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SUBSEQUENT MANTRIKAS : MUNI MAHARAJA SRI MOHANLALJI
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He took a leading part in the Anjana-salākā and installation ceremonies got performed by Seth Motiša in his group of temples on Satruñjaya Hills in 1893 and also in similar ceremonies at Seth Hațhising's Temple at Ahmedabad in 1903. In 1899 he was in a Sangha going on a pilgrimage to Pancatīrtha. Before it left the borders of Gujarāt cholera broke out and people dispersed in small groups. The group which stuck to Sri Viravījaya was brought back by him safely to Ahmedabad, by his Mantric powers. At every stage on the way back Sri Viravijaya used to sprinkle charmed water around the camp.
In bis Rāsās Srī Vīravijaya has made special obeisance to Sarasvati and Padmavati. The writer is reliably informed that Sri Vīravijaya was a devoted worshipper of Padmăvati and performed Mántric Sadhana of Rakta (Red) Padmavati (See Appendix 3).*
The beauty and charm of his poetry are themselves sufficient proof of his being a gifted writer. He is a poet of the first order in Gujarāti and many of his lyric pieces entitle him to be called the Dayā. rām of the Jains. He died on Bhādarva Vad 3rd 1908. Vikrama era
Sri Vīravijaya was so modest that although Sri Vijayadevendrasūri Acārya of Tapagaccha offered to confer upon him the title of Upadhyāya he did not agree to receive the same. It is said that Sri Rūpavijaya was his rival in composition of Pūjās and Stavanas. His footprints were installed in the said Upāśraya at Bhatthini Pole on Maha Sud 6th 1909.
Amongst his contemporaries was the poet Sri Padmavijaya, the preceptor of the said Rūpavijaya who flourished from 1792 to 1862. Vikrama era
MUNI MAHĀRĀJA ŠRI MOHANLĀLJI Sri Mohanlalji was born at Candpur in Marwad of Brāhmaņa parents Bādarmalji and Sunder on Caitra Vad 6th 1885 Vikrama era.
* The Rakta Padmăvati Mantra is given here from the writer's collection:ल्को ब्लें सः त्रिभुवनक्षोभिणी त्रिभुवनमोहिनी ही श्री रक्तपद्मावती नमः ॥
