Jains throughout the world chant this great incantation mantra) with full faith and belief. Through this mantra one invokes soul, not any individual. It has five lines, meaning :

I bow before the Arihantas. (Paying homage to jain gods known as arihants / tirthankars I convey my veneration to the conquerors of Karmas for moksha .)

I bow before the Siddhas. (Paying homage to all siddhas I convey my veneration to the perfected and liberated souls.)

I bow before the Acaryas. (Paying homage I convey my veneration to all the acharyas of world.)

I bow before the Upadhyayas. (Paying homage I convey my veneration to the teachers of the scriptures .)

I bow before all the Sadhus. (Paying homage I convey my veneration to all the mendicants/monks in the world.)

Sincerely done, this five-fold veneration to pure souls wipes away all sins. It is the most auspicious. There are 35 letters in the five mantra-lines and 33 in the auxiliary lines. This 68 letter maha-mantra is an all-fulfilling, beneficent and eternally perfect mantra.

Illustration : In the illustration it is shown that this mantra is supreme in all the three worlds - the Nadir (symbolized by water), the Earth (symbolized by land) and the Zenith (symbolized by sky). It is revered by the sun, the moon, gods, demons, human beings and all the other beings in the universe.
The sounds inherent in the Navkar Maha Mantra have inconceivable power. Every single letter here is a mantra in itself. When one meditates over it with pure and stable mind he becomes safe from torments, fear and evil; it protects like a shield.

It subdues the astrological mis-influences & of the planets or ant dosha and save from the torments caused by evil spirits and ferocious creatures.

It enhances well-being, happiness and wealth. He who practices its meditation attains heaven and liberation. it cant be used to harm anybody or to harm others bcoz it has its inner intellect powers too . while chanting it say i pray for well being of all creatures of universe , let be animals, human , universe , god , let selfless love spead for kind of all& sorry for knowing or unknowingly if i hurted anybody (as above )