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APPENDIX 27 Referring to the hymn in this Appendix its language besides being ungrammatical is so poor that the hymn cannot be ascribed to any person of note. Some one named Sridharācārya is mentioned as the author.
APPENDIX 28 Referring to Padmavati Kavaca in this appendix, we may repeat that such hymns have probably been composed on account of the eagerness of some one to have complete Pancānga of Sri Padmăvati (see v. 14 which mentions the object in grua da! arya faragha l'). It is probably written after the composition of Padmāvati-sahasranama -stotra (see v. 13). The author is probably a non-Jain as would appear certain from v. 14 which says that it was narrated by Nandi and was being published to Girinandini i. e. Parvati. The opening words (v. 1) lead us to the same conclusion.
APPENDIX 29 This appendix contains Sūrividya-stotra. It is in praise of the deities presiding over the 5 Pithas of Sūrividyā alias Sūrimantra on which we have offered our remarks at pp. 161-165 ante. The first 3 Pithas are presided over by female deities and are therefore called Vidyās. They are Sarasvati, Tribhuvanaswāmini and Srī alias Lakşmi. The fourth Pītha is presided over by Yäkşarāja Ganipițaka and is therefore a Mantra. The fifth Pitha having Indras as principal presiding deities is also Mantra. It is also presided over by 16 Vidyādevīs, 24 Yakşas and 24 Yakşiņīs being the attendant deities of the 24 Tirthankaras.
t being the best of Mantras and having a number of deities presiding over it is called Mantrādhirāja. That a bath with a little water is allowed and the Sadhaka is directed to put on a fine piece of cloth (v. 17) shows that exceptions were being made by Sadhus for Mantric Sādhanā. In Sūrimantrārādhanavidhi by Sri Devendrasūri, published
granthi." PP. 126-127, Saundarya-Lahari, by Pt. S. Subrahmanya Sastri and T. R. Srinivasa Ayyargār.
