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Siddharaja being much pleased at this victory of Devasūri, conducted him in procession to the temple of Mabavīra with the emblems of royalty, musical instruments and the conch-shells sounding the notes of victory. Thahada, a Jain layman, held a festival to celebrate the Sūri's victory.41
Siddharāja, moreover, wanted to give much money to Devasūri, but as the latter did not accept it, a temple to Adinātha was built at the suggestion of Asuka, a Jain minister, in V. S. 1183-A. D. 1126-7.42
This victory of Devasūri is certainly historical. Ratnaprabha, a pupil and contemporary of his, makes a reference to it in his commentary on the Upadesamālā ( V. S. 1238-A. D. 1181-2 )43 Munichandra also takes note of it in the Gurvāvali.44 According to Prabhāchandra, this victory was won in V. S. 1181-A. D. 1125.
Devasūri wrote the Pramānanayatattvālokālankāra, Syādvādaratnākara and several other works. Manikya, Asoka, Vijayasena, Bhadreśvara and Ratnaprabha were some of his pupils. Devasūri died in 1170 A. D. at a ripe old age.45
41 Ibid, pp. 166-7, 42 Kavyānušāsana Il p. CC LV. 43 Pramānanayatattvälokālankāra, Introduction, p, 3.44 Ibid, introduction, p. 4.45 Kavyanusāsana, II, p. CCLV. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
