Ans. Our Mool Mantra is:
ੴ ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
(SGGS, P. 1)
The Meaning:
One Sole Supreme Being, Eternal Truth, Creator, Without Fear, Without Rancour, Timeless Form, Un-incarnated, Self-existent, Realized by the Grace of holy Preceptor.
This is the first statement in The Holy Sikh Scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, given by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.Within this Mool Mantra, lies the seed of complete ethics and theology of Sikhism.
IK OANKAAR (One Sole Supreme Being): Is our philosophy. The numeral (1) and not the word (one) is used to express the oneness of the Creator. This means, it cannot be divided into parts. The symbol used for Oankaar means He is constant and forever, and this universe is His creation.
SATT NAAM (Eternal Truth): Is our religion. Its pursuit through chanting and meditation on it is our religious practice.
KARTA PURAKH (The Creator): Is our way of life. Every thing, within as well as without our perception is His creation.
NIRBHAU (Without fear), NIRVAIR (Without rancour): Is our civic code. A follower of such a creator should not have any fear, nor should he/she have enmity towards anyone.
AKAAL MOORAT (Timeless form): Is our culture. Like Him our aesthetics should not be time dependent.
AJOONI, SAIBHAN(G) (Un-incarnated, self-existent): Is our fiscal policy. We should not depend upon any other entity than one Akaal Purakh.
GUR PRASAAD (Through the Grace of Holy Preceptor):All this can be achieved through the Shabad or Grace of the Guru. Our own efforts will not lead us anywhere. By humble supplication can one achieve all these attributes in ones lifetime.
This Credal formula (Mool Mantra) in this form comes thirty three times in Guru Granth Sahib.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh