gautam swami mantra
Here is a simple and commonly used Gautam Swami mantra / shloka with meaning:
1) Short mantra
Sanskrit: ॐ गौतमस्वामिने नमः।
Transliteration: Om Gautam Swāmine Namah।
Meaning (arth):
- I bow to Gautam Swami.
- May I receive right faith, right knowledge, and humility like him.
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2) Slightly longer shloka
Sanskrit: गौतमगणधरं वन्दे, ज्ञानदर्शनदायकम्। सर्वसंकल्पसंक्लेशं, नाशयित्वा सुखावहम्॥
Transliteration: Gautama–gaṇadharaṃ vande, jñāna–darśana–dāyakam। Sarva–saṅkalpa–saṅkleśaṃ, nāśayitvā sukhāvaham॥
Meaning (arth) – simple words:
- I bow to Gautam Ganadhar (chief disciple of Mahavira),
- who removes all doubts, worries and confusions,
This mantra is accepted and used with devotion in both Śvetāmbara and Digambar traditions; the wording may vary slightly in books or stavans, but the bhāva (feeling) is the same – deep respect to Gautam Swami as an ideal disciple of Bhagwan Mahavir.