Uvasaggaharam Stotra
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Religion | Jainism |
Author | Bhadrabahu |
Period | 2nd-4th century CE |
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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 2nd–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]
Text
[edit] Prakrit उवसग्गहरं पासं, पासं वंदामि कम्मघण-मुक्कं । | IAST uvasaggaharam pāsam, pāsam vandāmi kamma-ghaṇa-mukkam | English translation I bow to Lord Parshwanath, who is attended by the distress-removing Parshwa deity, |
Legend
[edit]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.
See also
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[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Kothary 2015, p. 88.
- ^ Kapāsī, Vinoda (2007). Nava Smaraṇa: Nine Sacred Recitations of Jainism. Hindi Granth Karyalay. ISBN 978-81-88769-05-6.
Sources
[edit]- Kothary, Piyush C. (2015). Profile in Silence:: Achieving Dreams Against All Odds. Xlibris. ISBN 9781514430316.