Navkar Tāp (often linked with Navkar / Navpad / Navkar Ayambil Oli) is a special Jain tapasya (austerity) done with deep bhakti towards the Navkar Mantra and Navpad (nine supreme entities).

Below are the details in simple form:

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1. What is Navkar Tāp?

• A vrat (tapasya) done for a fixed number of days (commonly 3, 5, 7, or 9 days).
• Main focus:

- recitation of Navkar Mantra, - worship of Navpad (Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay, Sadhu, Samyak Darshan, Samyak Gyan, Samyak Charitra, Samyak Tapa), - control over food and senses (upvas, ekasan, chauvihar).

• Purpose:

- to reduce paap karma, - to strengthen samyak darshan–gyan–charitra, - to increase shraddhā in Panch Parmeshti and Navpad.

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2. Usual Fasting Pattern (general)

(Details can vary by local tradition and guru’s guidance)

• 3 or 5 days Navkar Tāp

- Day 1: Upvas (full fast, only boiled water till sunset or as per niyam) - Middle days: Ekasan (one saatvik meal before sunset, chauvihar after that) - Last day: Upvas again

• 7 or 9 days Navkar Tāp ( jainknowledge.com)

- Day 1: Upvas - Middle: Ekasan (possibly with some extra niyam like no mithai, no fried, etc.) - Middle key day (e.g., day 4 or 5): Upvas - Last day: Upvas

Always:

• No food after sunset (chauvihar).
• Boiled water only in fixed time, as per your niyam.

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3. Daily Vidhi (simple outline) ( jainknowledge.com)

Morning

1. Sankalp

- In front of Jin Pratima or Navpad / Siddhachakra, bow and repeat your vow: - “Today I observe Navkar Tap with upvas/ekasan, as per my niyam, with bhakti towards Navpad and for atma-shuddhi.”

1. Navkar Mantra Japa

- Recite Navkar Mantra many times (for example 20, 108, 121, or according to your capacity). - Focus on meaning while chanting: - I bow to Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay, all Sadhus – and to their gunas, not to body. ( jainknowledge.com)

1. Dhyan / Bhāvana

- Think about the qualities of Panch Parmeshti and Navpad: - passionless, detached, truthful, non-violent, simple, doing tapa etc.

1. Path / Pravachan

- Read Jain scriptures, stories of Tirthankars, Acharyas, or listen to pravachan.

Daytime

1. Food discipline

- As per niyam (upvas or ekasan). - Eat only saatvik, simple food, no taste-tempting items if taken. - Be very careful of ahimsa in every activity.

Evening

1. Navkar Mantra, Khamasamana, Logassa (where followed) ( jainknowledge.com)

- Many traditions add: - Logassa Sutra – 9 times - Khamasamana (prostrations) – 9 times - Swastik – 9 times (draw with rice/chandan in front of Navpad / Jin) - This is especially common in Shwetambar traditions during Navpad/Narvkar-related tapasya.

1. Pratikraman / Kshamapana

- At night, do alpa-pratikraman or at least: - recall any faults of mind, speech, body during the day, - say “Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ” from heart.

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4. Types / Variations you may hear

• Navkar Tāp (short duration) – 3, 5, 7, 9 days, as explained above. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Navpad Ayambil Oli / Navkar Oli – 9 days Ayambil on each of the Navpad; focus slightly more on Ayambil Tap. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Navkar Akshar Tāpa – chanting whole Navkar Mantra many times for each of its 68 akshar (letters) as a special sādhanā. ( jainknowledge.com)

All have one common center: deep, repeated remembrance of Navkar / Navpad and practice of tapa to purify the soul.

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5. Digambar / Shwetambar Notes

• Idea and aim are the same in both traditions:

- honour Panch Parmeshti / Navpad, do tapa, reduce karma.

• Differences are mainly in vidhi style:

- Exact number of Navkar, Logassa, Khamasamana, and detail mantras of sankalp and pratikraman may differ. - Some Digambar groups may focus more on upvas, paushadh, svādhyāy, dhyan, less on external puja styles used in Shwetambar temples. - Shwetambar tradition commonly links Navkar Tap with Navpad Ayambil Oli and Siddhachakra Aradhana with detailed daily puja-vidhi. ( jainknowledge.com)

Best is always to follow your own guru / local tradition for exact rules.

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6. Spiritual Essence

• Bowing to guna (qualities), not to form.
• Controlling ruchi (taste), krodh, mān, māyā, lobh through tapa.
• Filling mind with bhakti towards Navpad, which helps in:

- destroying paap karmas, - increasing śubha bhāv, - moving towards samyaktva and moksha.

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For more simple reading on Navkar, Navpad, and Navpad Ayambil Oli, you can refer here:

• About Navpad and Navkar

• About Navpad Ayambil Oli