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A question someone online asked about an icon image of Guru Nanak: “Can you please tell me more about the symbol on Guru Nanak’s palm?” What are the letters and what do they mean?
Some might assume the language is Hindi and the Word is AUM or OM. Close but not quite. ੴ means “God is One.” It is made up of two characters, the Punjabi character for the number ‘one’ and the Punjabi letter ‘Urha’ for ‘Onkar’ or ‘OMkaar’, meaning ‘God’ (or God of Sound).
In many icon images of Guru Nanak, one often sees the same symbol on Guru Nanak’s palm.
When a spiritual Master is waving to us in this way, showing the palm of the hand, this means he is giving us his blessing.
The symbol: Ekankar (Ik Onkar ੴ, ਇਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ) means “God is One.” It is made up of two characters, the Punjabi character for the number ‘one’ and the Punjabi letter ‘Urha’ for ‘Onkar’ meaning ‘God’.
Ik Onkar/Ek Ong Kaar/Ekankar -- these are also alternate spellings of “AUM” or “OM” — the OMkaar and refers to the Sound Current, the Divine Sound of the cosmos.
“Ek Ong Kaar” is in the opening verses of Guru Nanak’s Jap Ji (Morning Prayer), along with countless other references to Ekankar (Ik Onkar ੴ, ਇਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ) found in the Adi Granth/Sikh Scriptures of India.
Ik Onkar is also the first phrase in the Mool Mantra, the opening phrase of Guru Nanak’s Jap Ji (Morning Prayer) in the Guru Granth (Sikh Scriptures or Adi Granth).
The Creator of all is One (Ik Onkar – “Ek Ong Kaar”)
Truth is His Name (Sat Naam)
He is the Doer of everything (Kartaa Purakh)
He is Fearless, without anger (Nirbhao, Nirvair)
He is Undying, Unborn and Self-illumined (Akaal Moorat, Ajoonee, Saibhang)
This is revealed by the Sat Guru’s Grace (Gurprasaad)
Meditate! (Jap!)
He was True in the beginning (Aad Sach)
He was True through all the ages (Jugaad Sach)
He is True even now (Haubhee Sach)
O Nanak, He shall ever be True (Naanak Hosee Bhee Sach)
– Guru Nanak, Opening Verses of the Jap Ji or Morning Prayer found in, “Peace Lagoon,” an anthology of the Sikh scriptures
Ik Onkar/Ek Ong Kaar/Ekankar are also alternate spellings of “AUM” or “OM” — the OMkar and refers to the Sound Current, the Divine Sound of the cosmos.
Julian P. Johnson wrote in his spiritual classic, Path of the Masters:
“In the literature of the Saints, God is expressed by many words, such as Swami, Ekankar, Nirankar, Radha-swami, Akal, Nir-ala, Anami, Agam, Alakh, Sat Purush, Prabhu, Prabhswami, Hart Roy, Akshar, Parameshwar, Akshar Purush, etc. All of these words have been coined in an effort to convey to human intelligence some idea of what the Saints think of God, or Lord God, the highest power. Ekankar means the ‘One oneness,’ ‘the body of oneness.’... The whole universe is considered as one, the true Ekankar. There is perfect oneness in the universe, which is also coexistent with God — infinite, unlimited. Hence, the Soami, the Lord, is nirankar, that is, Formless [the Formless, Nameless, Timeless, Soundless True God]." (Path of the Masters, by Julian P. Johnson)
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