Navkar mantra me kitne pad
Navkar Mantra me 9 pad hote hain. Isi liye ise “Navkar” ya “Nav‑padi” mantra kaha jata hai. Dono paramparaen (Shwetambar aur Digambar) me padon ki sankhya 9 hi mani jati hai; sirf Prakrit uccharan me chhote‑mote bhed mil sakte hain.
Navkar Mantra ke 9 pad: 1) Namo Arihantanam 2) Namo Siddhanam 3) Namo Ayariyanam (Acharyanam) 4) Namo Uvajjhayanam (Upadhyayanam) 5) Namo Loe Savva Sahunam 6) Eso Panch Namokkaro 7) Savva Pavappanasano 8) Mangalanam Cha Savvesim 9) Padhamam Havai Mangalam