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Namokar Mantra
Namokar Mantra is the fundamental prayer of Jainism. The inside front cover of this brochure gives the Mantra in Devanagari script. Here we give the English transliteration and the meaning. An individual can be guided in his/her conduct by the examples of the five benevolent personalities mentioned in the Mantra.
NAMO ARIHANTĀṆAM
I bow to the Arihantas - the ever-perfect spiritual victors
NAMO SIDDHANAM
I bow to the Siddhas - the liberated souls
NAMO AYARIYĀṆAM
I bow to the Acaryas - the leaders of the Jain order
NAMO UVAJJHĀYĀNAM
I bow to the Upadhyāyas - the learned preceptors
NAMO LOE SAVVASĀHŪŅAM
I bow to all the saints and sages everywhere in the world
ESO PANCA NAMUKKARO These five obeisances
SAVVA PĀVAPPAŅĀSANO erase all sins
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MANGALĀNAM CA SAVVESIM Amongst all that is auspicious
PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM this is the foremost
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