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being rare in those days, they would not have thought fit to chide their patrons with their low birth. The later chroniclers, on the other hand, are unanimous on this point. According to them, Haribbadrasūri, a Jain monk, once constantly looked at Kumāradevi, a young widow of surpassing beauty, while preaching in a monastery in Anabilavāda. One Asvarāja who bad observed this, asked the sūri the reason of itat the end of the sermon. Haribhadrasūri told him that the young widow was destined to be the mother of sons who would be like the sun and the moon of Jainism. Asvarāja, then, served the father of Kumāradovi. After some days, be succeeded in winning the favour of Kumaradevī and married her. The latter gave birth to four sons-Vastupāla, Tejabpāla, Luniga and Malladeva and seven daughters-Jalbu, M-au, Dhanadevī, Sohaga, Sau, Vayaju and Padmādevī.?
Several stories are related about Vastupāla and Tejahpala's coming to office. According to Someśvara, the guardian deity of Gujarāta once appeared to Lavanaprasāda in a dream and
2. According to Merutunga, Haribhadra constantly looked at Kumaradevi at the time of some religious ceremony and not while preaching. ( Prabandha
chintamani-pp. 251-%.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
