Jain gyaan–dhyaan (adhyayan, swadhyay, dhyan) shuru karne se pehle sabse uttam prarthana Navkar (Namokar) Mantra hai. Yehi sabhi Jain panthon (Digambar–Shwetambar) me mool prarthana mani gayi hai.

1. Kaun sa mantra bolein?

Sabse saral aur sahi:

Navkar Mantra (Prakrit mein): णमो अरिहंताणं। णमो सिद्धाणं। णमो आयरियाणं। णमो उवज्झायाणं। णमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं॥

(Chahe to aage ki mangal gatha bhi padh sakte hain:) एसो पंच नमोक्कारो, सव्व पावप्पणासणो। मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिं, पद्हमं हवई मंगलं॥

2. Iska saral arth

• णमो अरिहंताणं – main Arihant Bhagwan ko vandan karta/ karti hoon.
• णमो सिद्धाणं – main sab Siddh (mukta atmaon) ko vandan karta/ karti hoon.
• णमो आयरियाणं – main sab Acharya Bhagwanton ko vandan karta/ karti hoon.
• णमो उवज्झायाणं – main sab Upadhyay (shastra-guru) ko vandan karta/ karti hoon.
• णमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं – main is saare lok ke sab Sadhu–Sadhviyon ko vandan karta/ karti hoon.

Mangal gatha ka arth: Yeh paanch prakar ka namaskar sab paap (ashubh karma) ko kam karta hai, aur sabhi mangalon mein yeh sabse bada mangal hai.

3. Kab aur kaise karein?

Gyaan–dhyaan shuru karne se pehle:

1. Saaf, shaant jagah par sidhe baith jao.
2. 2–3 baar gehri saans lo, mann shaant karo.
3. Navkar Mantra dheere, dhyaan se bolo – sirf muh se nahi, samajh kar.
4. Man mein bhav rakho:

- “Main unki gunon ko pranam kar raha/ rahi hoon, unke jaise banne ki icchha rakhta/ rakhti hoon.”

Iske baad adhyayan, swadhyay, dhyaan jo bhi karna ho shuru karo.

4. Digambar / Shwetambar ki drishti

• Dono paramparaon mein Navkar / Namokar Mantra ko sabse mool, sarvottam prarthana mana gaya hai.
• Antar sirf uccharan ya mangal-gatha jodne–na jodne ka hota hai; arth aur bhav ek hi hai.

Aap Navkar Mantra aur uska arth aur achchhi tarah samajhna chahte hon to yahan aur padh sakte hain