Catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts In the Central Provinces and Berar

SR No.: 011132
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rai Bahaddur Hiralal
Publisher: Central Provins and Berar
Total Pages: 887
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Catalogue
File Size: 27 MB

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least not later than V. S. 1032. But as we have seen the author of Paiya-lachchhi-naina mala refers to the same event in a way as to make us understand that it occurred in V. S. 1039. This would make a difference of seven years. I take it that the event in fact took place about the year 1032 V. S. The mention of Dhanapa la may be explained by the probability that king Harshadera returned to his capital Ujjain seven years after the plunder of Manyakheta, spending the interval in conquering other parts of the Southern country. In V. S. 1029 the meraorable plunder of Manvakheta must have been still fresh and bence Dhanapala referred to it in that manner.
Though it is difficult to say how long after the completion of Mahāpurāna, the Yasodhara-charita and Nagakumara.charita were written, this much is certain that they were written after the Mahapurāņa, because during the composition of the latter, Bharata was the minister of the king, but when the other two works were composed his son Nanna is said to have occupied that office. The king has been referred to by the name of Vallabharāya in these two works also and on their manuscripts we find the marginal note" Krishnaraja ". This is a mistake. As we have seen Khottigadesa had already succeeded Krishnaraja even before the completion of Mahapurana. Devasena is the author of many works which are all in Prakrit
except one which is in Sanskrit (cf. CalaDevasena.
logue). All of them have become well known with the exception of the last Sravakachara which is non brought to light for the first time. The work, in about 250 Dohā verses, preaches the right course of conduct for Jain householders.
The author's name occurs in the colophon of the work, But for it there is nothing in the work to indicate it. There is, however, one circumstance which goes to confirm the view that the author of the new work is no other than the author of the known works attributed to Devasena, Let us examine two verses occurring towards the end of Nayachakra. They are --
सुणिऊण दोइरत्थं सिग्धं हसिऊण सुहकरो भणइ। एत्थ ण सोहइ अत्था गाहाबंधेण तं भणह॥ दव्बसहाव पयासं दोहयबंधण आसिदिडं। तं गाहाबंषेण रहयं माइलधवलेण ॥
In these verses we are told that the work Nayachakra here called Dravyarsvabhāva-prakas'a, was first composed (by Devasena) in Doha metre, But when it was beard by a Certain Subhankara, the latter laughed and said that the metre