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1640 Vikrama era. When Sri Hiravijayasūri left Agră for Gujarat in 1642 Vikrama era he left Upadhyâya Sri Sānticandra with Akbar. Santicandra also made Akbar prohibit fishing in the Dāmar lake near Fatehpur-Sikri. He composed Kệpārasakosa 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 Upāngas Jambudvipa-Prajñapti in 1650 Vikrama era.
Upadhyāya Santicandra was a very learned man and could perform Satāvadhāna i. e. attend to a hundred things sinultaneously. He was a great dialectician and triumphed over the Digambara disputant Bhațțāraka Vădibhūşaņa in the Court of the King Nārāyaṇa of Idarga. dha and over Digambara Achārya Guņacandra in the presence of Sri Mānadeva (nephew of the King of Jodhpur) at Ghāțaśīla in Vāgada. As for his magical powers it is stated in Paryusaņa-aştahnikā-vyakhya. na (II Vyākhyāna, P. 5) of Sri Vijayalaksmīsūri 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 Jambudvīpa-prajñapti which was appended in 1660 by the revisers of the said Commentary after his death.
UPADHYÅYA ŚRI YASOVIJAYA Sri Yasovijaya was born of Bania parents Nārāyana and Saubhagyadevi at Kamhodu village near Dhiņoj in or about 1680 Vikrama era and was named Jašavant. 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 papils and named them Yasovijaya and Padmavijay respectively. Sri Yasovijaya studied under his Guru and went with him to Ahmedabad in 1699 where he performed Aștāvadhāna i. e. attended to eight things simul. taneously. Thereupon one of the leaders of the Sangha there named Dhanji sūrā suggested that Sri Yasovijaya deserved to be sent to
