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INTRODUCTION ĀCĀRYA Shri Hemacandra Sūri's Dvyāśrayahavya written with an object to illustrate the author's Siddhahaimaśabdānuśāsana is not only a poem consisting of extra-ordinary grammatical illustrations but is also an important historical document of . thc history of Caulukyas of Gujarat. The blend of grammar, history and poetry is clearly visible in this poem Its nomenclature the 'Dvyāśraya' based on 'Illo', perhaps, indicates to its object of illustrating grammar and reproducing the annals of his contemporary ling Siddarāja and Kumārapāla together with their predecessors beginning with Mūlarāja. The independent title 'Kumārapālacarita' was also witten in Prākrit to illustrate the Prākrit grammar of the author which he thinks to be indifferentiable part of Sanskrit.
Hemacandra was born in a Śresthin family in 1088 A. D. at Dhandhūka. His parents Cāciga and his mother Cāhinī or Pāhınī were devoted to Jain faith. Their tcacher Devacandrasūri predicated the greatness of the child Cãngadeva who was initiated to Jain faith at the age of five and ultimately attained the Sūri designation at the age of twenty onc years only. Due to his golden colour and clear vision, he was named as Hemacandra,
The contemporary king Jayasimha was attracted by the fearless erudite Jain monk and invited him
