[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Old and Middle Gujarati literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.gujarati) › [Devotional lyrics and songs](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.gujarati.pada) › Lavani # Lavani (Lāvaṇī) Maintained that Sādhus eschewed young men as disciples fearing alienation of young women's affections. - **Language:** Gujarati - **Date:** 800–1650 CE - **Author:** [Dayārām](https://indike.org/pramana/person/dayaram) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.gujarati.pada.lavani](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.gujarati.pada.lavani) · Pramāṇa