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Aad Guray Nameh

Jugaad Guray Nameh

Sat Guray Nameh

Siri Vishnu Dayvay Nameh

This is a variation of a 3000-year old protection mantra of Kundalini Yoga, identical to the form I have given, except that instead of Vishnu, the word “Guru” is used in the original. It was given to us by Yogi Bhajan. The meaning given is:

Aad Guray Nameh (I bow to or call on the primal wisdom)

Jugaad Guray Nameh (Through the ages, I call on the primal wisdom)

Sat Guray Nameh (I call on the wisdom of the Godhead, whose name is Truth)

Siri Guru Dayvay Nameh (I call on the transparent guru)

“Guru” means spiritual teacher. Literally it refers to removing the “goo” from people’s eyes, which prevents them from seeing actual reality.

Subjective dimension of the Aad Guray Nameh Mantra for this website

As we will use the chant, we are taking the Godhead Himself, in His Vishnu form, as Guru. This is a prerogative which you may have if you really become a good boy, and continue to be good. It is only sin which keeps us from the presence of the Godhead, and from good two-way communication with Him. Understand -- He is not a machine. If for whatever reason He wants to withhold that communication from you, He is perfectly able to do so. We call him Govinda, the giver of wisdom, not because He tells us stuff, but because often He doesn’t, allowing us to learn by our own experience, no matter how many lifetimes that takes. It’s part of the game.

Become a good enough boy, and continue to be good, and you can tell all the religions and gurus to go take a flying flip for themselves.

And so, in our subjective application to this mantra, we are addressing Vishnu, the imagining aspect of Godhead, as our guru, our spiritual teacher. Since “dayvay” means transparent, we are referring to Vishnu as the transparent guru, the guru of the great hologram of Krishna’s magical universe. “Transparent” also suggests “across the parent”, appropriate for this guru-chela relationship since we are, after all, the children of God.

Aad Guray Nameh (from the beginning, I reverently hail You as Guru.)

Jugaad Guray Nameh (through the ages, I reverently hail You the Guru)

Sat Guray Nameh (by the name of Truth, I reverently hail You, Guru)

Siri Vishnu Dayvay Nameh (Yes sir, Vishnu Transparent. I reverently hail you.)

We chant this three times. The first time, we are thinking about the first waking moment of that day (the beginning) and all the time since (through the ages of the day). The second time, we are thinking about our birth (the beginning of our life), and our entire life thus far (through the ages of our life). The third time, we are thinking about our first incarnate appearance in this fold, or series of lifetimes, and all of out lifetimes thus far (through the ages of this fold).

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