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preaching to his own community: also Sri Sumati-sürt; and Set Santi-süri and Sri Isvara-suri; thus, in successiou, in the line of the great sûria, who were like hills where grow many jewels of virtues; again + Sri Sali-süri; and Sri Sumati-sari; and the noble lord Sri Santi-sari, a garland of ornaments of his Putta, under the priestly sovereignty of these best of sûris, now here in the country of Medapata, in the family of Siladitya, who was the king of kings and belonged to the solar dynasty, in the family of the great Kings Sri Gubidatta Raula Sri Rappkn, Sri Khumana and others, in the glorious political kingdom of Rana Sri Raya-malla, the son of Rand Sri Kumbha-karna (who was) of incomparable and great strength, the indra of the occan-bound earth, an incarnation of the sun, possessed a prowess which exalted the lunar race, (and) the son of Sri Mokala, (who was) the son of Lakhama-sils (who was the son of) Set Sheta-siha (the son of) Rânâ Hamira; by the order of Mahi-Kuara Sri Prithvi-rája by Siha and Samadh,-the sons of Mayiras son Sadula, belonging to the family of Duda, (who was) the son of Ra-ula Sri Lashauà, of the Rayajadari gotra belonging to the family of Sri-Ukeśn,-with their relations Karmasi, Dhart Lakha and other members of the family, the consecration of (the image of) Sri Adisvara was caused to be performed in the Jain monastry, called Sayara from its temples, &c., being repaired by the Sayaraj, and which was brought by magical incantations into the city of Nandakula-vati in Samvat 164. It (the consecration cremoney) was performed by the Acharya ( spiritual preceptor) Sri Isvara-sûri whose other name as a pupil was Deva sundara and who belonged to the Patta of Sri Santi-suri. Thus this short inscription was written by the spiritual preceptor Sri Isvara-suri and engraved by the lapidary Somaka. Iail.
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A stone inscription of a Vapi (Viv-well) at Sadadi under Jodhpure. Date Samrat 1654.
This inscription-stone is placed in the right-side wall of a Vav near the village of Sidadi situated on the borders of Meywar and Marwil, and forming part of the territory of the king of Jodhpore. The face of the stone on which the inscription is cut measures 15' by 8" containing twenty-two lines of Sanskrit composition in modern Devauigari characters. It is well preserved. It mentions the digging and constructing of a Vav (Vapi) by an Osvâla Baniâ
* is a title given to the Jain teachers.
tie., Sali-Suri 11. Samati-suri II., and so on
It means perhaps the community of the Jains, or the Sangha. as it is called in Gujarati.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
