________________ 01 Namaskar Mahamangal Sutra Jain Prayer to Great Souls Namaskar Mahamangal Sutra, popularly known as Namaskar Mantra, Navakar Mantra or Namokkar Mantra, is the most revered prayer in Jainism. It offers obeisance to the five supreme beings known as Pancha Parmeshtis, namely: Arihanta, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay and Sadhus which include all monks and nuns of any religion of the world who practice 5 great vows of conduct. In the first and second sentences obeisance is offered to the omniscient beings, which are Arihanta and Siddha. In the third, fourth and the fifth sentences obeisance is offered to ascetics who are Acharya, Upadhyay and all Sadhus and Sadhvis of the world. The sutra offers obeisance to the qualities of Pancha Parmeshtis not to the individuals. The remaining four sentences explain the importance and benefit of these obeisances. There are a total of 108 qualities or attributes of these five supreme beings. The Jain rosary (Mala) has 108 beads signifying these attributes. Arihanta -12, Siddha - 8, Acharya - 36, Upadhyay - 25, and Sadhu - 27 = Total - 108 01. HER HIGHET: नमो अरिहंताणं JHT AGIU नमो आयरियाणं / नमो उवज्झायाणं / नमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं / एसो पंच नमुक्कारो, सव्वपावप्पणासणो / मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिं, पढमं हवइ मंगलं / / 01. Namaskara Mangal Sutra Namo arihantanam. Namo siddhanam. Namo ayariyanam. Namo uvajjhayanam. Namo loe savva-sahunam. Eso pancha-namukkaro, Savva-pava-ppanasano; Mangalanam cha savvesim, Padhamam havai mangalam.
