.
Nirbhao – WITHOUT FEAR.
Nirvair – GWITHOUT HATRED.
Akal Murat – BEYOND TIME.
Ajuni – BEYOND BIRTH AND DEATH.
Saibhan – SELF-EXISTENT.
Gur Parsad – REALIZATION BY THE GRACE OF GURU.