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1 SIDDHASENA DIVAKARA
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After this incident, a certain wandering bard from the town of Paithāna went to Visālā and there met the sister of Divākara Siddhaśrs who was a Jaina nun. · The bard sang before her first two lines of a verse, Understanding the inner meaning of these two lines she completed the verse. The whole verse runs thus:
"स्फुरन्ति वादिखद्योताः साम्प्रत दक्षिणापथे ।
नूनमस्तगतो वादी सिद्धसेनो दिवाकरः ॥१७५ ॥" "At present rival debators (of Divā kara) are thriving mightily like the fireflies at night in Daksinā patha." Thus sang the bard. The sister of Divākara completed the verse by saying, “ Most certainly Divā kara great debator is dead it also means Divā kara the sun has set)." After that, the sister of Divākara in a prayerful mood went to heaven.
The following is the source of information about the family named Vidyadhara to which Padalipta Sūri and Vrddhavādi belonged : After 150 years of Vikram reign, one Jākuți a follower of Jaina religion, got a temple of Neminātha repaired. It was situated on the peak of mountain Revata. There while repairing a dilapidated monastery some documents were found. Out of these documents composed by ancient poets the lives of Divā kara and VỊddhavādi has been given here. May it contribute to the delight and intelligence of the readers. Thus the life of Divā kara is given.
Prabhācandra is a disciple of Candraprabha. This Candraprabha whose father's name was Rāma and mother's name was Lakşmi wrote these lives of Divā kara
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