It is probably the only composition on this great icon in mainstream Carnatic literature. Composed in Sanskrit, the song highlights how Mahaveer, though originally a privileged prince, renounced every comfort including his family and became a beacon of light and peace for billions of Jains. It was dedicated to devotees on 19th Jan by the Jain Pontiff Shri Labdhi Chandra Sagar ji Maharaj of Vignyan Teerth, Palitana in Gujarat, India.
mahAveera jainam mahAmi sadAham
maheetala shrta jana chitta hitam
maheepati siddhArtha putram pavitram
mahA ghOra bhavAbdhi teerthankaram
sakala aishwarya sukhAdi tyaktam sakalAshA pAsha dwESha vijitam
sakala shubha lakShaNa bharita priyadarshana janakam yashOdA priya patim
akalmashAstheyAparigrahAhimasA satya niyamAdi prakaTitam
vikalpam riShabhadEva pArshwanAtha ravi shashi sama vikhyAtam