Ancient Jaina Hymns

Author(s): Charlotte Krause
Publisher: SCIndia Oriental Institute Ujain

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ANCIENT JAINA HYMNS Jina-stavana," which comprises 32 stanzas and reveals its author's skill by the use of the word "kamala" in each "caraņa" in various shades of meaning. The newly discovered “Varakāņa-Pārsvanātha-stavana," published and mentioned here for the first time, goes to fortify the impression of Hemavimala's qualification as a Sanskrit poet.
That he also tried himself in the field of Gujarati poetry, can be seen from the "Mrgāputra-sajjhāi”, which is a creation from his hand, and is also known under the name of "Mrgāputra-copaï', composed in V. S. 1562.2
Another Gujarati poem composed by him, has been found in the collection of the Scindia Oriental Institute. It bears the title of “Tera Kāthīyāni Sajjhāi" and is preserved on fol. 8 of MS, No. 5097, from which I published it in the 'Jaina Satya Prakāsa' of 15-12--1946.*
Besides the above four poems, no further creation from the hand of Hemavimala Sūri has been traced so far.
The Varakāņā-Pārsvanātha-stavana is handed down in MS. No. 846 of the Scindia Oriental Institute, which consists of four folios written on country paper with black ink. The characters are ordinary Devanāgarī, with a few instances of "ai" and "au" rendered in Paļimātrā style. The colophon runs as follows:
(1) Edited by Muni Caturavijaya in J. St. Sand., II, p. 217-226. (2) J. G. K. II, p. 68, and III, p. 503.
(3) Its colophon runs as follows (on fol. 12 a): "H. 868€ 37 auta ५९ शनीवारे साकथली नगरे सांतीनाथजी प्रसादात् पं. मोजीजी वांचनार्थ श्री lomaa sit sft sit fosgai d. Effacta sit st sit".
(4) XII. 3, p. 73 pp. :"sit gafar great are noturit Huara".