Illustrated Namokara Mahamantra

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

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There are 27 attributes of sadhu listed as follows: The practitioner of five great vows (5). The discipliner of the five senses (5). He is free of the four passions (4). He is tranquil at all the three levels of thought, speech and action (3). He is truthful at all the three levels of feeling, speech and conduct (3). He is forgiving (1). He is detached (1). He indulges in practices leading to purity of knowledge, faith and conduct (3). He is equanimous towards pain (1). and he is free of the fear of death (1). The 108 attributes of Five Levels :
Bāras guna arihantā, Siddha attheva süri chattisă, uvajjhāyā paņavisā, sāhū sagavisa atthasayaṁ.
बारस गुण अरिहंता, सिद्धा अटेव सूरि छत्तीसा।
उवज्झाया पणवीसा, साहू सगवीस अट्टसयं ॥ There are 12 attributes of the Arihanta, 8 of the Siddha, 36 of the Acārya , 25 of the Upadhyāya and 27 of the Sadhu. The attributes of all the five venerables total to 108. The Basis of Meditation :
Ācārya sri Mänatungasūri has detailed the location of the five centres on the body for the purpose of meditation
Sisathä arihantă, siddha vayanammi, sūrina kanthe, Hiyayammi uvajjhāya, caranahiya sahuņo vande. -Navakara Sara-9
सीसत्था अरिहंता, सिद्धा वयणंमि, सूरिणा कंठे । हिययम्मि उवज्झाया, चरणठिया साहुणो बन्दे ॥
-नवकारसार ९ I venerate the Arihanta located at the head, the Siddha located at the face, the Ācārya located at the throat, the Upadhyāya located at the heart and the Sadhu located at the feet. The Omkāra in the Namokara :
Arihantā asarirà āyariya taha uvajjhāya munino, Pancakkhara nipfanno, omkaro pañca paramithi.
-Navakāra sāra of Mântungasūri. 7 अरिहंता असरीरा आयरिया तह उवज्झाय मुणिणो।
पंचक्खर निष्फनो, ॐकारो पंच परमिट्टी। -मानतुंगसूरिकृत नवकारसार ७ Om is composed by combining 'a' from arihanta, 'a' from aśariră (formless, siddha); 'a' from Acārya, 'u' from uvajjhāya and 'm' from muni (monk, sådhu). The Eight Petal Lotus :
Astapatre sitambhoje karņikāyām krtasthitim, Adyam saptākşaram mantram, pavitra cintayettataḥ ......34
Siddhädikaṁ catuṣkaṁ ca dikpatreşu yathakramam, Cülā pāda catuṣkaṁ ca, vidik patreșu cintayet ......34
-The Yogaśāstra of Hemacandrācārya ch-7 अष्टपत्रे सिताम्भोजे कर्णिकायां कृतस्थितिम् । आयं सप्ताक्षरं मंत्र, पवित्रं चिंतयेत्ततः ॥३४॥ सिद्धादिकं चतुष्कं च दिपत्रेषु यथाक्रमम् । चूला पाद चतुष्कं च, विदिक् पत्रेषु चिंतयेत् ॥३४॥
-हेमचन्द्राचार्य योगशास्त्र, प्रकाश ७ Visualize an eight petal white lotus. At its central circle write the seven letter pious mantra-namo arihantānam. On its eastern petal write namo siddhäņam, on southern namo ayariyānam, on western namo uvajjhayānam and on the northern namo loe savva sāhūnam. On the south-eastern petal write eso panca namokkaro, on the south-western petal write savvapāvappaņāşano, on the north-western petal write mangalanaṁ ca savvesim and on the north-eastern petal write padhamam havaï mangalam. Writing thus focus on this and meditate. ILLUSTRATED NAMOKĀRA MAHAMANTRA : APPENDICES
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