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Prayer and Pooja in Swetamber Jain Temple
(Mahavir Sadhna Kendra, Jawaharnagar, Jaipur) [4 & 5]
(ii) Significance of Mantral
Mantra is described as a poetic rhythmic speech. Mantras in the Sanskrit or Prakrit language are constituted in selective alphabets. Jain Navkar Mantra has each alphabet of its own wavy nature. When recited with rhythm they produce vibrations which help in balancing the tendency of word, body and mind. These vibrations of each alphabet are related to a particular form of wave carrying energy.
According to modern physics, fine matter vibrates with compressions and expansions and forms a wave. Each wave has the characteristic nature of frequency, wavelength, and intensity.
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