Navkar Mantra se banaya hua “chhota sutra” (Beej Mantra) — “ॐ” (Om/Onkar) hai. Isse “Navkar ka Beej” kaha jata hai.

• Arth: “ॐ” ko Panch Parameshti (Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu) ki sankshipt vandana mana gaya hai. Kuchh paramparaon me iski akshar-vyakhya is prakar batayi jati hai: A – Arihant, A – Ashariri/Siddha, A – Acharya, U – Upadhyaya, M – Muni (Sadhu).
• Digambar aur Shwetambar dono paramparaen “ॐ” ko Navkar ka beej swaroop svikaar karti hain; vyakhya me chhote-mote antar mil sakte hain, par saar ek hi hai—Panch Parameshti ko namaskar.

Adhyayan ke liye Navkar Mantra ka sankshep aur vivaran yahan dekhen: