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________________ maMgala maMtra NamokAra Devnagari Script Namo arihaMtANaM Namo siddhANaM Namo AyariyANaM Namo uvajjhAyANaM Namo loe savvasAhUNaM eso paMca NamukkAro, savva pAva paNAsaNo maMgalANaM ca savvesiM, paDhamaM havai maMgalaM English Script NAMO ARIHANTANAM NAMO SIDDHANAM NAMO AYARIYANAM NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM NAMO LOE SAVVASAHUNAM ESO PANCH NAMUKKARO, SAVVA PAVA PANASANO MANGALANAM CH SAWVESIM, PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM English Translation Homages to Arihantas (Saviours) Homages to Siddhas (Liberated souls, From the Cycle of Birth-death and rebirth) Homages to Acharyas (Chief of the Cults) Homages to Upadhyayas (Preceptors) Homages to all monks Homages being paid to these five 'Parmesthis' (Great Personalities), Destroy all the sins. Among all Mangalas (Holy Hymns), It is fundamental and most holy hymn. Those, who recite it regularly, achieve every sort of welfare zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/1
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________________ 0 DaoN0 nemicanda zAstrI jhaadd'aa| mana meM aTUTa vizvAsa thA ki viSa avazya utara jaayegaa| Azcaryajanaka camatkAra yaha huA ki isa mahAmantra ke prabhAva se bicchU kA viSa bilkula utara gyaa| vyathA-pIr3ita vyakti ha~sane lagA aura bolA-"Apane itanI derI jhAr3ane meM kyoM kii| kyA mujhase kisI janma kA vaira thA? mAntrika ko mantra ko chipAnA nahIM caahie|" anya upasthita vyakti bhI prazaMsA ke svara meM vilamba karane ke kAraNa ulAhanA dene lge| merI prazaMsA kI gandha sAre gA~va meM phaila gyii| bhagavatI bhAgIrathI se prakSAlita vArANasI kA prabhAva bhI loga smaraNa karane lage tathA taraha-taraha kI managaDhanta kathAe~ kahakara kaI mahAnubhAva apane jJAna kI garimA prakaTa karane lge| mere darzana ke liye logoM kI bhIr3a laga gayI tathA aneka taraha ke prazna mujhase pUchane lge| maiM bhI NamokAra mantra kA AzAtIta phala dekhakara Azcaryacakita thaa| yoM to jIvana-dehalI para kadama rakhate hI NamokAra mantra kaNThastha kara liyA thA, para yaha pahalA dina thA, jisa dina isa mahAmantra kA camatkAra pratyakSa gocara huaa| ata: isa satya se koI bhI Astika vyakti inakAra nahIM kara sakatA hai ki NamokAra mantra maMgalamaMtra NamokAra : eka cintana meM apUrva prabhAva hai| isI kAraNa kavi daulata ne kahA hai : "prAta:kAla mantra japo NamokAra bhaaii| yoM to isa mahAmantra kA pracAra sarvatra hai, samAja kA baccA-baccA akSara paiMtIsa zuddha hRdaya meM dharAI / / ise kaNThastha kiye hue hai, kintu isake prati dRr3ha vizvAsa aura nara bhava tero suphala hota pAtaka Tara jAI / aTUTa zraddhA kama hI vyaktiyoM kI hai| yadi saccI zraddhA ke sAtha vighana jAsoM dUra ho saMkaTa meM sahAI / / 1 / / isakA prayoga kiyA jAye to sabhI