Answer

In Jain Dharma, a common mantra to chant with a rosary/mālā is the Navkar Mantra.

It may be recited bead by bead with devotion, calmness, and awareness.

How to Chant with a Mālā

• Sit in a clean, peaceful place.
• Hold the mālā respectfully.
• On each bead, recite the Navkar Mantra once.
• Keep the mind focused on reverence toward the supreme qualities of enlightened souls.
• Avoid rushing; chant with humility and inner purity.

Spiritual Understanding

The Navkar Mantra does not ask for worldly favors. It bows to the pure and liberated qualities of:

• Arihants
• Siddhas
• Acharyas
• Upadhyayas
• All Sadhus and Sadhvis

Chanting it with a mālā helps develop concentration, humility, peace, and spiritual awareness.

Takeaway

Using a mālā is a helpful way to make mantra recitation steady and mindful, but the main value is in devotion, right understanding, and purity of intention.