The Supreme Mantra

Navkar Mantra (णमो अरिहंताणं)

"The Universal Salutation"

The most fundamental Jain prayer — not a wish for worldly gains, but a profound bow to spiritual greatness.

Unlike traditional prayers that ask for health, wealth, or divine intervention, the Navkar Mantra is a salutation (Namaskar).

"It is a celebration of the qualities that lead to liberation, rather than the person who achieved them."

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Found in the earliest Jain scriptures, this mantra transcends sectarian divides, serving as the common thread for all followers of the path.

01. नमों अरिहंताणं

The Conquerors. Those who have destroyed their inner enemies (greed, anger, ego) and attained omniscience while still in physical form.

02. नमों सिद्धाणं

The Liberated Souls. Those who have attained Moksha and are free from the cycle of birth and death, existing in eternal bliss.

03. नमों आइरियाणं

The Spiritual Leaders. Masters of the scriptures and administrators of the monastic order who guide the community.

04. नमों उवज्झायाणं

The Teachers. Learned scholars who educate the monks, nuns, and householders about the Jain philosophy.

05. नमों लोए सव्व साहूणं

The Ascetics. All monks and nuns in the universe who have renounced worldly life to pursue the path of purification.

𑀡𑀫𑁄 𑀅𑀭𑀺𑀳𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁

Namo Arihantānam

I bow to the Arihants (The Conquerors)

𑀡𑀫𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀸𑀡𑀁

Namo Siddhānam

I bow to the Siddhas (The Liberated Souls)

𑀡𑀫𑁄 𑀆𑀇𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁

Namo Āyariyānam

I bow to the Acharyas (The Spiritual Leaders)

𑀡𑀫𑁄 𑀉𑀯𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁

Namo Uvajjhāyānam

I bow to the Upadhyayas (The Teachers)

𑀡𑀫𑁄 𑀮𑁄𑀏 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀁

Namo Loe Savva Sāhūnam

I bow to all the Saints in the world

𑀏𑀲𑁄 𑀧𑀁𑀘 𑀡𑀫𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁄 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 𑀧𑀸𑀯𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀡𑁄
𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 𑀘 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀁 𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁 𑀳𑀯𑀇 𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀮𑀁

Eso pancha namokkāro, savva pāvappaṇāsaṇo
Maṅgalāṇam ca savvesim, paḍhamam havai maṅgalam.

This fivefold salutation destroys all sins and is the most auspicious of all blessings