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when be heard the verse, and begged from Devasūri that he would perform the Pattabhisheka. of Hemasūri.?
Prabbáchandra, Jayasimbasūri and Jinamandana also give a similar acoount, but relate that Hemachandragūri only renewed bis acquaintance with the king. Merutunga, moreover, does not seem to imply that it was the first meeting of Siddharāja and Homasūri. In his account of the famous debate between Devasūri and Kumuda. chandra, Merutunga says that Hemasūri was on the side of Devasūri. As the debate took place in V. S. 1181 (A. D. 1125 ), it is certain that Jayasimba was acquainted with Hemasūri before A. D. 1125.
Several stories are told by the chroniclers about Jayasimba's intercourse with Hemasūri. In a short essay like this, it is not possible to go into their details. They may, yet, be quoted bere, in brief, for the sake of completion. The first story told by Prabhachandra is about a bard who praised Hemachandracharya in an Apabhramsaverse and received a handsome reward for it. 8
7 Charitrasundara, Kumārapalacharita, I, (ü), 58 to 74. Charitrasundara's account, 88 to the age of Hemasūri when he blessed the king, is unreliable.
8 Prabhāvakacharita, XXII, 117–29. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
