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INTRODUCTION
found therein show that the author of the stotra is in no way inferior to Siddhasena Divā kara, There is a difference of opinion as regards Divā kara being the author of this Stotra.
We have no reference at hand older than the 10th? or 11th century to prove that the Dwātrinsikās are the works of Divā kara. But as regards Sanmati being the work of Divā karathere is a reference which dates as far back as the eighth century. Abhayadeva, the commentator of Sanmati, who lived in the 10th Century had before him many commentaries8 on Sanmati. He mentions Sanmati as the work of Divākara, 4 Two centuries prior to him, Haribhadra the son of Yakini also mentions Sanmati as the work of Divā kara. From all this we can safely conclude that the present work of Sanmati is
argument is that on Kalyāņa Mandira not a single old commentary is found.
As against these two arguments it can be said that the mention of the name Sidhasena is neither found in Nyāyāvatara nor in any Dwātrimsikās nor again in Sanmati. As to the commentary on Kalyāņa Stotra it may be said that merely because such a com. mentary is not found we can not say that no commentary was
written ; even a commentary on Dwåtriṁsikås is not yet found. Looking to the poetic flash in Kalyāna Mandira it can be said that the Stotra might have been by Siddhasena. Acārya Hemcandra extols Siddhasena as a great poet. This eulogy would be justified if we regard Kalyana Mandira as being the work of Siddhasena.
1 See p. 47 notes l'and 2
2 See page 2 of this intro.
.8 Sanmati Tika p. 1 v. 2. . : 4 Ibid p. 1 lines 16 and 17.
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