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નગરશેઠ શાંતિદાસ ઝવેરી resembling celestial nymphs, while at the door of the the temple there was the Panchapatra for protection. The lofty steps of the temple indicated the way for the heavenward march of the devotees. There were six halls in the temple called Megha. nada, Sinhanada, Suryanada, Rangarama, Khela and Gudhagotra. It had two turrets, four square temples around and four underground shrines with
idols of the Jina ( verses 50-54).” – SHG'; p. 62 20. Grand : 944124", yo 134-36, seale di 9.. 19. 24141ET HII Yahl: 'HOG', Vol. II, p. 114. 12. 21 4318.40h aia e Bi Gaeta Diddi yards • SHG'11 p. 55
@42 242 HOG', Vol. II ai p. 141 @up a.SHG' 24,8112 dan 'HOG', Vol. II. p. 141 342 341 3HIQI orgia – “In one of its concluding verses, the poem refers to the famous noble who was viceroy of Gujarat when it was composed : Victory to Azamkhan, the righteous lord of Gujarat, at the mention of whose name, the bodies of his enemies tremble with fear, their eyes roll up, and their hearts fail.' We know that this n ble was Subahdar of Gujarat from 1636 to 1642, under Shah Jahan, and that he was a great general and a terror to the kolis and the kathis on the frontiers of his province. From this and from internal evidence, we may say that the credibility of the information contained in the poem is beyond
any doubt." ૧૩. જર્મન પ્રવાસી મેન્ડેલક્ષે પોતાની યુવાન વયે, ૨૦ વર્ષની ઉંમર, ઈ. સ.
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