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115.) Hymnology: Švetambara works
139 Author of the text.— Not mentioned.
,, ,, commentary.- Somatilaka Suri. No details about him are given here. So it remains to be ascertained whether he is one of the following three Sūris of this name or he is altogether a different monk :--
(i) Somatilaka Sūri of the Tapā gaccha, pupil of Somaprabha Súri and guru of Jayānanda Sūri. Somatilaka became “ Sūri” in Vikrama Saṁvat 1373. He is an author of Navyaksetrasamāsa, Vicarasatra & Saptatisatasthanaka ( Vikrama Samvat 1387) and a commentator of Yamaka- 10 stuti composed by his guru.
(ii) Somatilaka Sûri (c. A.D. 1330 ) of Rudrapalliya i gaccha, pupil of Sanghatilaka Sūri.
(iii) Somatilaka Súri of Candra gaccha, guru of
Devasundara Suri ( c. A. D. 1370 ). Subject. - There are four kūța verses which are given here under
the heads — begins' and 'ends'. There is a commentary without which these verses are almost inexplicable. Of the four verses the third is an eulogy of Lord Visņu. His various 'incarnations are here alluded to. The last verse 20 contains names of various articles of food such as घेबर,
लापसी, घेस etc. . Begins.-- ( text) fol. 7b
रावणेन विना सीता । सीतया रावणं विना । विना रावण(ण)सीताभ्यां रामोऽहं दशकंधरः ॥ ७ ॥ न कासारो लंबतरंगनारं। नका सरो लंबत रंगतारं ।। नकासरोलं बत रंगतारं ।
नकासरोलंबत रंगतारं ॥२॥ etc. ,,--( com.) fol. 7° व्याख्या ॥रावणेन विना सीता । प्यहारादनादनंतरं । १०
वालिवानरेश्वर स्पी गजो । गं(अंग)दनामा सीतासाराकरणाथै लकां '
गतः ॥etc. Ends.- (text) fol. 8a
पायाद वः करणो(S)रणो रणरणो राणो रणोवारणो
विष्णुजिष्णुरभीरभीरभभि?)रभीराभीरभीसारभी)। 1 They are: कूर्म, वामन, नृसिंह, परशुराम, आदिवराह, बुद्ध, कृष्ण, राम and कल्किन्.
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