Please tell me the exact prayer including Navkar/Namokar Mantra in the Bhagavati Sutra
Answer
If you mean the Namokar / Navkar Mantra recited before or with the Bhagavatī Sūtra, the standard form is:
णमो अरिहंताणं णमो सिद्धाणं णमो आइरियाणं णमो उवज्झायाणं णमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं
Transliteration:
Namo Arihantāṇaṃ Namo Siddhāṇaṃ Namo Āiriyāṇaṃ Namo Uvajjhāyāṇaṃ Namo Loe Savva-sāhūṇaṃ
Explanation
This is the five-fold Jain prayer offered to:
- Arihants
- Siddhas
- Acharyas
- Upadhyayas
- All Sadhus
It is not a prayer to one person or deity, but a universal bowing to the highest spiritual ideals in Jain Dharma.
Spiritual Understanding
The Namokar Mantra is considered the most sacred Jain mantra. It reminds us to:
- show humility,
- remember the path of liberation,
- respect the spiritually elevated,
- and purify the mind before scriptural recitation.
In many Jain traditions, this mantra is recited at the beginning of the Bhagavatī Sūtra recitation as part of the मंगलाचरण, though the exact surrounding opening words can vary by tradition and edition.
Takeaway
The core prayer is the Namokar Mantra above. If you want, I can also provide the Hindi meaning or the traditional opening invocation used before Bhagavatī Sūtra recitation.