Mul Mantra

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Mul Mantra (Pañjābī, ‘basic sacred formula’). Concentrated and essential Sikh teaching, one of the first compositions of Gurū Nānak, which is placed at the head of the Gurū Granth Sāhib (Ādi Granth), preceding even the Japjī. It contains the essence of Sikh theology.

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