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when he heard the verse, and begged from Devasuri that he would perform the Pattabhisheka of Hemasuri.7
Prabbachandra, Jayasimhasūri and Jınamandana also give a similar account, but relate that Hemachandrasuri only renewed his acquaintance with the king. Merutunga, moreover, does not seem to imply that it was the first meeting of Siddharaja and Hemasûri. In his account of the famous debate between Devasüri and Kumudachandra, Merutunga says that Hemasuri was on the side of Devasuri. As the debate took place in V. S 1181 (A. D 1125), it is certain that Jayasimha was acquainted with Hemasuri before A D. 1125
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Several stories are told by the chroniclers about Jayasimha's intercourse with Hemasuri. In a short essay like this, it is not possible to go into their details They may, yet, be quoted here, In brief, for the sake of completion The first story told by Prabhachandra is about a bard who praised Hemachandracharya in an Apabhramsaverse and received a handsome reward for it &
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7 Charitrasundara, Kumarapalacharita, I, (11), 58 to 74. Charitrasundara's account, as to the age of Hemasuri when he blessed the king, is unreliable. 8 Prabhavakacharita, XXII, 117-29.
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