Namokar (Navkar) mantra ke bilkul ek “ creator” nahi hai. Jain dharma ke mutabik ye anadi se, beginningless samay se chalti aa rahi hai. Aacharya Pushpadanta ne is mantra ko pehli baar likhit roop me Satkhandagama ke mangalacharan (auspicious opening) ke roop me 2nd shatabdi CE ke aas-paas darj kiya tha. Isliye aam taur par kaha jata hai: is mantra ko kisi ek vyakti ne rachit nahi kiya, balki wo anadi sthiti me tha aur aakhir me theek vakt par likhit kiya gaya. Digambar aur Shvetambar parampara ke hisaab se kuch chhote- mote prayog ya roopantar ya shabdon ki prefernce alag ho sakti hai, par mool arth aur tattva wahi hai: paanch Parmeshthi (Arihants, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyaya, Sadhu) ko namaskar kiya jata hai.

• Namokar mantra ka asli abhipran (arth) yehi hai: paanch Parmeshthi ko vandan, unki guṇon ki puja, aur moksha ki margh par chalne ki yaad-dilaav.
• Digambar aur Shvetambar dono me is mantra ki vyakaranik roop me thode farq milte hain, lekin mool sankalp wahi hai: kisi vyakti ki puja nahi, balki guṇon ko vandan.

Aap is vishay par adhik padh sakte hain:

• Namokar Mantra ki vyakhya aur itihas ka sankshipt parichay.
• Namokar mantra ki meaning aur vyakhya ki vistarit jankari.