list of stavans created before 1980
Certainly! Jain stavans (devotional hymns) have been composed for centuries in praise of Tirthankaras, Arihants, Siddhas, and other revered figures. Here is a list of some well-known Jain stavans that were composed before 1980, many of which are much older:
Popular Jain Stavans Created Before 1980
- Meri Bhavana Ucchi Rahe
(मेरी भावना उच्ची रहे)
- Hey Prabhu Tumre Charan Kamal Par
(हे प्रभु तुम्हरे चरण कमल पर)
- Prabhu Patit Paavan
(प्रभु पतित पावन)
- Darshan Do Ghanshyam
(दर्शन दो घनश्याम) (While originally a Krishna bhajan, it is also sung in Jain context with altered lyrics.)
- Sahaj Anand Ka Payo Dhan
(सहज आनंद का पायो धन)
- Mangal Mandir Kholo
(मंगल मंदिर खोलो)
- Mantra Mangal
(मंत्र मंगल)
- Tirthankar Prabhu Avo Ni
(तीर्थंकर प्रभु आवो नी - Gujarati)
- Bhavi Tirthankar Prabhu
(भवि तीर्थंकर प्रभु)
- Arihant Vandana
(अरिहंत वंदना)
- Jai Jai Jinendra
(जय जय जिनेन्द्र)
- Hey Prabhu Tumko Vandana
(हे प्रभु तुमको वंदना)
- Uttam Kshama Hamari Shobha
(उत्तम क्षमा हमारी शोभा)
- Apurva Avsar Aayo Re
(अपूर्व अवसर आयो रे)
- Navkar Mantra (Namokar Mantra)
(नवकार मंत्र / णमोकार मंत्र) Ancient, timeless Jain prayer.
Notes:
- Many Jain stavans are traditional and orally transmitted; their precise composition dates are often unknown, but all those listed above are established as having been sung and circulated well before 1980.
- There are thousands of Jain stavans in Hindi, Gujarati, and other languages, composed by saints like Acharya Hemchandra, Pandit Daulatram, Kavi Anandghan, and others.
- Namokar Mantra is the most ancient and foundational Jain prayer, not a stavan in the bhajan sense but always included in devotional singing.
If you seek a more exhaustive or language-specific list, or stavans by a particular composer (e.g., Anandghan, Hemchandra), please specify!