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NAVKAR MANTRA

NAVKAR MANTRA

II Navkar Mantra (नवकार मंत्र) II

Hindi

Twelve attributes of Arihanta are as follows: 1. Jnänätishaya: Omniscience, the perfect knowledge of past,present and future of the entire Universe at the same time. 2. Apäyäpagamätishaya: Lord Arihanta is free from all the faults and where ever he travels there is absence of all natural calamities and diseases within the area of 125 Yojanas (1 Yojana equals 4 miles) surrounding him. 3. Pujätishaya: All celestial beings and humans either worship or have desire to worship Lord Arihanta. 4. Vachanätishaya: The speech of Lord Arihanta is "The Reality" itself and well understood by celestial beings, humans and animals in their own mode of expression (native tongue) and has 35 special qualities. 5. Ashoka Vruksha: Where a divine assembly hall is built, a tree called Ashoka Vruksha, twelve times larger than the body of Lord Arihanta, is created by celestial beings. Lord Arihanta delivers his universal sermon sitting under this tree. Over Ashoka Vruksha, there is another tree called Chaitya Vruksha. It is under this Chaitya Vruksha lord Arihanta acquires perfect knowledge (Kevaljnäna). 6. Sura-pushpa vrushti: Shower of fragrant flowers by celestial beings. 7. Divya dhvani: The discourse of Lord Arihanta is accompanied by divine music in the background played by celestial beings. 8. Chämara: whisk 9. Sinhänsana: A divine golden throne studded with precious diamonds 10. Bhämandala: Halo behind the head of Tirthankara 11.Devadudumbhi: The celestial beings play the musical instruments during the samovsharana. 12. Chhatra: Divine three-tiered parasol above Tirthankara's head. Of the above 12, 1 to 4 is extraordinary powers (atishaya) and 5 to 12 are symbols (prätihärya).

English

Listen to NAMASKAR MAHAMANTRA Namo Arihantanam I bow in reverence to Arihants Namo Siddhanam I bow in reverence to Siddhas Namo Ayariyanam I bow in reverence to Acharyas Namo Uvajjhayanam I bow in reverence to Upadhyayas Namo Loye Savva Sahunam I bow in reverence to all Sadhus Eso Panch Namukkaro This five-fold salutation Savva Pavappanasano Destroys all sins Mangalanam Cha Savvesim And amongst all auspicious things Padhamam Havai Mangalam Is the most auspicious one

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