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3. It is the highest good of all that is good, the highest of
the benediction; it is the highest merit amongst all
merits and the sweetest fruit of all fruits. 4. Just ponder over the Panch Navakara, and water and
fire come to a stop. It destroys outright all calamities
that come from enemies, destiny, thieves and kings. 5. This worthy Mantra of salutation frees us from all
sorrows and leads to all joys; it gives rise to fame. The ocean of life is dried by it; it is the very root of all
joys of this life and the life hereafter. 6. Just one letter of the Mantra destroys sin equalling
the seven seas; its one line puts an end to the sin equalling fifty oceans; the whole Mantra annihilates
sin equalling five hundred oceans. 7. One who mutters the Mantra one lakh times
ceremoniously, earns the Namakarma of Shri
Tirthankara undoubtedly. 8. A salutation rendered to the Parameshthis in all
genuine feelings puts an end to the net of all sorrows
as the wind dries all water. 9. At the last moment, one whose ten Pranas depart
with five salutations certainly becomes a Vaimanika if
not the one who attains salvation. 10. In case of all who have attained liberation or do so by
becoming free from all tardiness-this attainment is
simply due to the Jina Navakara. 11. This unique Mantra is the very residence of all
blessedness. It puts an end to mundane existence, yields all happiness to the entire sangha. It yields genuine happiness by the very pondering on it.
