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4. In the commentary on the verse "Dharmamritam Satashnah", while explaining the term "Jnana-Dhyana-Para", the following two verses are quoted:
Adhruva-Asharanechaiva Bhava-Ekatvam-Eva Cha | Anyasvam-Ashuchisvam Cha Tathaiva-Asrava-Samvarau ||1|| Nirjara Cha Tatha Loko Bodhi-Durlabha-Dharmata |
Dvadashaita Anupreksha Bhashita Jinapungavaih ||2||
These two verses are from the "Padmanandi-Upasaka-Achar", which is also found collected in the "Padmanandi-Panchavimshati". The author of this Upasaka-Achar, Shri Padmanandi Acharya, lived before Pandit Ashadharji. He should be considered a scholar of the latter half of the 12th century Vikram Samvat. He was a disciple of Shubhachandra Acharya, who passed away in Shaka Samvat 1045 (Vikram Samvat 1180). He also authored a work called "Ekatva-Saptaati", which is collected in the "Padmanandi-Panchavimshati" under the name "Ekatva-Ashiti". In the commentary on "Niyama-Sara" by Padmaprabha-Maladharideva, several verses from this work are quoted with the phrase "Tathachokta-Ekatva-Saptaatau", and all of them are found exactly as they are in the aforementioned "Ekatva-Ashiti". The following verse in "Ekatva-Ashiti" also mentions the name of this work as "Ekatva-Saptaati":
Ekasva-Saptaatiriyam Sura-Sindhur-Ucchah | Shri-Padmanandi-Hima-Bhudharatah Prasoota | Yo Gahathe Shiva-Pada-Ambunidhi-Pravista |
Metaam Labhet Sa Naraha Paramaam Vishuddhim || 77 ||
It is known that there are separate copies of "Ekatva-Saptaati" which have a special eulogy attached to them, in which "Nimba" is mentioned as "Samant-Chudamani". From this, - "Inscriptions at Shravanabelagola" (Epigraphia Carnatica, Volume Two), second edition (1923), preface
* Pandit Ashadharji, in the 9th chapter of his commentary on "Anugara-Dharmamrita", has quoted your verse "Mlane Kshalanatah" etc. with the phrase "Ata Eva Shri-Padmanandi-Padair-Api Sachalata-Dushanam Dingmatram Idam Adhi-Jage", which is found in the section called "Yatya-Achar-Dharma" within the "Padmanandi-Panchavimshati". . + For this time of death, see Shravanabelagola inscription no. 43 (117). _See, "Padmanandi-Panchavimshati" published in Shaka Samvat 1820 by Gandhi Bahalchand Kasturchand Dharashiv.