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Swami Samantabhadra.
Many such names are found mentioned in the inscriptions of Belgol, etc. The two names 'Grdhrapiccha' and 'Vakragriva' which are given in the lineage, are not found anywhere else. They were different scholars - 'Grdhrapiccha' was another name of Umasvati, which is found mentioned in many inscriptions and texts, and 'Vakriva' was a different Acharya, whose mention is also found in the 54th inscription of Shravanabelgol, etc. Similarly, there were other scholars named 'Elacharaya', from whom Bhagavjjinasena's guru Shrivirsenacharya had studied the principles of the scriptures and wrote commentaries on them called 'Dhavla' and 'Jayadhavla', which are also called Dhavla and Jayavala Siddhanta. The 'Dhavla' commentary was completed by Virsen in Shaka Samvat 738; from this, 'Elacharaya' was a scholar of the 9th century Vikram.
According to Chakravarti, Dr. G.U. Pope has stated the time of 'Kural' to be somewhat behind the 8th century AD, and that time coincides with the time of these Elacharayas. It is not surprising, if
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this is the time of 'Kural', then these Elacharayas may have contributed to its composition.
1 "Kale gate kiyatapi tatah punarchitrakutpuravasi.
Srimane lacharayo babhuva siddhanta tattvajnah || 177 ||
Tasyasamipe sakalam siddhantam adhiyatyavirsenaguruh." Ityadi
2 'Dhavla' tika ki prasasti mein,
: The following is mentioned -
- Indranandishrutavatar.
Virsenacharya himself has mentioned Elacharaya as
“Jassa sesannmaye siddhantamidi hi ahilahundi - . Mahum so elaairiyo pasiyu varavirsenass” || 1 ||