Namokar Mantra

Namokar/Navkar Mantra

NAMO ARIHANTANAM

NAMO SIDDHANAM

NAMO AYARIYANAM

NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM

NAMO LOE SAVVASAHUNAM

ESO PANCH NAMOKKARO

SAVVA PAVA PPANASANO

MANGALANANCHA SAVVESIM

PADHAMAM HAVEI MANGALAM

 

NAMO AYARIYANAM

I bow down to Acharyas.

NAMO LOE SAVVASAHUNAM

I bow down to all sadhus and sadhvis

ESO PANCH NAMOKKARO

These five bowing downs

SAVVA PAVA PPANASANO

destroy all the sins.

MANGALANANCHA SAVVESIM

Amongst all that is auspicious

PADHAMAM HAVEI MANGALAM

this Namokar Mantra is the foremost.

Questions

1) What does NAMO ARIHANTANAM mean?

2) What does NAMO SIDDHANAM mean?

3) What does NAMO AYARIYANAM mean?

4) What does NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM mean?

5) What does NAMO LOE SAVVASAHUNAM mean?