Illustrated Namokara Mahamantra

Author(s): Shreechand Surana, Surendra Bothra
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan

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SOME IMPORTANT FACTS Due to the space limitations the illustrated description of the namokara mahamantra given there is very precise and brief. We give here some reference with explanations from the ancient source booksNamokāra Mahāmantra :
Why the mahāmantra? The following verse from 'Ņamokāra Mantra-Māhātmya' provides the reply:
Mantraṁ samsārasărar trijagadanupamam sarva-păpārimantrar Saṁsārocchedamantraṁ visaya-vişaharaṁ karma-nirmūlamantram Mantraṁ siddhipradānam śivasukha-jananam kevalajñana-mantra Mantraṁ Śrī jainamantram japa japa japitam janma nirvana mantraṁ.
मंत्र संसारसारं त्रिजगनुपमं सर्व-पापारिमंत्रं संसारोच्छेदमंत्र विषय-विषहरं कर्म-निर्मूलमंत्रं
मंत्र सिद्धिप्रदानं शिवसुख-जननं केवलज्ञान-मंत्रं
मंत्र श्री जैनमंत्र जप जप जपितं जन्म निर्वाण मंत्रम् ॥ This mantra is the essence of the world, it is unique in the three worlds, it is destroyer of all the sins. It is the vanquisher of all miseries of this world, it is the eliminator of the poison of mundane indulgences, it is the eradicator of the root of karma. It is the provider of perfection in all mantras, it is the source of well being and bliss, it is the mantra that leads to omniscience. The continued chanting of this mantra liberates the soul from the cycles of life. Another verse from 'Namaskāra Fala Stotra':
Vähi-jala-jalana-takkara-hari-kari-sangama-visahara bhayāim, näsanti takkhaṇenam jina-navakarappabhavenaṁ...... 1
बाहि-जल-जलण-तक्कर-हरि-करि-संगाम-विसहर भयाई । नासंति तक्खणेणं जिण-नवकारप्पभावेणं ।।
-नमस्कार फल स्तोत्र The namokāra mantra immediately removes the fears of disease, water, fire, thief, lion, elephant, war, snake, etc. The Form of Arihanta :
Devāsura manuyāņam arihā pūya susattama jamha. Arina hantă rayaṁ hantă, arihantă tena vuccanti.
-Visesavasyaka Bhasya 3585 देवासुर मणुयाणं अरिहा पूया सुसत्तमा जम्हा। अरिणा हंता रयं हंता, अरिहंता तेण वुच्चंति ॥
-विशेषावश्यक भाष्य As he is venerable for gods, demons, humans he is called 'arhant' the universally venerable; and because he has destroyed karma, the enemy he is called 'Arihanta' the destroyer of enemies. The Eight Great Insignias (Asta Mahāprätihārya):
Aśokavskṣaḥ sura puspa vrstih Divya dhvaniścámaramāsanaṁ ca, Bhamandalam dundubhiratapatram
satprātihāryāņi jineśvarāņāṁ. अशोकवृक्षः सुरपुष्पवृष्टिः, दिव्य ध्वनिश्चामरमासनं च । भामण्डलं दुन्दुभिरातपत्रं समातिहार्याणि जिनेश्वराणाम् ॥
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