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jain stavan with shakti word
Here is a well-known Jain stotra (stavan) that actually uses the word “śakti”:
- Name: Bhaktāmara Stotra (by Āchārya Māṇatuṅga)
- Verse: 5
Original (Sanskrit, Devanāgarī): “सोऽहं तथापि तव भक्ति-वशान् मुनीश कर्तुं स्तवं विगत-शक्तिरपि प्रवृत्तः । प्रीत्यात्मवीर्यमविचार्य मृगो मृगेन्द्रं नाभ्येति किं निज-शिशोः परिपालनार्थम् ॥५॥”
Transliteration: “so’ham tathāpi tava bhakti-vaśān munīśa kartuṁ stavaṁ vigata-śaktir api pravṛttaḥ | prīty-ātma-vīryam avicārya mṛgo mṛgendraṁ nābhyeti kiṁ nija-śiśoḥ paripālanārtham ||5||”
Arth (simple meaning): “O Lord of sages! Even though I am ‘vigata-śakti’ (without strength), I have still begun your praise out of devotion. Just as a doe, without considering her own power, approaches the lion to protect her fawn, likewise I come to you out of pure love.”
Notes on tradition:
- Bhaktāmara is revered in both traditions. Digambar paramparā generally recites 48 verses; Śvetāmbara tradition commonly has 44. This 5th verse is accepted in standard recensions of both.
