In Jain dharma, prayer is done as vandana, stavan, and dhyan with shuddha bhav (pure inner feeling), not for asking worldly favors.

A simple way to pray in Jain dharma:

1. Be clean and शांत

- Sit in a peaceful place. - Keep the mind calm and respectful.

1. Bow with humility

- Fold hands and remember the Tirthankars, Arihants, Siddhas, and Sadhu-Sadhvi.

1. Chant the Navkar Mantra

- This is the most important Jain prayer. - It expresses respect to the five supreme beings: - Arihant - Siddha - Acharya - Upadhyay - Sadhu

1. Do stavan or bhakti

- Sing or recite devotional hymns in praise of the Tirthankars. - Keep the feeling of reverence, not demand.

1. Reflect on your faults

- Ask forgiveness for wrong thoughts, words, and actions. - Resolve to reduce anger, ego, deceit, and greed.

1. Practice samayik or pratikraman

- These are powerful Jain practices of self-purification. - They are also forms of prayer through inner discipline.

Important Jain understanding

In Jain dharma, prayer is mainly for:

• purification of the soul,
• remembrance of virtues,
• reduction of karma,
• and progress on the path of ahimsa, truth, non-attachment, and self-control.

It is not about asking God to change fate, because in Jain philosophy, liberation comes through right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct.

Very simple daily prayer

You may begin like this:

• “I bow to the Arihants.”
• “I bow to the Siddhas.”
• “May my thoughts be pure.”
• “May I live in ahimsa.”
• “Please forgive my mistakes.”

If you want, I can also give you:

• a daily Jain prayer routine,
• the Navkar Mantra with meaning,
• or a short morning prayer in Gujarati/Hindi/English.