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credit and wealth. Three of them also were connected with the court of the rulers of Mālavā, viz., Hāparāja, who seems to have been something like a master of Protocol28, Golha, who is called a favourite of the rulera, and Jāvada's father Rājamalla, who is specified as an “ornament of the assemblies of Mālavā-pati Mahimunda."30
Most of them are extolled for their charity and piety, last but not least Rājamalla, famed for the sumptuous reception with which he welcomed his Guru Laksmīsāgara Sūri ( vide above ) at Mandu, spending 60,000 Taňkas on pomp and show and on alms for the poor. The sojourn of this popular and learned dignitary at Mandu is confirmed by inscriptions on statues of Tīrtharkaras consecrated by him there in the years S. 1517, 1520, 1521 and 1524, which approximately date Rājamalla's feat.31 Official and Social Position :
True to family tradition, Jāvada himself occupied a respected position at court, for Sultan Ghias-ud-din always honoured him32 and gave him the title of 'Grand Merchant'33 and the responsible post of Treasury Officer?4, so that he was referred to as the Sultan's Ministers. Sometimes he is alluded to as Jāvađendra36, an epithet which besides his position of power, also hints at his fabulous wealth, just like the title “Little Śālibhadra'37.
Expressive of his social prestige is his designation "Prince of the 'śrīmāli clano3$, which occurs repeatedly.39 Pilgrimage :
In his religious community, Jāvada was held in high esteem, as the epithet 'Sanghanāyaka'40, and the regular title 'Sanghapati’41, show. The latter title he obviously acquired on his pilgrimage to Arbuda? (modern Abu ) and Jīrāpuri ( modern Jiravla )*, both even now famous Jaina places of pilgrimage. For the sources do not speak of any other pilgrimage made by him, while on the other hand, they stress the vastness of the crowds of pilgrims he took along with him, and tell about the large amounts of money he spent on them on
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