prakAra ke kaThina kArya bhI susAdhya kalpavRkSa kAmadhenu cintAmaNi jaaii| ho sakate haiN| eka bAra kI maiM apanI nijI ghaTanA kA bhI ullekha Rddhi siddhi pArasa tero prkttaaii||2|| kara denA Avazyaka samajhatA huuN| ghaTanA mere vidyArthI jIvana kI hai| mantra jantra tantra saba jAhI se bnaaii| maiM una dinoM vArANasI meM adhyayana karatA thaa| eka bAra grISmAvakAza sampati bhaNDAra bhare akSaya nidhi aaii||3|| meM mujhe apanI mausI ke gA~va jAnA pdd'aa| vahA~ eka vyakti ko tIna loka mAMhiM, sAra vedana meM gaaii| bicchU ne DaMsa liyaa| bicchU viSailA thA, ata: usa vyakti ko jaga meM prasiddha dhanya maMgalIka bhAI / / 4 / / " bhayaMkara vedanA huii| kaI mAntrikoM ne usa vyakti ke bicchU ke viSa mantra zabda 'man' dhAtu (divAdi jJAne) se STrana (tra) pratyaya ko mantra dvArA utArA, paryApta jhAr3a-phUMka kI gayI, para vaha viSa utarA lagAkara banAyA jAtA hai, isakA vyutpatti ke anusAra artha hotA hai; nhiiN| mere pAsa bhI usa vyakti ko lAyA gayA aura logoM ne 'manyate jJAyate AtmAdezo'nena iti mantraH' arthAt jisake dvArA kahA-"Apa kAzI meM rahate haiM, avazya mantra jAnate hoMge, kRpayA AtmA kA Adeza - nijAnubhava jAnA jAye, vaha mantra hai| dUsarI isa bicchU ke viSa ko utAra diijie|" maine apanI lAcArI aneka taraha se tanAdigaNIya man dhAtu se (tanAdi avabodhe) STrana pratyaya prakAra se prakaTa kI para mere jyotiSI hone ke kAraNa logoM ko merI / lagAkara mantra zabda banatA hai, isakI vyutpatti ke anusAra- 'manyate anya viSayaka ajJAnatA para vizvAsa nahIM huA aura sabhI log| vicAryate AtmAdezo yena sa mantraH' arthAt jisake dvArA AtmAdeza bicchU kA viSa utAra dene ke lie sira ho gye| mere mausAjI ne bhI para vicAra kiyA jAye, vaha mantra hai| tIsare prakAra se sammAnArthaka adhikAra ke svara meM Adeza diyaa| aba lAcAra ho NamokAra mantra mana dhAtu se 'STrana' pratyaya karane para mantra zabda banatA hai| isakA kA smaraNa kara mujhe ojhAgirI karanI pdd'ii| nIma kI eka TahanI vyutpatti-artha hai- 'manyante satkriyante paramapade sthitA: AtmAna: vA ma~gavAyI gayI aura ikkIsa bAra NamokAra mantra par3hakara bicchU ko yakSAdizAsanadevatA anena iti mantraH' arthAt jisake dvArA paramapada meM vidvata khaNDa/2 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ sthita paMca ucca AtmAoM kA athavA yakSAdi zAsana devoM kA punarukta svaroM ko nikAla dene ke pazcAt rekhAMkita svaroM ko grahaNa satkAra kiyA jAye, vaha mantra hai| ina tInoM vyutpattiyoM ke dvArA mantra kiyA tozabda kA artha avagata kiyA jA sakatA hai| NamokAra mantra-yaha a A i I u U (ra) RR (la) la la e ai o au aM aH| namaskAra mantra hai, isameM samasta pApa, mala aura duSkarmoM ko bhasma vyaMjanakarane kI zakti hai| bAta yaha hai ki NamokAra mantra meM uccarita Na + m + r + h + t + N + N + m + s + d + dh + dhvaniyoM se AtmA meM dhana aura RNAtmaka donoM prakAra kI vidyut N + N + m + y + N + N + m + v + j + zu + y + Na zaktiyA~ utpanna hotI haiM, jisase karmakalaMka bhasma ho jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki tIrthakara bhagavAna bhI virakta hote samaya sarvaprathama isI ___ + N + m + l + s + v + v + s + ha + Na / mahAmantra kA uccAraNa karate haiM tathA vairAgyabhAva kI vRddhi ke lie gha Aye hue lokAntika deva bhI isI mahAmantra kA uccAraNa karate haiN| yaha anAdi mantra hai, pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke kalpakAla meM isakA punarukta vyaMjanoM ke nikAla dene ke pazcAtastitva rahatA hai| kAladoSa se lupta ho jAne para anya logoM ko Na + m + r + h + dh + s + y + ra + l + v + j + tIrthakara kI divyadhvani-dvArA yaha avagata ho jAtA hai| gha + hai| isa anucintana meM yaha siddha karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai ki dhvanisiddhAnta ke AdhAra para vargAkSara varga kA pratinidhitva karatA NamokAra mantra hI samasta dvAdazAMga jinavANI kA sAra hai, isameM hai| ata: gh = kavarga, jh = cavarga, N = Tavarga, dh = tavarga, samasta zrutajJAna kI akSara saMkhyA nihita hai| jaina darzana ke tattva, m = pavarga, ya ra la va, s = za Sa sa ha / padArtha, dravya, guNa, paryAya, naya, nikSepa, Asrava, bandha Adi isa mantra ata: isa mahAmantra kI samasta mAtRkA dhvaniyA~ nimna prakAra huiiN| meM vidyamAna haiN| samasta mantrazAstra kI utpatti isI mahAmantra se huI a A i I u U R R la la e ai o au aM aH ka kha hai| samasta mantroM kI mUlabhUta mAtRkAe~ isa mahAmantra meM nimnaprakAra g gh G c ch j jh J Th D Dh N t th d dh n p ph b bh vartamAna haiN| mantra pATha : m ya ra la va z S s h "Namo arihaMtANaM, Namo siddhANaM, Namo AiriyANaM / uparyukta dhvaniyA~ hI mAtRkA kahalAtI haiN| jayasena pratiSThApATha Namo uvajjhAyANaM, Namo loe sabba-sAhUNaM / / ". meM batalAyA gayA hai : vizleSaNa : "akArAdikSakArAntA varNAH proktAstu mAtRkAH / saSTinyAsa-sthitinyAsa-saMhatinyAsatastridhA / / 376 / / " Na + a + m + o + a + r + i + h + aM + t + A + N + a + N + a + m + o + s + i + d + dh + - akAra se lekara kSakAra (k + S + a) paryanta mAtRkAvarNa A + N + aM+ N + a + m + o + A + i + r + kahalAte haiN| inakA tIna prakAra kA krama hai - sRSTikrama, sthitikrama aura sNhaarkrm| i + y + A + N + aM+ N + a + m + o + u + v NamokAra mantra meM mAtRkA dhvaniyoM kA tInoM prakAra kA krama + a + j + jh + A + y + A + N + aM + N + a sanniviSTa hai| isI kAraNa yaha mantra AtmakalyANa ke sAtha laukika + m + o + l + o + l + o + e + s + a + v abhyudayoM ko denevAlA hai| aSTakarmoM ke vinAza karane kI bhUmikA + v + a + s + A + h + U + N + aM / isI mantra ke dvArA utpatra kI jA sakatI hai| saMhArakrama karmavinAza isa vizleSaNa meM se svaroM ko pRthak kiyA to- . ko prakaTa karatA hai tathA sRSTikrama aura sthitikrama AtmAnubhUti ke aM + o + a + i + aM + A + aM + a + o + i + sAtha laukika