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Navakar Mantra is a prayer used daily in Jainism.

I bow to the Arihantas, the perfected human beings. I bow to the Siddhas, liberated bodiless souls. I bow to the Acharyas, the masters and heads of congregations. I bow to the Upadhyayas, the spiritual teachers. I bow to the spiritual practitioners in the universe, Sadhus.

This fivefold obeisance mantra, Destroys all sins and obstacles, And of all auspicious repetitions, Is the first and foremost.

णमो अरिहंताणं   - I bow to the Arahantas, the perfected human beings (Tirathankaras), Godmen. णमो सिद्धाणं     - I bow to the Siddhas, liberated bodiless souls, regarded as God. णमो आयरियाणं    - I bow to the Acharyas, the masters and heads of congregations. णमो उवज्झायाणं    - I bow to the Upadhyayas, the spiritual teachers. णमो लोए सव्व साहुणं - I bow to all the spiritual practitioners in the universe, Sadhus.

एसो पंच णमोकारो    - This fivefold obeisance mantra,

सव्व पाप पणासणो    - Destroys all sins and obstacles, मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिम   - And of all auspicious repetitions,

पढ्मम हवइ मंगलम   - Is the first and foremost...

The pronunciation of this great mantra is most important. One who completely knows the pronunciation should only try to rhyme this. The English format of the same is

OM NAMO ARIHANTANAM,

OM NAMO SIDHDHANAM,

OM NAMO AYARIYANAM,

OM NAMO UVAJZAYANAM,

OM NAMO LOE SAVVA SAHUNAM,

ESO PANCH NAMOKKARO,

SAVVA PAV PPANHA SANHO,

MANGALANAM CHA SAVVASIM,

PADHAMAM HAVAI MAMGALAM.,

In the above prayer, Jains salute the virtues of their five benevolent. They do not pray to a specific Tirthankar or monk by name. By saluting them, Jains receive the inspiration from the five benevolent for the right path of true happiness and total freedom from the misery of life. Jain prayers do not ask for any favors or material benefits from their gods, the Tirthankaras or from sadhus and sadhvis.