Gobinday Mukunday is not a gentle mantra. It is often described as a kind of vibrational pressure-washer — one that works at a deep level to release karmic patterning that ordinary practice cannot reach. In the Kundalini Yoga tradition, it is given for times when life feels stuck, when the same patterns keep repeating, or when something needs to shift at the root.
The Eight Aspects
The mantra lists eight qualities or names of the divine — each one a different facet of the infinite:
- Gobinday — the Sustainer
- Mukunday — the Liberator
- Udaaray — the Enlightener, the one who uplifts
- Apaaray — the Infinite, the endless one
- Hariung — the Destroyer of darkness
- Kariung — the Creator
- Nirnaamay — the Nameless, beyond all concept
- Akaamay — the Desireless, beyond ego and wanting
Moving through these eight names in sequence is said to touch the eight directions of consciousness and balance the energy field at every level.
Origins
This mantra comes from the Jaap Sahib, a sacred composition by Guru Gobind Singh — the 10th Sikh Guru — written in the late 17th century. In Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, it was elevated as one of the most powerful tools for karmic clearing.
How to Practise
Find a recorded version with a strong, steady beat — the rhythm is essential. Sit in Easy Pose with a long spine, eyes focused softly at the third eye. Set a timer for 11 minutes to begin with. As you chant, allow the sound to move through you rather than performing it. Many practitioners find that emotions arise during the practice — this is the clearing process at work.
Benefits
Regular practice of Gobinday Mukunday is said to rebalance the magnetic field of the body, strengthen the nervous system, and create a kind of protective energetic structure around the practitioner. Most concretely, people report a gradual dissolution of the particular stuck patterns or recurring life themes that brought them to the practice in the first place.
