Book Title: Desinammala
Author(s): Hemchandracharya, R Pischel
Publisher: Department Public Instruction Bombay

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________________ 26 The story then goes on Desinamamala सोमचन्द्रं गुरुरथ ज्ञात्वा गच्छधुरन्धरम् । तस्मै सूरिपदं दातुमुदतिष्ठत सौष्ठवात् ॥ २६३ ॥ सङ्घानुज्ञां समासाद्य गणकानुपवेश्य च । लग्नं व्यचीचरत्सूरिर्विश्वस्यापि शिवङ्करम् ॥ २६४ ॥ अथ माधवमासस्य तृतीयस्यां तिथौ शुचौ । कर्कल गुरौ मूर्ती राहौ कन्याव्यवस्थिते ॥ २६५ ॥ भौमे धनुःस्थिते शुक्रे मीनस्थ सबुधे रवौ । मेषाश्रिते तुषारांशौ शनौ च वृषसंगते ॥ २६६ ॥ मुष्मिन् विधौ होराद्रेष्काणयोरपि । वर्गोत्तमे नवांशे च द्वादशांशेऽतिशोभने ॥ २६७ ॥ कवेस्तृतीये त्रिंशांशे क्षणेस्मिन् क्षेमकारिणि । श्रसिङ्घेन प्रहृष्टेन कार्यमाणे महामहे ॥ २६८ ॥ नान्दीविधिं विधायाग्य्यं सोमचन्द्राय दत्तवान् । जिनशासन सर्वस्वमिवाचार्यपदं गुरुः || २६९ ॥ हेमवत्कान्तिमांश्चन्द्र इवाह्लादकरोस्त्ययम् । इतीव हेमचन्द्रेति नाम तस्य गुरुर्व्यधात् ॥ २७० ॥ वादित्राणि तदा रेणुर्दिक्कुक्षिम्भरिभिः स्वनैः । ज्ञापयन्तीव सूरीन्द्रं नवं मोहस्य भीतये ॥ २७१ ॥ One day, Siddharāja, the Calukya King, met him on the road and bea ing struck by his wisdom invited him to his house. When Hemacandra went to see him, the King requested him to explain to him the real nature of dharma. With illustrative stories from the Puranas, Hemacandra taught him that kindness to living beings is the highest dharma. Jain Education International हरति विपदं सूते कीर्ति निकृन्तति वैरितां जनयति जने मानाधिक्यं वशीकुरुते रमाम् । मदयति दयासारं धर्मं तनोति महोदयं किमिव सुधियां नाधत्तेऽसौ परोपकृतिः कृता ॥ ५७३ ॥ On another occasion he preached a sermon to Kumarapala, who had been to see him, hearing of his proficiency in the arts and the sciences. Hemacandra at the request of Siddharaja, accompanied him to certain places of pilgrimage and asked the Goddess Amba to let him know who would succeed Siddharaja to the throne, to which she replied that the King would have no son and would be succeeded by Kumarapala. Siddharaja ordered his men to kill Kumarapala who fled from the country in the guise of a mendicant to save his life. In his wanderings, he came to Hemacandra, then at Stambhatirtha, to find out from him his future. macandra replied He+ For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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