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SUBSEQUENT MANTRIKAS: SRI HEMAVIMALASURI
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SRI SUBHASUNDARAGANI
Sri Subhasundaragani composed the Delāulā Mantric hymn of Sri Rsabha Jina styled Delavādāmandana. It also contains Yantras and medical prescriptions. The allusions to Munisundara and Laksmi. sāgara in the twenty fifth verse establish the author to be their contemporary. His life extended from about 1436 to 1517 Vikrama era. Other details of his life are not known. The said hymn with an Avacūri commentary is published at pp. 353 ff. in Jain Stotra Sandoha part I. The Avacūri appears to be by the author himself. There is assimilation of non-Jain Mantras and especially LaukikaMantras and Sabara Mantras. There are references to PancāngulideviMantra and Atte-Matte Pārsvanātha-Mantra known as TribhuvanaVijaya-Patakā-Mantra and to the hymn incorporating the last Mantra composed by Sri Ajitasimha possibly of Añcalagaccha (1283-1339 Vikrama era). The peculiar bath described in the comment on the 23rd verse of the hymn is suggestive of the influence of popular Tāntrika treatment. The commentary on V. 17 contains the following interesting Mantra in which invocation is with the truth-telling nature of Sri Jina and other omniscient personages : "3 Hoa 1878 SET RE# 9 ani एएण पचवाएण एवं निमित्तं मा वभिचरउ स्वाहा ।।"
ŚRI HEMAVIMALASURI Sri Hemavimalasūri was born of Gangāraj and Gangārāņi parents in 1522, was named Hadakumāra, and was initiated by Sri Sumatisadhu in 1538 Vikrama era. He did Kriyoddhāra i. e. reinstated the original religious practices and observances in 1556. He was ordained Acharya in 1548 and died about 1583 (1584 Māru) Vikrama era. He twice performed Sadhanā of Sūrimantra. It ts said that he obtained a boon from Sri Māņibhadra Yakșa * and since his time Sri Mäņibhadra became the presiding and protecting deity of Tapāgaccha.
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