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Upadesakandalivritti, he gives the following account of bis spiritual descent :
(1) Pradyumnasūri of Chandragatohha (2) Chandraprabhusūri (3) Dhanesvarasūri. (4) Devondragūri (5) Bhadreśvaragūri (6) Abhayadevasūri (7) Haribhadragūri and (8) Balachandrasūri-our author.
He is known to have composed the Karunavajrayudha, a drama in five acts, commentaries on Āsada's Vivekamanjari and Upadesakandali and the Vasantavilāsa. The last work contains valuable information about the history of Gujarāta and the exploits of Vastupāla. It was written after the death of Vastupala and was mainly meant for Jaitrasimba, Vastupala's son, whom the author wanted to console. Our author was on good terms with Udayagūri, an Acharya of Devasūrigatchba, who gave him the Sarasvatamantra. In the Vasantavilāsa, Balachandrasūri calls him. self "Vāgdevipratipannasunu" or the adopted son of the goddess of learning.
Jayagimbasūri, pupil of Virasūri, was an Acharya in the temple of Munisuvrataswami of Broach. At his suggestion, Vastupala and Tejah.
(7) Desai, Loc. Cit., p. 388; Hiralal Hansaraj, loc. cit, p. 58. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
