Uvasaggaharam Stotra

Uvasaggaharam Stotra
Uvasaggaharam Stotra
Information
Religion	Jainism
Author	Bhadrabahu
Period	4th-3rd century BCE

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Uvasaggaharam Stotra is a Jain religious hymn (stotra) in adoration of the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha. It was composed by Bhadrabahu who lived in around 4th–3rd century BC.^[1]

It is a hymn that is believed in and recited by the followers of the Śvetāmbara sect and is one of the Navsmaran (or 9 sacred hymns) of its Murtipujaka sub-sect.^[2]

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Legend

A legend says that Bhadrabahu penned and recited the sacred hymn to eradicate an ongoing plague. It has 5 verses. According to the legend, it had 22 verses and its recitation invoked demi-gods and demi-goddesses. However, 17 verses were reduced later.

References

Citations

↑ Kothary 2015, p. 88.
↑ Kapāsī, Vinoda (2007). Nava Smaraṇa: Nine Sacred Recitations of Jainism. Hindi Granth Karyalay. ISBN 978-81-88769-05-6.

Sources

Kothary, Piyush C. (2015). Profile in Silence:: Achieving Dreams Against All Odds. Xlibris. ISBN 9781514430316.

[FOOTNOTEKothary201588-1] Kothary 2015, p. 88.

[2] Kapāsī, Vinoda (2007). Nava Smaraṇa: Nine Sacred Recitations of Jainism. Hindi Granth Karyalay. ISBN 978-81-88769-05-6.

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