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NAVKAR MANTRA meaning in Hindi
णमो अरिहंताणं - मैं अरिहंतों को नम
णमो सिद्धाणं - मैं सिद्धों को नमन करता हूँ। णमो आयरियाणं – मैं आचार्यो को नमन करता हूँ।
णमो उवज्झायाणं - मैं उपाध्याओ को नमन करता हूँ। णमो लोए सव्व साहूणं – मैं लोक (जगत्) के सर्व साधुओ को नमन करता हूँ।
एसोपंचणमोक्कारो – ये पाँच नमन के उच्चार सव्वपावप्पणासणो - सभी पापो का पूरा नाश करते हैं।
मंगला णं च सव्वेसिं - और, सभी मंगलों में पडमम हवई मंगलं - यह बिलकुल प्रथम मंगल हैं।
NAVKAR MANTRA meaning in English
Namo Arihantanam: I bow down to Arihanta,
Namo Siddhanam: I bow down to Siddha, Namo Ayariyanam: I bow down to Acharya,
Namo Uvajjhayanam: I bow down to Upadhyaya, Namo Loe Savva-sahunam: I bow down to Sadhu and Sadhvi.
Eso Panch Namokaro: These five bowings downs,
Savva-pavappanasano: Destroy all the sins, Manglananch Savvesim: Amongst all that is auspicious, Padhamam Havei Mangalam: This Navkar Mantra is the foremost.
The Navkar Mantra is the most important mantra in Jainism and can be recited at any time. While reciting the Navkar Mantra, we are bowing down with respect to Arihantas (souls who have reached the state of nonattachment towards worldly process), Siddhas (liberated souls), Achäryäs (heads of sadhus and sadhvis), Upadhyayas (those who teach scriptures to sadhus and sadhvis), Sädhus (monks, who have voluntarily given up social, economical and family relationships) and
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