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who is highly devotional like Shiva, who is destitute of desire; who is wise and gentle by birth, who is possessed of pure intention like the Teacher of the gods; and who is the most prominent among gods There will be greater respect and prosperity.' With these words, the god disappeared The highly serene Guru Mahāraja becoming firm in the foretelling of the god by some auspicious omens narrated by people, invited at the request of the Sangha of Ahmedabad headed by Shah Ratanchand, hundreds of devotees from the Sanghas of Khambhät, Pátana, Ahmedabad, Surat and other places to Gandhāra Bunder and on the auspicious day of the bright half of the month of Vaisakh of V S. 1710, at a very luckly moment, amid the beating of drums and playing of various musical instruments, Ācārya Mahārāja Sriman Déva Sūriji appointed him Pattadhara in the presence of thousands of persons assembled there in the big pavilion ercted for the purpose in front of the temple of Tirthankara Bhagavāna Šri Mahävira Swamiji.
At that time, Śri Vardhamāna son of Sädhu Śri Akhai-along with his own mother narned Sahiba-devi spent a large sum of money in distributing a silver dish and clothes to every person who was there. Pannyåsa Vira Vijaya was named Sri Vijaya Prabha Sūri He did many pilgrimages to Śri Satrunjaya Tîrtha with great pomp in company with big caravans
Ācārya Śrí Vijaya Simha Sūri died on the second day of the bright-half of the month of Asādha Māsa at Navapura in the suburb of Ahmedabād in V. S, 1208
62 Śrî Vijaya Prabha Súri
Birth V, S. 1677 Diksă V S. 1686
Pannyasa Pada V. S. 1701 Sūri Pada V. S 1710.
Svarga gamana V. S, 1749,
He was born on the eleventh day of the bright half of
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