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1640 Vikrama era. When Sri Hiravijayasūri left Agra for Gujarat in 1642 Vikrama era he left Upadhyāya Sri Santicandra with Akbar. Santicandra also made Akbar prohibit fishing in the Damar lake near Fatehpur-Sikri. He composed Kṛpārasakosa a panegyric on the Emperor praising his humanity and merciful deeds. The work inspired Akbar to perform many merciful acts and charitable deeds including abolition of Jazia-tax and release of prisoners. He also wrote a commentary on one of the Upangas Jambudvipa-Prajñapti in 1650 Vikrama era.
Upadhyaya Santicandra was a very learned man and could perform Satavadhāna i. e. attend to a hundred things simultaneously. He was a great dialectician and triumphed over the Digambara disputant Bhaṭṭaraka Vädibhūṣaṇa in the Court of the King Nārāyaṇa of Idargadha and over Digambara Acharya Gunacandra in the presence of Sri Mānadeva (nephew of the King of Jodhpur) at Ghaṭasila in Vagada. As for his magical powers it is stated in Paryuṣaṇa-aṣtähnika-vyākhyā. na (II Vyakhyāna, P. 5) of Sri Vijayalakṣmisüri that through his miraculous powers Akbar succeeded in taking the fort at Attock which he had not been able to do for several years. He died about 1660 Vikrama era as might be inferred from the addendum to the Colophon of his commentary on Sri Jambudvipa-prajñapti which was appended in 1660 by the revisers of the said Commentary after his death. UPADHYAYA SRI YASOVIJAYA
Sri Yasovijaya was born of Bania parents Nārāyaṇa and Saubhagyadevi at Kamhodu village near Dhinoj in or about 1680 Vikrama era and was named Jasavant. He had a brother named Padmasimha. They came in contact with Sri Nayavijaya and were taken by him to Sri Vijayadevasūri who initiated them as Nayavijaya's pupils and named them Yasovijaya and Padmavijay respectively. Sri Yasovijaya studied under his Guru and went with him to Ahmedabad in 1699 where he performed Aṣṭāvadhāna i. e. attended to eight things simultaneously. Thereupon one of the leaders of the Sangha there named Dhanji sura suggested that Sri Yasovijaya deserved to be sent to
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