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PANCH-PARAMESTHI
The Namökāra Mantra
Prakrit
English
Meaning
णमो अरिहंताणं
Namo Arihantanam
I bow to the Arihants
णमो सिद्धाणं
Namo Siddhanam
I bow to the Siddhas.
णमो आयरियाणं
Namo Ayariyanam
I bow to the Acharyas.
णमो उवज्झायाणं
Namo Uvajjhayaņam
I bow to the Upadhyayas.
णमो लोए सव्व साहूणं
Namo Loe Savva Sahanam
I bow to all the Sages of the world.
एसो पंच णमोक्कारो सव्व पावप्पणासणो
Esopancanamokkaro, savvapavappanasano
This five-fold salutation completely destroys all the sins.
HHTGT UT THR पढम हवई मंगलं
Mangala nam ca savvesim, padamama havat mangalam
And, of all auspicious mantras, (it) is indeed the foremost auspicious one.
Question: What is Paramesthi?
Answer: The Jivas that have become steady in their highest nature i.e., equanimity, are known as Paramesthi.
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