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image of Mahavira and spent money liberally for writing the Uttarādhyayanasūtra-vritti.
Varadeva had a son named Siddha and six daughters named Champusbri, Amritadevi, Jinamati, Yasoragi, Pagu and Ambā.
Siddha, son of Varadeva and Lakshmi, bad two wives named Rājamati aud Shriyadevī. When Varadeva was on death-bed, he asked his son Siddha to spend money for the spread of spiritual knowledge. Siddha respected the wishes of his dying father by spending money in making the copies of the following ten books containing about one lakh verses:
(1) Suyagadanga sulta, Nijjutti, Vitti. (2) Uvasagadashāi Angasutta, Vitti. (3) Ovaiyasutta Vitti; Rāyappaseniya Sutta (4) Kappasutta, Bhasa. (5) Kappachunni. (6) Dasaveyaliyasutta, Nijjutti, Vitti, (7) Uvaesamala (8) Bhavabhāvanā (9) Panchasagasutta, Vitti (10) Pindavisuddhi Vitti & Padhamapanchasaga Chuuni Laghuvirachariya, Rayanachudakaha.
At the time of her death, Rajimati, Siddha's wife, had requested her husband to spend money after her in writing the Bhagavatisutra and its commentary. Her wishes were fulfilled by her
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