Navkar (Namokar) mantra ko kisne sunaya ya kisne likha, isko Jain dharm me ek nirdharit vyakti se joda nahi jata. Antar-drishti se ise anadi-anadi (beginningless) maana jata hai aur sabhi Jain sects me ek saman roop se uchchaarit hota hai. Ye mantr Panch Parameshti (Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, aur Sadhu/Sadhvi) ki guṇo ki pooja hai, isliye ise kisi ek vyakti ya guru ne sunaya/manaya nahi hai. Pehli baar is mantr ki sambhavnayein prachin Jain texts aur prachin abhilekhon me milti hain, jahan iske paanch pado ka ullekh hota hai. Digambar aur Shvetambar dono me is mantra ki mool roop aur arth ek jaisa hi mana jata hai, bas kuch shabdon ki uchcharan ya tatva-samay ki vyakhya me thoda bahut fark mil sakta hai. You can read more here

• Navkar mantra ka core text (Ardhamagadhi Prakrit):

Namo Arihantanam, Namo Siddhanam, Namo Ayariyanam, Namo Ujjhayanam, Namo Loe Savva-sahoonam. Eso Pancha Namokkāro, Savva-pavappanasano, Manglanam cha Savvesim, Padhamam Havei Mangalam.

• Arth (meaning):

1) Namo Arihantanam — jin hone par apne karmo ko tod chuke aise arihant ko pranam. 2) Namo Siddhanam — siddhaon ko pranam; ve moksh ki avastha me hain. 3) Namo Ayariyanam — acharyao ko pranam; jo dharm sikhate hain. 4) Namo Ujjhayanam — upadhyayo ko pranam; jo Shastra ki pragati karte hain. 5) Namo Loe Savva-sahunam — saadhubon (sadhu-sadhvi) ko pranam.

• Eso Pancha Namokkāro, Savva-pavappanasano — in paanchon ki pooja se sab paap ka vinash hota hai.
• Mangalanam cha Savvesim, Padhamam Havei Mangalam — yeh navkar mantra sabse mangal ka pratik hai.

• Digambar/Shvetambar me farak:

Mantra ki mool roop aur tatva dono paramparik roop se ek jaise hain; bas uchcharan ya vyakhya me chhote-mote vyakhya-bhed mil sakte hain.

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