abhyudayoM kI prApti meM bhI sahAyaka hai| isa mantra kI a + aM + a + eka mahatvapUrNa vizeSatA yaha bhI hai ki isameM mAtRkA-dhvaniyoM kA o + A + i + i + a + aM+ a + o + 3 + a + A tInoM prakAra kA krama sanihita hai, isalie isa mantra se mAraNa, mohana aura uccATana tInoM prakAra ke mantroM kI utpatti huI hai| bIjAkSaroM kI aiI o niSpatti ke sambandha meM batAyA gayA hai : + A + aM+ a + o+ o + e + a + a + A + U "halo bIjAni coktAni svarAH zaktaya IritAH" / / 377 / / a: + aN| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/3
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________________ -- kakAra se lekara hakAra paryanta vyaMjana bIjasaMjJaka haiM aura akArAdi svara zaktirUpa haiN| mantrabIjoM kI niSpatti bIja aura zakti ke saMyoga se hotI hai| sArasvatabIja, mAyAbIja, zubhanezvarIbIja, pRthivIbIja, agni bIja, praNavabIja, mArutabIja, jalabIja, AkAzabIja Adi kI utpatti ukta hala aura acoM ke saMyoga se huI hai| yoM to bIjAkSaroM kA artha bIjakoza evaM bIja vyAkaraNa dvArA hI jJAta kiyA jAtA hai, parantu yahA~ para sAmAnya jAnakArI ke lie dhvaniyoM kI zakti para prakAza DAlanA Avazyaka hai| a = avyaya, vyApaka, AtmA ke ekatva kA sUcaka, zuddhabuddha jJAnarUpa, zaktidyotaka, praNava bIja kA jnk| A - avyaya, zakti aura buddhi kA paricAyaka, sArasvatabIja kA janaka, mAyAbIja ke sAtha kIrti, dhana aura AzA kA puurk| i = gatyarthaka, lakSmI-prApti kA sAdhaka, komala kAryasAdhaka, kaThora karmoM kA bAdhaka, vahnibIja kA jnk| I = amRtabIja kA mUla, kAryasAdhaka, alpazaktidyotaka, jJAnavarddhaka, stambhaka, mohaka, jRmbhk| u = uccATana bIjoM kA mUla, adbhuta zaktizAlI, zvAsanalikA dvArA jora kA dhakkA dene para maark| U = uccATaka aura mohaka bIjoM kA mUla, vizeSa zakti kA paricAyaka, kAryadhvaMsa ke lie shktidaayk| R = RddhibIja, siddhidAyaka, zubha kAryasambandhI bIjoM kA dhA bAjA kA mUla, kAryasiddhi kA suuck| la = satya kA saMcAraka, vANI kA dhvaMsaka, lakSmIbIja kI utpatti kA kAraNa, Atmasiddhi meM kaarnn| e = nizcala, pUrNa, gatisUcaka, ariSTa nivAraNa bIjoM kA janaka, poSaka aura sNvrddhk| ai = udAtta, uccasvara kA prayoga karane para vazIkaraNa bIjoM kA janaka, poSaka aura sNvrddhk| jalabIja kI utpatti kA kAraNa, siddhaprada kAryoM kA utpAdakabIja, zAsana devatAoM kA AhvAna karane meM sahAyaka, kliSTa aura kaThora kAryoM ke lie prayukta bIjoM kA mUla, RNa vidyut kA utpaadk| o = anudAtta, nimna svara kI avasthA meM mAyAbIja kA utpAdaka, lakSmI aura zrI kA poSaka, udAtta, ucca svara kI avasthA meM kaThora kAryoM kA utpAdaka bIja, kAryasAdhaka, nirjarA kA hetu, ramaNIya padArthoM kI prApti ke lie prayukta honevAle bIjoM meM agraNI, anusvArAnta bIjoM kA shyogii| au = mAraNa aura uccATana sambandhI bIjoM meM pradhAna, zIghra kAryasAdhaka, nirapekSI, aneka bIjoM kA muul| aM = svatantra zaktirahita, karmAbhAva ke lie prayukta dhyAnamantroM