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Tàndi Vasahi ]
At the base of this pillar is lying a Surabhi-Stone having a figure of a cow with her calf at its top, and an inscription below, of Rāṇā Kumbhā, dated in the year V.S. 1506.o In this inscription, Rāņā Kumbhā has exempted all pilgrims to these shrines from any type of tax or escort-duty etc.
To the left of the Kirtistambha is a flight of steps leading to small shrine containing Digambara Jaina images. Going upward to the north one reaches the top of this bill where are situated a cell of Ambika-devi and three cells dedicated to the worship of Tirthankaras.
Since the Lūņavasahi came to be regarded as the Girnāra-tirtha-avatāra, i.e. a shrine symbolising or representing the Tirtha at Girnār, these four cells came to be regarded as the second, third, fourth and fifth Tunks (passes) of Girnār. According to the Arbudagirikalpa of Somasundara, they are known as (i) Ambavatāra-tirtha, (2) Pradyumnāvatāra-tirtha, (3) Shâmbāvatāra-tirtha and (4) Rathanemi-avatāra-tirtha. But at present only one cell, referred to above, has two small images of Ambikā whereas images of Pradyumna, Shāmba or Rathanemi are not seen in the other three cells noted above.
The last or the fourth cell contains an image of Pārshvanātha in the standing attitude, worshipped as the mūlanāyaka, and installed in V.S. 1389 according to an inscription on its pedestal. The inscription further shows that gerated. Such a practice of setting up the hand of a person on a high pillar is not known. The pillar probably had a pavilion above with a Chaumukha (four-fold image ) enshrined in it as in Mānastambhas or Jaina Kirtistambhas. Besides, it is not known where the pillar was originally set up, for its present position does not seem to be a proper one and the temple has undergone several repairs in the past.-Translator.
? See, Abu, Vol. II. Inscription No. 244. . "
