Mantra
Navkar Mantra | नवकार मंत्र
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Navkar Mantra Sanskrit Lyrics
नमो अरिहंताणं । नमो सिद्धाणं । नमो आयरियाणं । नमो उवज्झायाणं । नमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं ॥ एसो पंच नमुक्कारो, सव्वपावप्पणासणो । मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिं, पढमं हवइ मंगलं ॥
Transliteration
Navkar Mantra English Lyrics
namo arihaṃtāṇaṃ | namo siddhāṇaṃ | namo āyariyāṇaṃ | namo uvajjhāyāṇaṃ | namo loe savvasāhūṇaṃ || eso paṃca namukkāro, savvapāvappaṇāsaṇo | maṃgalāṇaṃ ca savvesiṃ, paḍhamaṃ havaï maṃgalaṃ ||
Meaning
Navkar Mantra English Meaning
I bow to the Arihantas, who have conquered the inner enemies (attachment and aversion) and attained perfect knowledge. I bow to the Siddhas, the liberated souls. I bow to the Acharyas, the heads of the order. I bow to the Upadhyayas, who teach the scriptures. I bow to all the Sadhus and Sadhvis in the world. This fivefold salutation destroys all sins, and of all auspicious things it is the first and foremost.
अर्थ
Navkar Mantra Hindi Meaning
अरिहंत भगवंतों को नमस्कार हो, जिन्होंने राग-द्वेष रूपी भीतरी शत्रुओं को जीतकर केवलज्ञान पाया है। सिद्ध भगवंतों (मुक्त आत्माओं) को नमस्कार हो। आचार्य भगवंतों को नमस्कार हो। शास्त्र पढ़ाने वाले उपाध्याय भगवंतों को नमस्कार हो। लोक के सभी साधु-साध्वी भगवंतों को नमस्कार हो। पाँचों परमेष्ठियों को किया गया यह नमस्कार सब पापों का पूरी तरह नाश करने वाला है, और सब मंगलों में पहला (सर्वश्रेष्ठ) मंगल है।
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Significance
Navkar Mantra Significance
The Navkar Mantra (Namaskar Mahamantra, Namokar Mantra) is the most fundamental prayer of Jainism, recited in every Jain tradition. Its five padas salute virtues rather than individuals — the five Parameshthis: Arihanta, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya and Sadhu — and the four-line chulika that follows calls this fivefold salutation the destroyer of all sins and the first of all auspicious things, making nine padas and 68 syllables in all. It opens every Samayik, Pratikraman and puja and is counted on the navkarvali of 108 beads. The text follows the Shvetambara sutra books (नमो, नमुक्कारो); Digambaras write णमो and recite the chulika as एसो पंच णमोयारो … पढमं होइ मंगलं.
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