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193.1
'उपदेशकुलक ( उवएसकुलय)
No. 193
Metaphysics etc.: Svetambara works
Extent. fol. 6a to fol. 6.
Description.-- Complete; 26 verses in all. The title of this work mentioned as Ātmānuśāstikulaka probably by the scribe deserves to be examined.
Subject.
Begins. fol. 6a
803 (a).
For details see Yatiśikṣāpañcāśikā No. 1892-95.
Author. Ratnasimha. There are several saints of this name. See SHJL (p. 866 ).
Spiritual advice in Prakrit.
Ends. fol. 6b
Reference.
Upadesakulaka (Uvaësakulaya)
803 (h).
1892-95.
307
चित उपायमेयं संसारे गुरुअमोहनियलाओ ।। चिरकालसेविआओ रे मुञ्चासे इह कहं जीव ॥ १ ॥ etc.
ए उवएसकुलं जो पढइ सुनेह अहब सदाए ॥
सो उवास (? मि)ज्जड तेए दुहए (जे)णे (ण) रयणसिंहेणं ।। २६ ।। इत्यात्मानुशास्तिकुलं ।
Published in Prakaranasamuccaya (pp. 109-111). For an additional Ms. most probably of this work see Limbdi Catalogue No. 303. From p. 12 of this Catalogue we learn that Ratnasimha has composed Atmanusasti which contains 25 verses and which is styled as Samvegamṛtabhavana, too.
1 In Jinaratnakosa (Vol. I, p. 47) this work is said to be same as Atmahitopadeśatattva composed in Samvat 1296 by Ratnasimha Suri (p. 27). Further, as regards its Ms., No. 955 of Limbdi Catalogue is noted.
2 Can he be the guru of Caritrasundara Gani (p. 227 ) ?
