Book Title: Basic Principles Of Jainism
Author(s): Narayan Lal Kachhara
Publisher: Narayan Lal Kachhara

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________________ 14 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. 102

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