“Gautam Swami Stuti” generally means any devotional prayer (stavan / stotra / aṣṭakam / rās / chand) sung in praise of Gautam Swami, the chief ganadhar (main disciple) of Bhagwan Mahavir.

Because there is not just one fixed “Gautam Swami Stuti” but many different compositions, here is what they usually contain and mean:

1. Who is praised in the stuti?

- Gautam Swami, originally Indrabhuti Gautam. - A great Vedic scholar who surrendered his ego when he recognised the supreme knowledge of Bhagwan Mahavir. - The first and principal disciple who preserved and propagated Mahavir Bhagwan’s teachings.

1. Main भाव (feelings) in Gautam Swami stutis

Most stutis praise: - His humility – leaving pride of scholarship and bowing to true spiritual wisdom. - His deep devotion (bhakti) towards Mahavir Bhagwan. - His great knowledge and preaching – as leader of the sangh and first ganadhar. - His spiritual progress – how attachment even to the Guru delayed his keval‑jnān, and how giving up that last attachment led to omniscience and finally moksha. - A prayer that: - we also may get such shraddhā (right faith), - lose ahaṅkār (ego), - and walk on the path of samyak darshan–jnān–chāritra (right faith, knowledge, conduct).

1. Types of Gautam Swami stutis you may come across

- Gautamswami Aṣṭakam – 8-verse Sanskrit/Prakrit/Hindi stuti. - Gautam Swami Rās / Chand / Aarti / Sajhāy – mostly in Gujarati or Hindi, sung especially around Diwali (Mahavir nirvan time) and on Gautam Swami Keval‑jnān remembrance. - Wordings differ by Śvetāmbara / Digambara traditions and local bhasha, but the core respect and meaning remain the same: glorifying Gautam Swami as ideal disciple and acharya.

1. How to use/recite Gautam Swami stuti

- Recite with shraddhā and understanding, not just as a song. - Before or after pratikraman, svādhyāy, or pūjā, or on: - Mahavir Jayanti - Diwali (Mahavir nirvan, Gautam Swami keval‑jnān smaran) - Guru‑related days (Paryushan, Kartik Poonam, etc.). - While reciting, keep in mind: - “May I also drop ego like Gautam Swami.” - “May I accept true dharma when it appears, even if it corrects my old beliefs.” - “May I serve the Jain sangh and scriptures like him.”

1. To read more about Gautam Swami’s life and background

His life-story itself is like a living stuti. You can read a simple narrative of Gautam Swami’s life and virtues here: You can read more here

If you want the exact words of a specific Gautam Swami stuti (for example “Gautam Swami Ashtakam”, “Gautam Swami Rās”, or “Gautam Swami Aarti”), please mention the exact name or tradition (Śvetāmbara/Digambara, or language like Gujarati/Hindi), and I can then explain its meaning (arth) line by line in simple language.