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leave the place before the fourteenth day of the second Kārttika The Suri, however, knew that the disturbance would take place in Palli in the dark-half of the first Kärttika-i, e., even before the completion of the prescribed Căturmāsa, and so, he left the place on the full-moon-day of the first Kārttika. Before leaving, he explained the inatter to the other preachers who were there with him and persuaded them to leave the Palli. But some of them, not lending their ears to his counsel, stayed there to the effect that they had to suffer, when the village was reduced to ashes.
The Sūri had achieved victory also in an assenibly of Brāhmaṇas at Citoda.
He had four disciples-Vimalaprabha Sūri, Paramănanda Sūri, Padmatilaka Sûri and Somatılaka Sari by name. Śri Dharmaghosa Suri expired in 1373 V. S., and in the saine year, Śri Somaprabha Sūri bestowed the status of an Ācārya on Sri Paramānanda Suri and Sri Somatilaka Súri. And his demise occurred just after three months.
At the time of his demise, they say, an aerial car had arrived from heaven at his Upāśraya in Khambhäta. It is further said that he was reborn in the Saudharma Heaven as a Sämänika god to Indra.
He had composed Ārādhanā Payanno, Jitakalpa Satra and some twenty-eight eulogies full of rhymes.
48 Śrî Somatilaka Sūri Birth Mägha, 1355 V.S : Initiation 1369 V. S.: Ācārya 1373 V, S. : Demise 1424 V. S. Life-time 69 years
The 48th. Paggadhara was Śri Somatılaka Sūri. Šri Somapr. abha Süri had at first appointed Vimalaprabha Sūri as the Ācārya; but he being short-lived Śri Somatilaka Sûri and Paramānanda Suri were together made the Patadharas, as seen above. And in that case also, Śri Paramăganda Sūri expiring earlier, Sri Somatilaka Sari continued as the 48th Pattadhara.
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