Jiva Vichar Prakaranam

SR No.: 010679
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Ratnaprabhvijay
Total Pages: 240
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 33 MB

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wolt over all the great and renowned poets of the court of Mālvā too. On successfully editing the Tilakamanjarî of Dhanapala, he was awarded by king Bhoja, the title of Vādivétāla +
+ कथा च धनपालस्य देरशोध्यत निस्तुषम् । वादिवेतालविरुद सरीणां प्रददे नः ॥ ५९॥
-~-प्रभावकचरितम् ।
Candraprabhasůri, the author of Prabhāvakacarita, has narrated some marvels that our author is belived to have done. We may take one of them, as an instance Padma, the only son of a wealthy personage called Jinadeva, was bitten by a huge serpent. Every possible effort was made to remove the poison and pain; but all was in vain. When Säntisûri came to learn this, he hastened to the spot and he touched the boy muttering the Mantra of Amrtatva. Forthwith the boy recovered with face beaming like a lotus t
He had composed a long commentary on the Uttaradhyayana Sîtra, at the end of which commentary, he declares that he belonged to Thārāpadragaccha, a branch of Vadagaccha
From the Tapāgaccha Pattāvali we can gather that with the help of Cakreśvarî and Padmāvati, he had saved 700 families of Śrimālis, having predicted the fall of Dhůlikota in 1097 V. S. He expired in Kānhoda in 1111 V. S.
Candrabhastiri, however, differs slightly from this. Apropos his last days he says that for twenty-five days constantly he was absorbed in meditation of Sri Nemi, knowing no hunger or thfrst or sleep or anything oi the kind. Then, he went to the place of the Vaimānika gods. According to Prabhāvakacaritra the Süriś worldly life came to an end on the Ninth day of the
† Por detailed narrations, vide pages 216–24 of Nirņayasāgara edition (1909) of Prabhāvkacaritra - Part 1."
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