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ऐं कारजापवरमाप्य कवित्ववित्त्ववाञ्छासुरखुमपगङ्गमभारङ्गम् । सूक्तैर्विकासिकुसुमैस्तव वीर शम्भोरम्भोजयोधरणयोर्वितनोमि पूजाम् ।।
न्यायखण्डनखाद्य "Having obtained a boon, on the bank of the Ganges through the recital of 'Aim' (Mantra bija sacred to Sarasvati), the veritable wishgranting tree for fulfilling the desire for poetic and scholastic powers, and which gives continuous joy, I offer worship with full-blown flowers in the form of beautiful verses of praise to the feet of Sri Mahāvīra who is real Sambhu."
શારદ ! સાર દયા કરી આપો વચન સુરંગ, તું તૂઠી મુઝ ઉપર જાપ + કરત ઉપગંગ ૧ તર્ક કાવ્યો તે તદા દીધો વર અભિરામ,
ભાષા પણિ કારિ કલ્પતરુ શાખા સમ પરિણામ. ર”—જંબુસ્વામિરાસ He also wrote a small astrological work called Falā-fala-Pșcchā (Jain Sāhitya-Samsodhaka Vol. III 2, pp. 162 to 165). He died at Dabhoi in 1743 and on Maha Sud 5th 1745 a Stupa-tope was constructed there as a memorial to him and his footprints were installed therein. It is interesting to note that a Siddhacakra Yantra in the temple of Sri Kalyāņa Pārsvanātha at Vadācautā, Surat, which was installed according to the inscription thereon by Mahopadhyāya Sri Yasovijaya. gani of Sri Vijayadevasūrigaccha and got prepared by Sri Fulbai daughter of Sri Näthibai on Poşa Sud 1st, Sunday and Puşya (asterism) s. y: 1737.
UPADHYAYA ŚRI MEGHAVITAYA He flourished from about 1700 Vikrama era. He was a pupil of Kịpāvijaya who was fifth in the line of the famous Jagadguru Sri Hiravijayasūri. He was a grammarian, logician and poet and was also versed in astrology, palmistry and Mantraśāstra. His knowledge of Mantraśāstra can be gauged to an extent by perusal of his work on Visa-Yantra (Diagram of the number 20) which also describes
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