Fully Discrimination of maha manta navkar

Namo Arihantanam
I bow in reverence to Arihants
Namo Siddhanam
I bow in reverence to Siddhas
Namo Ayariyanam
I bow in reverence to Acharyas
Namo Uvajjhayanam
I bow in reverence to Upadhyayas
Namo Loye Savva Sahunam
I bow in reverence to all Sadhus
Eso Panch Namoyaro
This five-fold salutation
Savva Pavappanasano
Destroys all sins
Mangalanam Cha Savvesim
And amongst all auspicious things
Padhamam Havai Mangalam
Is the most auspicious one
With the above invocation repeated several times every
day the Jains bow with hands folded in anjali (worship)
in the four cardinal directions, East, West, South and
North.
While reciting the Navkar Mantra, we are bowing
down with respect Arihantas, Siddhas, Acharya(heads
of sadhus and sadhvis), Upadhyaya (those who teach
scriptures to sadhus and sadhvis), Sadhus (monks,
who have voluntarily given up social, economical and
family relationships) and Sadhvis (nuns, who have
voluntarily given up social, economical and family
relationships). Collectively, they are called Panch
Parmesthi (five supreme spiritual people). In this
mantra we worship their virtues rather than
worshipping any one particular person or Tirthankara.
This mantra is also called Namaskar or Namokar
Mantra as we are bowing down.
ARIHANTAS
The word Arihanta is made up of two words: 1) Ari,
meaning enemies, and 2)hanta, meaning destroyer of
the enemies. These enemies are inner desires known as
passions such as anger, ego, deception, and greed
within us. When a person (soul) wins over these inner
enemies he/she is called Arihanta. Arihanta destroys the
four ghati karmas namely Jnanavarniya (knowledge
blocking) Karma, Darshanavarniya (perception blocking)
Karma, Mohniya (passion causing) Karma and Antaraya
(obstacle causing) Karma. Arihanta attains: 1) Kevaljnan,
perfect knowledge due to the destruction of all
Jnanavarniya Karmas, 2) Kevaldarshan, perfect
perception due to the destruction of all
Darshanavarniya karmas, 3) becomes passionless due to
the destruction of all Mohniya Karmas, and 4) gains
infinite power due to the destruction of all Antaraya
Karmas.
SIDDHAS
Siddhas are the liberated souls. They are no longer
among us because they have completely ended the
cycle of birth and death. They have reached the
ultimate highest state, salvation. They do not have any
karmas, and they do not collect any new karmas. This
state of true freedom is called Moksha.
ACHARYAS
Acharyas carry the message of Jina. They are our
spiritual leaders. Acharyas must have to do in-depth
study and achieve mastery of the Jain scriptures
(Ägams). In addition to acquiring a high level of spiritual
excellence, they have the ability to lead the monks and
nuns. They know various languages with a sound
knowledge of other philosophies and religions of the
area and the world.
UPADHYAYAS
The title Upadhyayas is given to those Sadhus who
have acquired a special knowledge of the Ägams and
philosophical systems. They teach Jain scriptures to
sadhus and sadhvis.
SADHUS AND SADHVIS
When householders become detached from the
worldly aspects of life and get the desire for spiritual
uplift (and not worldly uplift), they give up their
worldly lives and become sadhus (monk) or sadhvis
(nun). A male person is called sadhu, and a female
person is called sadhvi. At the time of Deeksha, the
sadhu or sadhvi voluntarily accepts to obey following
five major vows for the rest of his/her life:
1. Commitment of Total Ahimsa (non-violence)-not to
commit any type of violence.
2. Commitment of Total Satya (truth)-not to indulge in
any type of lie or falsehood.
3. Commitment of Total Asteya (non-stealing)-not to
take anything unless it is given.
4. Commitment of Total Brahmacharya (celibacy)-not to
indulge in any sensual activities
5. Commitment of Total Aparigraha (non-
possessiveness)-not to acquire more than what is
needed to maintain day to day life.