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the Vasupujyacharita in Anabilavāda in V. S. 1299 (or A. D. 1243 ). (w).
Dhārāvarsha, King of Mt. Abu and a feudatory of the king of Anabilavāda, composed the Pārthaparākramavyāyoga, founded Pralbadanapura (Palanpura ), and built the Palhavibāra, a Jain temple, in that city.(x).
Appendix to chapter II Stories about the Intercourse of
Hemasūri and Kumarapāla The Jain Chroniclers relate many stories describing Hemasūri's relations to his friend and pupil Kumārapāla. Most of these stories show Hemasūri's erudition, bis skilfulness in warding off the attack of envious Brabmins and his miraculous powers, and Kumārapala's devotion to Jainism. In a short work like this, it is not possible to go into their details. But they are quoted here, in brief, for the sake of completion.
The first story related by Prabhachandra, the earliest chronioler, informs us of a miraculous transformation of the ordinary palm-leaves into Sritāla leaves (Prabhavakacharita, XXII, 706–16). The second story in the Prabhāvakacharita
(W) Velanakara, No. 1772; Desai, Loc. cit., pp. 342–3.
(X) Desai, loc. cit., p. 343. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
