Book Title: Ancient Jaina Hymns
Author(s): Charlotte Krause
Publisher: Oriental Institute

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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 "caraṇa" in various shades of meaning.' The newly discovered "Varakāṇa-Pārsvanatha-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 "Mṛgaputra-sajjhāi”, which is a creation from his hand, and is also known under the name of "Mrgaputra-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 Kathiyan Sajjhāi" and is preserved on fol. 8 of MS, No. 5097,3 from which I published it in the 'Jaina Satya Prakāśa' of 15-12--1946.* Besides the above four poems, no further creation from the hand of Hemavimala Sūri has been traced so far. The Varakāṇā-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 Devanagari, with a few instances of "ai" and "au" rendered in Paḍimātrā 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): ". Pr वद ९ शनीवारे साकथली नगरे सांतीनाथजी प्रसादात् पं. मोजीजी वांचनार्थं श्री कांठलदेसे श्री श्री श्री लिषतं पं. हरिविजय श्री श्री श्री. (4) XII. 3, p. 73 pp. : " श्री हेमबिमलसूरिकृत 'तेर काठीयानी सज्झाय ". 38 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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