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revered Guru of Vastupala's family )63, and erected 4 temples at Broach. Besides, he extended the temple of 'Samali-vihāra' by two chapels dedicated to Ajitanatha and Santinātha, and set up portraits
of himself and his consort in the sanctum.
Shortly after these events, the Prabhavaka-carita was written (V.S. 1334 ). It contains the memorable words (as part of a prophecy of Lord Mahāvīra ) :
"Etat samarthyavaśād Bhṛgupuram etan na bhangamāpnoti", i.e. "Owing to her (i.e., Sudarśana's) power, Broach cannot be destroyed by enemy action.
It is clear that these words could only have been written before the Musalman invaders had appeared on the scene, and at a time when Śakunikā-vihāra was still a Jaina Tīrtha.
One year later, i.e., V.S. 1335, the beautiful bas-relief representing Aśvāvabodha as a pavilion with the foot-prints of the Lord, and Śakunikā-vihāra as a temple with a high spire, containing a statue of the Tirthankara, was installed on Mount Abu, where it still adorns chapel No. 19 of the 'Luṇāvasahi' of the Delwara Temples4. This would likewise show that at that time, Aśvāvabodha and Śakunikā-vihāra had not yet been desecrated and thus disproved their much boasted sanctity.
Far, a few decades afterwards, the Musalmans, whom the two brothers had held back from Gujarat so bravely, flooded 'Karaṇa Ghela's kingdom (regnal years V.S. 1353-60) under Gyasuddīna (regnal years A.H. 720-725 = V.S. 1376-81 ), and destroyed many of those shrines which Ambada and Vāgbhața, as well as Vastupala and Tejapāla had so lovingly restored, embellished, and endowed. Aśväāvabodha Śakunikā-vihāra seems to have been among them. It is not known when and how it ended, but anyhow, from then onward, it is no longer heard of. Some scholars think that the present Jami Mosque represents what is left of that ancient Jaina shrine. This seems possible in view of the situation of the mosque on the bank of the Narbadā outside the city, and the remains of ancient
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