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After ordering (permilling) Vidyönand Sūri to travel on the earth, śree Dévéndra Sūri began to travel again in the Country of Mālvă. The following is the list of the works written by him
Śrāddha-din-kritya and Vrütti; Sree Siddha-panc’ăţika-suttra and Vrâtti ; Sudarsana Caritra; Panc'a-navya-Karmagrantha and Vrūtii; Dharma-ratna-Vrritti; Three-commentaries. faftaga EATU-Pramukha Stava. Some believe that Śrävaka-din-kritya is also his work. Śree Dévéndra Suri went to leave in V. S. 1327.
On account of fasting, Vidyânanda Sīri also went to hea. ven in Vidyapur (Vijāpur) 13 days after the death of DévnédrSūri.
Hence, after the lapse of six monihs, the ascetcis of the Gac cha, nieeting together appointed Dharmakirti Upadhaya, the brother of Vidy: nanda Sui as Acúrya and he was given the name of Dharmaghosa Siiri.
When Sree Vijayac'andra Sūri had separated himself from the Guru Maharaj, the anscesior of Sangrāma-a goldsmith-had put a question to him as to whom he should adore as his Guru and the goddess coming to him in a dream had said 10 him then."
Getting the report of the death of Dévéndra Suri, Bhima the leader of the Jain society of the town to Tâmravati had vowed noi to take corn for twelve years.
Śree Dharmaghosa Suri slicceeded DévéndraSuri on his seat as the forty-sixth Partajhara 11 was he who had forbidden Shah Pruthvidhara ( Pethad-mantri ) after becoming aware, through knowledge, of his taking the Vow of one lac of
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