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The Chauvīsī Stotra

Salutation to the Twenty-Four Jinas

The Chauvīsī Stotra

Salutation to the Twenty-Four Jinas

A Jain hymn saluting the twenty-four Jinas (Tirthankaras), seeking their blessings to cross the ocean of worldly existence.

Verses

Logassa Ujjogagare, Dhammitthira Chakkavattie Jine Araham Chiya Santhuya, Chauveesampi Kevali Ursa

Verse 1

Usabhamajiyam Cha Vande, Sambhavamabhinandanan Cha Sumai Cha Paumappabham Supasam, Jinam Cha Chandappabham Vande

Verse 2

Suvidhim Cha Seeyalan Cha, Jinam Cha Seyansuvaasupoojjan Cha Vimalamanintadhammam, Santim Cha Vande Kunthun Cha

Verse 3

Aram Cha Mallim Vande, Munisuvvayam Namim Cha Jinam Cha Vandaami Ritthenemim, Pasam Taha Vaddhamaanan Cha

Verse 4

Evam Mae Santhuya, Viyaya-Raya-Roga Joa-Machchhara-Paheena Bhava-Aha-Bhava-Vimukka, Pasiyantu Matta Maha-Rayaana

Verse 5

Kittiya-Vandiya-Mahiya, Egillattha Aniga-Vimala Ya Chauveesam Pi Jinavara, Titthakara Me Pasiyantu

Verse 6

Kaitta Suddha-Mana, Chauveesampi Jinavara Titthakare Mahiye Samagga-Dhamme, Jaavai-Kevali Aniga-Vimale

Verse 7

Kai-Kada-Juyala-Baddha, Vandami Titthakare Chauveesam Ichchhami Achara-Charam, Nivvana-Padam Varam Laheun

Verse 8

Chauveesa-Niggayanam, Titthakaranam Mahanta-Kitteenam Arogga-Labha-Laaham, Samahi-Vara-Uttamam Dintu

Verse 9

Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)

Auspicious Day

Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)

Best Time (Muhurta)

Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)

Sacred Offerings

Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering

Spiritual Benefits (Phalashruti)
  • Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home

Background

This hymn is part of the Jain devotional tradition, composed in Prakrit, an ancient Indian language closely associated with Jain scriptures. It is traditionally recited by Jains during daily worship, on holy days, or as part of ritual chanting to honor the twenty-four Jinas (spiritual victors) who are also known as Tirthankaras (ford-makers who help souls cross the ocean of rebirth). This hymn is also known as the Chaturvimshati Stava ("praise of the twenty-four") and forms the second of the six daily Avashyakas (essential duty no. 2) within the canonical Avashyaka Sutra. The stotra is widely revered across the Jain community; no individual human composer is firmly established, and it is traditionally treated as part of the ancient Agama canon rather than the work of a single author. The verses are meant to be chanted with devotion to seek inner purity, guidance, and liberation.

Did You Know?

What this hymn is

This is a Jain stotra (a hymn of praise) honoring all 24 Tirthankaras — the enlightened spiritual teachers who have shown the way to liberation. The word “Tirthankara” means “ford-maker,” one who builds a crossing over the ocean of rebirth.

Language and tradition

The hymn is composed in Prakrit, an ancient Indian language closely related to Sanskrit but used in the earliest Jain scriptures. Unlike many Hindu stotras that are in Sanskrit, Jain devotional texts often preserve Prakrit to maintain the original teachings of the Tirthankaras.

Structure and listing

The first four verses name the 24 Tirthankaras in their traditional order, starting with Rishabha (the first of this era) and ending with Mahavira (the last). Each verse groups several of them together, and the final verses ask for their blessings — freedom from delusion, attachment, and rebirth.

Purpose and benefit

The hymn is meant to be recited with a “pure mind” (suddha-mana) to invoke the Tirthankaras’ grace. It specifically asks for health, prosperity, and the highest state of meditative concentration (samadhi) that leads to final liberation (nirvana).