meM pramukha, zUnya yA abhAva kA sUcaka, AkAza bIjoM kA janaka, aneka mRdula zaktiyoM kA udghATaka, lakSmI bIjoM kA muul| aH = zAntibIjoM meM pradhAna, nirapekSAvasthA meM kArya asAdhaka, sahayogI kA apekssk| ka = zaktibIja, prabhAvazAlI, sukhotpAdaka, santAnaprApti kI kAmanA kA pUraka, kAmabIja kA jnk| kha = AkAzabIja, abhAvakAryoM kI siddhi ke lie kalpavRkSa, uccATana bIjoM kA jnk| ga = pRthak karanevAle kAryoM kA sAdhaka, praNava aura mAyA bIja ke sAtha kArya shaayk| gha =stambhaka bIja, stambhana kAryoM kA sAdhaka, vighnavighAtaka, mAraNa aura mohaka bIjoM kA jnk| Ga = zatru kA vidhvaMsaka, svara mAtRkA bIjoM ke sahayogAnusAra phalotpAdaka, vidhvaMsaka bIja jnk| ca = aMgahIna, khaNDazakti dyotaka, svaramAtRkAbIjoM ke anusAra phalotpAdaka, uccATana bIja kA jnk| cha = chAyA sUcaka, mAyA bIja kA sahayogI, bandhanakAraka, ApabIja kA janaka, zakti kA vidhvaMsaka, para mRdu kAryoM kA saadhk| ___ ja = nUtana kAryoM kA sAdhaka, zakti kA varddhaka, Adhi-vyAdhi ka kA zAmaka, AkarSaka bIjoM kA jnk| jha = rephayukta hone para kAryasAdhaka, Adhi-vyAdhi vinAzaka, zakti kA saMcAraka, zrIbIjoM kA jnk| Ja = stambhaka aura mohaka bIjoM kA janaka, kAryasAdhaka, sAdhana kA avarodhaka, mAyA bIja kA jnk| Ta = vahnibIja, Agneya kAryoM kA prasAraka aura nistAraka, agnitatva yukta, vidhvaMsaka kAryoM kA saadhk| Tha = azubha sUcaka bIjoM kA janaka, kliSTa aura kaThora kAryo kA sAdhaka, mRdula kAryoM kA vinAzaka, rodana-kartA, azAnti kA janaka, sApekSa hone para dviguNita zakti kA vikAsaka, vhnibiij| Da = zAsana devatAoM kI zakti kA prasphoTaka, nikRSTa kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie amogha, saMyoga se paMcatatvarUpa bIjoM kA janaka, nikRSTa AcAra-vicAra dvArA sAphalyotpAdaka, acetana kriyA saadhn| Dha - nizcala, mAyAbIja kA janaka, mAraNa bIjoM meM pradhAna, zAnti kA virodhI, shktivrdhk| Na = zAnti sUcaka, AkAza bIjoM meM pradhAna, dhvaMsaka bIjoM kA janaka, zakti kA sphottk| vidvata khaNDa/4 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ ta = AkarSakabIja, zakti kA AviSkAraka, kAryasAdhaka, Sa = AhvAnabIjoM kA janaka, siddhidAyaka, agnistambhaka, sArasvatabIja ke sAtha srvsiddhidaayk| jalastambhaka, sApekSadhvani grAhaka, sahayoga yA saMyoga dvArA vilakSaNa tha = maMgalasAdhaka, lakSmIbIja kA sahayogI, svaramAtRkAoM ke kAryasAdhaka, Atmonnati se zUnya, rudrabIjoM kA janaka, bhayaMkara aura sAtha milane para mohk| vIbhatsa kAryoM ke lie prayukta hone para kaarysaadhk| dakarmanAza ke lie pradhAna bIja, Atmazakti kA prasphoTaka, sa= sarva samIhita sAdhaka, sabhI prakAra ke bIjoM meM prayoga yogya, vazIkaraNa bIjoM kA jnk| zAnti ke lie parama Avazyaka, pauSTika kAryoM ke lie parama upayogI, dha = zrIM aura klIM bIjoM kA sahAyaka, sahayogI ke samAna jJAnAvaraNIya-darzanAvaraNIya Adi karmoM kA vinAzaka, klIMbIja kA phaladAtA, mAyA