Uvasaggaharam Stotra


Uvasaggaharam Stotra is a Jain religious hymn in adoration of the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha. It was composed by Bhadrabahu who lived in around 4th–3rd century BC.
It is a hymn that is believed in and recited by the followers of the Śvetāmbara sect and is one of the Navsmaran of its Murtipujaka sub-sect.

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.