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प्रोफेसर साहबका पत्र ।
SRIJUT Nathuram Premi, Sastri in his introduction to Vriha
Editor, JAINHITAISHI. daranya Sangraha writes “ JET sro Sir,
व कलिके संवत्से शकके संवत्को ग्रहण करना In the February and March Nos. TITET I $#$ 37TART FT (TE) À of the ‘Jain-Hitaishi’, Shrijut Ju- saa 800 (FO BO 034) Å ”...ce galkishore Muktar of Deobund has On this basis I .wrote the line in requested me to clear up the uncer- question, but in a footnote in my tainty with respect to the actual date original article pointed out the misof the consecration of the image of take of Pandit Jayaharlal. That I Gomatishwar. In this connection I did not agree with this will appear beg to state that as the Kalki Era from tho subsequent statement made begins from 1000 Bîr Nirvân Sam- by me that Nemichandra flourished vat and as it is written in the Vâhu- in the 11th century A. D. Unfortuvali Charitra that the image of Go- nately the footnote was left out by motishwar was consecrated in the inadvertence when the article was year 600 of the Kalki era, the actual printed in the “Digambar Jain " date of the establishment of the and this gave rise to the doubts in image is 1600 Bîr Nirvana Samvat the minds of readers. But now I or 1074 A. D. This date is in ac- hope this statement will remove cordance with the incriptions pub- all doubts. lished in Epigrahia Indica &c. which
I shall be much obliged if you contain the names of Rajamalla and Chamundaraya. This is why I wrote
would kindly publish a Hindi transin my article on Gomati Sâra that lation of the above extract in the Chamundaraya and Nemichanda coming number of Jain Hitaishi flourished in the 11th century A. D. and oblige
As about the line “This corresponds to Bikrama Samvat 735"
yours faithfully,
13-4-16. Saratchandra ghoshal, Srijut Jugalkishore is right in saying that this is a mistake. This is not
15, Nimtalla ghat street, my computation Pandit Jabaharlal
Calcutta.
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