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crepancy between the Prabhāvakacharita and the later accounts is easily explicable. Devachandrasūri must have come to Dhandhukā in V. S. 1150 or A. D. 1093-4, when his eyes were first cast on the boy Changadeva, and the latter's formal consent also must have been taken at that time. Considerable time, however, must have elapsed before the necessary permission was obtained from Chachcha, The Prabandhachintamani informs us that Changadeva came with Dovasūri to Karnávatī and was brought up with the song of Udayana. After the father was appeased and satisfied, he gave his consent to the consecration and performed the festival of initiation.
All these arrangements must have taken about three to four years to be completed. Changadeva must have come under the influence of Devasūri in V. S. 1150 or A. D. 1093-4 and must have joined the order of Jain monks in V. S. 1154 or A. D. 1097-8 with the consent of his father."
4. Kavyānušāsana, II, p. CCLXVIII-IX. From the word " Sivanirmilya" put by Meratungs in the mouth of Chachcha when he was offered money, Mr. Rasiklal Parikh infers that Chachcha was a non-Jain, This, however, is not a conclusive proof. Even to-day, many Jains use such words on account of their
social relations with the non-Jains. Chachcha is Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com