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 4thâÂÂ3rd century BC.
It is a hymn that is believed in and recited by the followers of the à ÂvetÃÂmbara sect and is one of the Navsmaran (or 9 sacred hymns) of its Murtipujaka sub-sect.
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.