Namokär/Navkär Mantra

NAMO ARIHANTÄNAM

NAMO SIDDHÄNAM

NAMO ÄYARIYÄNAM

NAMO UVAJJHÄYÄNAM

NAMO LOE SAVVASÄHUNAM

ESO PANCH NAMOKKÄRO

SAVVA PÄVA PPANÄSANO

MANGALÄNANCHA SAVVESIM

PADHAMAM HAVEI MANGALAM

 

NAMO ÄYARIYÄNAM

I bow down to Acharyas.

NAMO LOE SAVVASÄHUNAM

I bow down to all sadhus and sadhvis

ESO PANCH NAMOKKÄRO

These five bowing downs

SAVVA PÄVA PPANÄSANO

destroy all the sins.

MANGALÄNANCHA SAVVESIM

Amongst all that is auspicious

PADHAMAM HAVEI MANGALAM

this Namokär Mantra is the foremost.

Questions

1) What does NAMO ARIHANTÄNAM mean?

2) What does NAMO SIDDHÄNAM mean?

3) What does NAMO ÄYARIYÄNAM mean?

4) What does NAMO UVAJJHÄYÄNAM mean?

5) What does NAMO LOE SAVVASÄHUNAM mean?