Jain Granth Prashasti Sangraha

SR No.: 010237
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmanand Jain
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year: 1953
Total Pages: 371
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 29 MB

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The Sulochana-charita of Devasena-gani (prasasti No. 14) was composed in the city of king Mammala, probably in V. 1132, and is practically an Apabhramsa rendering of Kundakunda's work of this name. Of the earlier poets he mentions Valmiki, Vyasa, Kalidasa, Bana, Mayura, Haliya, Govinda, Chaturmukha, Svayambhu, Puspadanta and Bhupala.
The Pajunnacharia was begun by Siddha and completed by Simha. Siddha mentions Brahmanavataka, its ruler Ballala, son of Ranadhoritya, and Ballala's servant, the Guhilaputra Bhullana. Brahmanavataka is known to have been in Nirmada-mandala. This Ballala could have been, as surmised by the Editor, Ballala of Malwa ; whose servant the Guhilaputra Bhullana might then be regarded as the man put in charge of the Brahmanavataka area.
The 16th prasasti is of the Parsvanathacharita of Devachandra which was composed at Gundijjangara (the location of which is uncertain). The work might have been written in the 10th or 12th century A.D., our dating depending in this case on the identification of Devachandra's guru, Vasavachandra.
The author of the Bahubalicharita (prasasti No. 19) was Dhanapala. He wrote it in V. 1454 at the instance of Vasadhara, a minister of the Chauhan ruler Ramachandra, of Chandwar. The poet himself belonged to Palanpur and was a disciple of Prabhachandra who is said to have pleased Mahmudshahi at Yoginipura. This Mahmud should in my opinion be identified with Muhammad bin Tughlaq, as Prabha Chandra ascended the gaddi at Delhi before V. 1416 (1359).
The Chandraprabhacharita of Yasahkirti was written at Unmattagrama in Gurjaradesa. This Yasahkirti appears to be different from Bhattaraka Yasahkirti, four prasastis of whose works (Nos, 21-24) have been included in the Sangraha. The Pandavapurana was written in V. 1497 at the instance of Hemaraja who is described as a mantrin of Suratana Mumarakha" (Mubarak Shah). But as Saiyyad Mubarak Shah was no longer on the throne in 1440 A.D. or V. 1497, Are we to suppose that by that time Hemaraja had retired from ministership?
written in V: 15.90 € of this name Andwar”
Yasahkirti's Harivamsapurana was written in V. 1500 (1443 A.D.) at Indaura in the reign of lalal Khan who should be identificd with the Mewati chief of this name who gave plenty of trouble to Saiyyad Mubarak Shah and was besieged by the latter at "Andwar" (Tarikh-i. Mubarakshahi, p. 211). Elsewhere we find Indore mention as a pargana of Tijara (Mewat).11a Nos, 23 and 24 are Trata-kathas. Yasahkirti, as pointed out by the Editor, was one of the most influential religious figures of his time.
Prasasti No. 25 is of Sridhara's Parsvanathacharita written in V. 1189 at the instance of Nattula Sahu of Dhilli which was then being ruled by Anangapala Tomara. Another of his work was the Vardhamanacharita, the prasasti of which has been given in an appendix to the Sangraha. Both these prasastis contain valuable material about the economic and political conditions of that period. 12
Prasasti No. 26 is of Halla's Srenikacharita which was written before V. 1471. Halla wrote also the Mallinaha-kavya (prasasti No. 104). He was patronised by Amarasimba. a minister of the Chauhan chief Bhojaraja of Karahal, a place about 13 miles from Etah.
The Bhavisattakaha (prasasti No. 27) was written by Sridhara who was probably different from Sridhara, the author of the Parsvanathacharita. He wrote his work in V. 1230 (1173 A D.).
Prasastis 28-29 and 100 are of works by Tejapala. They were written at Sripatha (not Sriprabha) of the Bhadanaka-desa, which was then ruled by Daud Shah Auhadi. I have found this reference extremely important, because it has helped me in locating definitely Bhadanaka