Navkar Mantra

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Navkar Mantra is the primary mantra of Jainism. It goes like this:

Namah Arihantanam
Namah Siddhhanam
Namah Ayariyanam
Namah Uvjhayanam
Namah Loye Savva Saahunam
Aiso Panch Namahkkaro
Savva Paav Panasano
Manglanancha Savvesim
Padhmam Havei Mangalam

Line by Line translation:

Namah Arihantanam : I bow to the Arihantas (the perfect human beings)
Namah Siddhhanam  : I bow to the Siddhhas (liberated bodyless souls)
Namah Ayariyanam  : I bow to the Acharyas (masters and the heads of congregations)
Namah Uvjhayanam  : I bow to the Upadhyayas (spiritual teachers)
Namah Loye Savva Saahunam: I bow to all the Sadhus (spiritual practitioners) in the world
Aiso Panch Namahkkaro : Worshiping all these five
Savva Paav Panasano  : destroys all sins and obstacles
Manglanancha Savvesim : Among all that is auspicious
Padhmam Havei Mangalam : this "Navkar Mantra" is the foremost.
[Category: Jainism]