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Age.-- Samvat 1715. Author.-- Lāvanyakirti, pupil of Jñanaviläsa of the Kharatara gaccha.
His additional works are as under :--
(1) गजसुकुमाररास
(2) देवकीछपुत्रचोपाइ. Subject:-- Life of Rāma and that of Krsna. The former is praised 20
for his penance and the latter for his right faith.
This work is based upon Hemacandra Súri's Nemināthacaritra and prepared at the instance of Ratana. Begins.-- fol. 1. ५ ६ ॥ श्रीशं(शां)तिनाथाय नमः ॥
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जगआदिकर जगतगुरु । आदीसर अरिहंत ॥ विघन हरउ सेवक तणा । भयभंजण भगवंत ॥ १ ॥ संतिकरण साहिब सधर । सोलम जिणवर शं (शांति ।
सेवक ऊपर हित करी । आपउ बुध अनंत ॥ २ ॥ etc. Ends.--- fol. 340
तिण कारणि तप सम कितनइ विषइ । राम अनइ गोविंद। चरितई यारउ मूल जनम ध(थ)की कणियउ सोहगकंद । भ (२)
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