Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung is one of the most powerful healing mantras in the Kundalini yoga tradition. Sometimes called the Siri Gaitri Mantra, it is used for healing the self and others and is often chanted during times of illness, grief, or crisis. Its eight syllables correspond to the eight facets of the divine that together constitute the healing force of the universe.
Meaning and Pronunciation
Ra means sun, the solar energy of life and vitality. Ma means moon, the cooling, reflective energy of the mind. Da means earth, the grounding principle that connects us to the physical world. Sa means infinity or the impersonal divine. The second Sa is a pause that allows the energy to turn inward. Say means the personal experience of infinity. So means the merging of personal with universal. Hung is the breath, the infinite vibrating within the finite. Pronounced Rah Mah Dah Sah Sah Say So Hung, each syllable should be clear and given equal weight.
How to Use It in Your Practice
This mantra is traditionally chanted during the early hours of the morning, ideally between 4 and 7am, in a seated meditation posture with the elbows bent and palms facing upward. The arms are held at sixty degrees from the body, creating a magnetic field that amplifies the healing intention.
You can also use this mantra for sending healing to others. After establishing your own chanting, visualise the person you wish to support and direct the vibration of the mantra toward them. Many practitioners find this one of the most moving and effective uses of mantra: the sense that sound and intention can cross space and genuinely serve someone in need is both humbling and inspiring.
