Jain dharm ke anusar, Shatrunjay Tirth ka uddhar Raja Bhartrihari ne kiya tha. Katha ke anusaar, ek baar Raja Bhartrihari ne jalte huye diye ki bati le jaate hue kisi Jain muni ko dekha. Is drishya ko dekh kar unko gyaan prapt hua aur unhone apna jeevan parivartit kar diya. Isi prerna se unhone Shatrunjay Tirth ka punaruddhar (udhar) kiya.

Yeh katha Jain sahitya, vishesh roop se Shatrunjay Mahatmya aur anya Jain granthon mein milti hai, jismein Raja Bhartrihari ke vairagya aur unki bhakti ka varnan hai.