bIjoM kA jnk| sahayogI, kAmabIja kA utpAdaka, AtmasUcaka aura drshk| na = Atmasiddhi kA sUcaka, jalatattva kA sraSTA, mRdutara kAryoM ha = zAnti, pauSTika aura mAMgalika kAryoM kA utpAdaka, kA sAdhaka, hitaiSI, aatmniyntaa| sAdhanA ke lie paramopayogI, svatantra aura sahayogApekSI, lakSmI kI pa - paramAtmA kA darzaka, jalatatva ke prAdhAnya se yukta, utpatti meM sAdhaka, santAna prApti ke lie anusvAra yukta hone para samasta kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie graahy| jApya meM sahAyaka, AkAzatattva yukta, karmanAzaka, sabhI prakAra ke pha = vAyu aura jalatatva yukta, mahatvapUrNa kAryoM kI siddhi ke bIjoM kA jnk| lie grAhA, svara aura repha yukta hone para vidhvaMsaka, vighnavighAtaka, uparyukta dhvaniyoM ke vizleSaNa se spaSTa hai ki mAtRkA mantra 'phaTa' kI dhvani se yukta hone para uccATaka, ktthorkaarysaadhk| dhvaniyoM ke svara aura vyaMjanoM ke saMyoga se hI samasta bIjAkSaroM kI ba = anusvAra yukta hone para samasta prakAra ke vighnoM kA utpatti huI hai tathA ina mAtRkA dhvaniyoM kI zakti hI mantroM meM AtI vighAtaka aura nirodhaka, siddhi kA suuck| hai| NamokAra mantra se mAtRkA dhvaniyA~ ni:sRta hai| ata: samasta bha = sAdhaka, vizeSata: mAraNa aura uccATana ke lie upayogI, mantrazAstra isI mahAmantra se prAdurbhUta haiN| isa viSaya para anucintana meM sAttvika kAryoM kA nirodhaka, pariNata kAryoM kA tatkAla sAdhaka, vistArapUrvaka vicAra kiyA gayA hai| ata: yaha yuga vicAra aura tarka sAdhanA meM nAnA prakAra se vighnotpAdaka, kalyANa se dUra, kaTu madhu kA hai; mAtra bhAvanA se kisI bhI bAta kI siddhi nahIM mAnI jA vargoM se mizrita hone para aneka prakAra ke kAryoM kA sAdhaka, lakSmI sakatI hai| bhAvanA kA prAdurbhAva bhI tarka aura vicAra dvArA zraddhA bIjoM kA virodhii| utpanna hone para hotA hai| ata: NamokAra mahAmantra para zraddhA utpanna ma = siddhidAyaka, laukika aura pAralaukika siddhiyoM kA karane ke lie vicAra Avazyaka hai| pradAtA, santAna kI prApti meM shaayk| __ya = zAnti kA sAdhaka, sAttvika sAdhanA kI siddhi kA kAraNa, mahatvapUrNa kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie upayogI, mitraprApti yA kisI abhISTa vastu kI prApti ke lie atyanta upayogI, dhyAna kA saadhk| ra = agnibIja, kAryasAdhaka, samasta pradhAna bIjoM kA janaka, zakti kA prasphoTaka aura vrddhk| la = lakSmIprApti meM shaayk| zrIbIja kA nikaTatama sahayogI aura sagotrI, klyaannsuuck| va = siddhidAyaka, AkarSaka, ha, r aura anusvAra ke saMyoga se camatkAroM kA utpAdaka, sArasvatabIja, bhUta-pizAca-zAkinIDAkinI Adi kI bAdhA kA vinAzaka, rogahartA, laukika kAmanAoM kI pUrti ke lie anusvAra mAtRkA kA sahayogApekSI, maMgalasAdhaka, vipattiyoM kA rodhaka aura stmbhk| za = nirarthaka, sAmAnyabIjoM kA janaka yA hetu, upekSAdharmayukta, zAnti kA possk| zikSA--eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/5