Navkar Mantra (Namokar) ki pramukh roop me 68 akshar (letters) hain. 54 akshar ki sankhya aam taur par Jain dharm ki parampara me canonical nahi mani jati; kai vyakhya ya bacchon/shikshan ke liye sankshipt roop mil sakte hain, par asli, prachin srot me 68 akshar hi pramukh maana jata hai. Digambar aur Shwetambar paramparao me uchcharan ya thodi si vakya-vyakhya me fark ho sakta hai, lekin mul mantra ki mool-paddhati wahi hai jo neeche di gayi hai.

Mulmantra (5 pada + chooli ka ang; sampurna 68 akshar)

• Namo Arihantanam
• Namo Siddhanam
• Namo Ayariyanam
• Namo Uvajjhayanam
• Namo Loe Savva Sahunam

Choolika (mangalopchar ke shabd)

• Eso Pancha Namukkaro, Savva Pavappanasano
• Mangalanam Cha Savvesim, Padhamam Havai Mangalam

arth (arth)

• 1) In paanch parmeshvaro ko, shareer ke saath, sarvajnan Arihanton ko vandan; 2) siddhaon ko vandan; 3) acharyao ko vandan; 4) upadhyayao ko vandan; 5) saadhuon ko vandan. Ye paancho stagnant karm ko nasht karne wala sabse bada shubhkarak mantra maana jata hai.

Yaad rahe:

• Digambar aur Shwetambar dharmik granthon me shabd-chayan aur uchaaran me thode bhinnataen ho sakti hain, lekin mool artha ek hi hai: moksha ki or marg darshan aur paanch parmeshvaro ki naman.

Aap is vishay par adhik padh sakte hain: