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SUBSEQUENT MANTRIKAS: PANDIT SRI VIRAVIJAYA
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We cite here a passage from his Meghamahodaya pp. 68-69 in support of Mantric worship.
"279 anos para FET9:a fe: ata | | XXXX एवं च लौकिकलोकोत्तरशास्त्रविरुद्धं देवाः किं कुर्वन्ति ? योगमन्त्रादिप्रभावात् किंस्यात् ? सर्व स्वकर्मकृत्यमित्यादिमूढवचो न प्रमाणीकार्यमित्यलं विस्तरेण । तन्नारितकमतं त्यक्त्वा प्रतिपद्यारितकागमम् । देवताराधने यत्नः कार्यः सम्यगदृशाप्यहो ।"
PANDIT ŚRI VIRAVIJAYA Pandit Sri Vīravijaya was born at Ahmedabad, Santidas Pādo near Gheekānţă, of Audicya Brāhmaṇa parents Yajnesvara and Vijkore on Aso sud 10th 1829 Vikram era. He was named Kesavarām. He had a sister named Gangā. He was married to a lady named Raliāt at Dehgām before he attained the age of 18 years. As a result of some domestic quarrel between the mother and the son, the latter left home. The mother searched for him and learnt that he was at Rocaka village. He however did not return and the mother died. heart-broken. It is said that his sister Gangā also on hearing this news died. Kesavarām after leaving home wandered from place to place till he met Sri Subhavijaya either at Bhimanātha village near Dholerā or at some place near Pālitāṇā. He was then seriously ill but recovered through the good offices of Sri Subhavijaya. He then asked leave of Sri Subhavijaya to return home, but the latter pursuaded him to lead the life of a Sadhu and Kesavarām agreed. He was then initiated at Pansar and named Vīravijaya on Kartak Vad 1848. Then both went to Cambay and they entered Cambay in a procession taken out by the Sangha which had assembled on the outskirts of the city to receive them. Sri Subhavijaya had previously thereto initiated two other pupils named Dhīravijaya and Bhāņavijaya. Both the preceptor and the pupil stayed at Cambay for about five years i. e. upto Jeth Sud 5th 1853. During the period Sri Vīravijaya made great progress in his study of Sansksta, studied the five Malākāvyas and the six systems of Indian philosophy as also the religious scriptures. The title of Pandit was thereafter conferred upon him some-time before his
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