Namokar Mantra is the most significant mantra in Jainism. This is the first prayer recited by the Jains while meditating. The mantra is also variously referred to as the Pancha Namaskāra Mantra, Navakāra Mantra, or Namaskāra Mantra.
Commands to use the skill:
User: Alexa, ask namokar mantra to begin
Session 1:
User: Alexa, open Namokar Mantra
Alexa: Starting Namokar Mantra, You can say, play the audio, to begin.
User: Play the audio
User: begin
Alexa: Namokar Mantra
<Alexa completes the audio or user interruption>
User: Alexa, next
User: Alexa, stop
User: Alexa, shuffle
User: Alexa, next / previous
User: Alexa, resume
User: Alexa, start over
User: Yes/No
Session 2:
User: Alexa, open namokar mantra
Alexa: <audio> You were listening to Namokar Mantra <number>, Would you like to resume?
User: No
Alexa: <Alexa starts over to the first Sounds stream and you can ask Alexa to step forward by saying Alexa, next> You are listening to the Namokar Mantra. You can say, Next or Previous to navigate through the playlist. At any time, you can say Pause to pause the audio and Resume to resume.
Session 3:
User: Help
Alexa: You are listening to Namokar Mantra. You can say, Next or Previous to navigate through the playlist. At any time, you can say Pause to pause the audio and Resume to resume.
DAILY Namokar Mantra PRAYER ROUTINE
To add this prayer to a daily timer, follow these steps:
1 - Open your Alexa App.
2 - Select Routines.
3 - Select Schedule, add a time (say 7 AM).
4 - Choose Skills / Your Skills.
5 - Choose 'Namokar Mantra'. Done.
Below is the meaning of Navkar Mantra line by line, wherein the devotee first bows to the five supreme souls or Pañca-Parameṣṭhi:
Arihant— Those who have destroyed the four inimical karmas
Siddha — The liberated souls
Acharyas — The spiritual leaders or Preceptors
Upadhyaya — Preceptor of less advanced ascetics
Sādhu — The monks or sages in the world practicing Samyak Charitra (right conduct)
He also says that by bowing to all these five supreme souls,
All his Karmas can get destroyed and
Wishes for well being of each and every living entity
He finally says that this mantra is the most auspicious one
According to Dravyasaṃgraha, a major Jain text:
Meditate on, recite or chant the sacred mantras, consisting of thirty-five, sixteen, six, five, four, two and one letter(s), pronouncing the virtues of the five supreme beings (Pañca-Parameṣṭhi). Besides, meditate on and chant other mantras as per the teachings of the Preceptor (guru).
You can also check Bhaktamar prayer by saying Alexa, open bhaktamar prayer to play the bhaktamar strota
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