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SUBSEQUENT MANTRIKAS VADI DEVASURI
Abu) in 1143 and was initiated by Sri Municandrasuri in 1152 and was ordained an Acharya in 1174 Vikrama era. He wrote Pramāṇanaya-tattvāloka containing 374 aphorisms on Jain logic and an encyclopaedic commentary thereon named Syādvāda-Ratnākara said to be of the size of about 84000 verses of which a portion of about 20000 verses in size is still available. The said work is a standard work on Jain logic and is a testimony to the great acumen and the vast knowledge of the various systems of philosophy of its learned author.
There is a curious magical bout recorded to have taken place at Broach between Sri Devasuri and a Yogi named Kanhado who had with him different kinds of snakes with deadly poison. The Yogi prompted them to bite Sri Devasuri and the latter drew three lines around him which they would not cross. On that the Yogi let loose a pair of snakes one riding the other. They approached the magical boundary and one of them, the rider, rubbed it off with its tongue and they were about to proceed onwards when the goddess Kurukulla, who was pleased with Sri Devasuri, in the form of a kite picked off both the snakes. Thus ended the bout in which Sri Devasūri triumphed over the Yogi. There is a Mantric hymn of Sri Kurukulladevi composed by Sri Devasuri still available which is believed to be of such miraculous efficacy that those who recite the same are said to be safe from the danger of snake-bites (See p. 230 Jain Stotra-Samuccaya). Both Sri Devasuri and his preceptor Sri Municandrasuri have composed Mantric hymns of Sri Kalikunda-Parsvanatha (See p.118-120 Jain-StotraSandoha).
It would appear that Sri Devasuri having been a grand pupil of Gandharva Vādivetāla Srī Säntisūri must have inherited from him the
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It appears from the biography of Sri Säntisüri that a serpent goddess (Nagini-devi) used to attend his preachings. It shows his connection with serpent deities and elucidates his title of Gandharva. Śri Devasuri cured minister Ambāprasāda who was bitten by a snake while going up Mt. Abu. Reaching the top thereof, he made obei
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