Here is a brief, Jain-focused overview of the names you mentioned and how they relate in Jain tradition.

• Mahavir (Mahavira)

- He is the 24th Tirthankar of the current time cycle. He revived and taught the Jain path of right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct. In Jain scriptures, his life and teachings are central to Jainism.

• Marichi

- In Jain narratives, Marichi was a prince and a seeker who later embraced ascetic life. He is associated with the early Parivrajak movement (wandering mendicants). The stories describe how Marichi founded or influenced ascetic practice, and how his pride about his royal lineage affected his spiritual path. He is also noted as the teacher whose follower Kapil became a notable disciple. These tales emphasize the karmic consequences of pride and the importance of confessing and renouncing attachments. (Reference: Marichi stories and Marichi’s Pride and Falsehood.) ( jainknowledge.com)

• Kapil (Kapil Gautam Swami)

- In Jain lore, Kapil is described as a prince who became a disciple of Marichi. He advised Marichi to seek true spiritual guidance and to go to Lord Adinath for asceticism. Kapil is portrayed as a guiding disciple who helped steer Marichi toward proper Jain renunciation and confession. This lineage highlights the disciple–teacher dynamic that appears in Jain narratives about early Digambara and Śvetāmbara lineages. (Reference: Marichi’s Pride and Falsehood; Gautamswami related material.) ( jainknowledge.com)

• Gautam Swami (Indrabhuti Gautam)

- Gautam Swami is Mahavira’s chief disciple (Ganadhara). He is known as the leading Ganadhara and is often celebrated for his role in transmitting Mahavira’s teachings and organizing the Jain sangha after Mahavira. He is the historical teacher figure in many Jain traditions and is connected to stories about renunciation (diksha) and spiritual discipline. (Supported by JainKnowledge pages on Gautamswami and related Diksha traditions.) ( jainknowledge.com)

Note on tradition differences:

• In Jain tradition, there are variations between Digambar and Śvetāmbara accounts about many early figures and lineages. The core ideas—Gautam Swami as Mahavira’s chief disciple, Marichi’s pursuit of renunciation, and Kapil as Marichi’s disciple—appear in various Jain narratives, but the emphasis and details can differ by tradition. The essential points above reflect the common Jain narrative arc found in these stories.

If you’d like, I can pull specific verses or tell you more about how these figures are depicted in a particular Jain text or temple tradition.