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Acharya Mahamahopadhyay Shri Vinay vijayji, a scholar well-versed in many disciplines and commanding prodigious knowledge, stayed at Jodhpur during one Chaturmas (i.e. the four months of a rainy season). He wrote a long poem Induduta addressing it to his honourable Guru Shri Vijayprabhsurishwarji, then staying at Suryapur or Surat. The poem which is addressed to Indu or the Moon, has many close correspondences to Kalidas' Meghdut. Indudut contains very poetic descriptions of the various places one would come across while passing on the road leading to Surat. Thus Indudut contains many interesting references to places like Songadh, Shirohi, Abu, Achalgadh, Siddhapur, Rajnagar, Amadavad, Vadodara, Bharuch and so on and the rivers like Sabarmati and Narmada. We get beautiful descriptions of the river Tapi and the city of Surat at the end. It is interesting to note that the poem also contains some very interesting descriptions of the Jain temples and monasteries in Gopipura in Surat.
The following lines describe the city of Bharuch.
अत्यासन्नं भृगुपुरमितो यास्यसि प्रौढदुर्गम्
दुर्गन्धांशो ज्झितमतिसुरै भूरिपोरैः परीतम् । भूपीठे मत्सदृशमपरंवर्तते वा नवेति,
द्रष्टुं द्रंङ्गान्तरमिव समारूढमुच्चप्रदेशम् ।। ८२ ॥
At a very short distance is situated Bhrugupur or Bharuch. Please do go there. The city, surrounded by a strong fort, is absolutely neat and clean. The townspeople are as charming as gods themselves. The city is built on a high hill as if it has climbed upon the hill to see if there was any other city like it.
54 : Jain Kashthapar Chitra
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| SR No. | 006752 |
| Book Title | Jain Kashthapat Chitra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vasudev Smart |
| Publisher | Omkarsuri Gyanmandir Surat |
| Publication Year | 2002 |
| Total Pages | 156 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 14 MB |