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He was so famous that he came to be regarded as a kind of title, and three or four kings of the Rathore dynasty, as well as the Parmar king Muñja, adopted it as a mark of their prestige. These last three or four Amogavarshas are known in history as 'First'. They were ardent devotees of Jinasena Swami. As Gunabhadracharya has mentioned in the praise of the Uttarapurana, and its meaning is that Maharaja Amogavarsha considered himself purified by placing his head at the lotus feet of Jinasena Swami and always remembered him.
Introduction
These kings were not only scholars but also patrons of scholars. He wrote the 'Praśnottara Ratnamālikā' when he had wisely removed the burden of the kingdom from his shoulders. Besides the 'Praśnottara Ratnamālikā', he also wrote an alaṅkāra-grantha called 'Kavirājamārga' in the Kannada language, which is well-known among scholars. His capital was Manyakheta, which was as magnificent as Indrapuri. He also made generous donations to Jain temples and Jain settlements. A copper plate inscription of Śaka 782 reveals that he himself donated to Jainacharya Devendra in Manyakheta. This donation inscription is from the 52nd year of his reign. An inscription of Śaka 767 has been found of Krishna (II)'s chief minister Prithviraya, which mentions the donation of some land by him for a Jain temple in Saundatti.
Śākaṭāyana wrote his commentary on the Śabdānuśāsana, Amoṣavṛtti, in the name of this Amogavarsha. The Ghavla and Jayadhavla commentaries were also written in honour of his name, Dhvala or Atiśayadhvala, and Mahāvīrācharya has elaborated on his great glory in his Ganitasārasangraha. This proves that he was a great patron of scholars, especially Jainacharyas.
In the mangalacharana of the 'Praśnottara Ratnamālikā', he has praised Śrī Mahāvīra Swami in the following verse: "Praṇipatyavardhamānaṃ praśnottara ratnamālikāṃ vakṣye | Nāganarāmarabandhyaṃ devam devādhipaṃ vīram ||". And in it he has included many Jain-dharma-approved questions and answers, such as:
"Tvaritaṃ kiṃ kārtavyaṃ viduṣāṃ saṃsārasantati chhedaḥ | Kiṃ mokṣataror bījaṃ samyagjñānaṃ kriyā sahaitam ||4|| Ko narakaḥ paravaśatā ki saukhyaṃ sarvasangaviratir vā | Kiṃ ratnaṃ bhūtahitaṃ preyaḥ prāṇīnāmasavaḥ || 13||" This proves that Amogavarsha was a Jain, and even if he is not considered a Jain throughout his life, it can be said with certainty that he was a Jain at the time of writing the Ratnamālā. This statement is also supported by the verse from the Uththānikā of the Ganitasārasangraha written by Mahāvīrācharya: "Vidhvastaikāntaphakṣasya syādvādanyāyavedinaḥ | Devasya nṛpatuṅgasya vardhatāṃ tasya śāsanaṃ ||".
Akālavarsha - After Amogavarsha, his son Akālavarsha, who is also known in history as 'Krishna II', became the universal emperor. As it is written in the donation inscription of the