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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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Author - Dhanesvara Suri.
Subject - Importance of Satrumjayatirtha (a Jaina holy place). Begins — fol. 16
॥६० ॥ ॐ नमो भगवते श्रीयुगादिजिनेंद्राय ॥ ॥ ॐ नमो विश्वनाथाय विश्वस्थितिविधायिने । अर्हते व्यक्तरूपाय युगादीशाय योगिने ॥१॥ भइच्चक्रिश्रियः स्वामी चामीकरसमप्रभः । स्तुत्यः सत्कृत्य लाभाय श्रीशांतिः शुभतातिकृत् ॥२॥ After some verses we have :श्रीशत्रुजयमाहात्म्यं सर्चतत्वसमन्वितं ।
चकार पूर्व विश्वैकहिताय महितं सुरैः ॥ ९ etc. Ends - fol. 1980
सूरिः सौगतशेमुखी विमुखयन् श्री चंद्र 'गच्छांबुधे
चंद्रोऽतंद्रगुणो धनेश्वर इति श्रीसिद्धभूमीभृतः । माहात्म्यं यदु 'वंशभूषणमणेरत्याग्रहादहित
स्याकाषी(बी)द् बहुहर्षदं नृपतिशेलादित्यस्य तीर्थोद्धृतेः ॥ ३ ॥ यावजागर्ति जैनस्त्रिजगति जनता दत्तशर्मा सुधमा
यावच्चाकाशतल्पे कलयत उदयं पुष्पदंती तमोऽतौ। तत्तत्पुरत्नवृत्ताश्रय इह वसुधामंडले मंडनाभस्तावमंदत्वमंदोदयि विविधरसांभोनिधिग्रंथ एषः ।। ४ ।।
