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Its another name Varana as the place of sakha where Svati belonged. Svati was then assigned to belong to Varana gana which was founded by Śrigupta of Harita gotra. Thus by the second confusion of place name and gana, Vacaka's gotra was fatally recorded as Harita which was likewise extended to Śyamacarya. Confusion seems to have thus happened acold, entally.
(2) RELATION WITH BALISSAHA
Nandi verses 25-26 read,
'clavaccasa gottam vamdami mahagirim suhatthimp ca / tatto kosla-gottarp baholassa sariv vayam varde // bariya-gottam saim ca vandimo bariyam ca samajjam / vande kosiya-gottar samdillam aja-jiyadharam //` (Bahula's twin brother is Balissaha)
It is evident from the Kalpa theravalt that Balissaha is the direct dis ciple of Mahagiri, from the line of which Suhasti's line differs. Nandi verses above do not clearly distinguish their relation, which however is elucidated by its Carni And in this Nandi curni, Svätt is plainly stated as the pupil of Ballssaha, balissahassa amtevasi sati harlyassagotte'. Curni does least bother about our problem why Svati's seat was all of a sudden allotted under Belissaha But why did Nandisutra reckon Svati after Balissaba ?
In the previous genealogical table of the Kalpsutra it is noted that all the three Nagari sakhas are derived only from the ganas established by the disciples of Mahagiri and Suhasti. Also it has just been suggested that Umasvati's identity as Uccatrnggara was likely muddled with Vajranagara (whose sakha branched off from Varana gana) as to the assignment of his foreign gotra. This suggests that he was popularly identified with the Vacaka of Nagari sakha who might have been known to people as Nagara Vacaka," If his specific Nagari sakha were already confused with the other or forgotten but if he were popularly identified with Nagara Vacaka, it is most desirable for him to be placed in the spot where in some relation or other all these three Nagarl sakhas are conveniently found together in the estabiahed patriarchal lineage. And sure enough, such a spot is ready in the Kalpa theraval in the circle of Mahagiri-Sabasti whose disciples are responsible for branching off of all these Nagari sakhas. Then this is the exact place where Nagara Vacaka ought to be assigned-under one of the organizers of the three ganas who are each responsible for the origination of their own Nagari sakba. It appears that this is the picture how Svati came to be allotted under one of the disciples of Mahagiri-Suhaatl. It is not known why Nandi author proposed Balissaha as the predecessor of Svat! instead of
| SR No. | 520755 |
| Book Title | Sambodhi 1976 Vol 05 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 416 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India |
| File Size | 12 MB |