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G. H. Ojha had collected a few pieces of the inscriptions from the heaps of stones lying at the foot of Jain Kirtistambha Chittor. All of these are now preserved in the Pratap Museum Udaipur. Among these, two fragmentary inscriptions pertain to the Jain Kirtistambha, a summary of these is given below :
1. One inscription containing 8 lines, has a reference3 at its end
that the Kirtistambha was constructed by Shresthi Bagherawal Jija, who was the son of Naya.
2. A fragment of other inscription consists of parts of the
verses of Nirvana Kand and at its end the name of Bagherawal4 Jija is available.
3. Besides these two fragmentary inscriptions stated above, a
stone-slab containing verses 21 to 45, was found on a square platform near the temple of Nila-Kanth at Chittor. This has now been fully mitigated. Fortunately its copy, prepared at the time of writing the history "Vir Vinod" by Kaviraja Syamaladas is now available. I have edited and published this inscription on the basis of the above text in Anekanta Delhi (April, 1969). It contains very valuable information about Shresthi Jija and his son Punyasingh together with their manifold religious activities. According to this, Shresthi Jija constructed a number of temples at Chittor, Khohar, Sajjanpur etc. The construction of Kirtistambha at Chittor was actually started by him. But he failed to complete it, due to his death. His son Punyasingh later completed it. The verses 40 to 44 give information about Jain-muni Visal kirti, Subha kirti and Dharma chandra. The inscription also narrates that the consecration ceremony of this Stambha was performed by Muni Dharma chandra.
4. An inscription of V.E. 1357 (1300 A.D.) recently noticed by
the department of Archaeological Survey of India from Chittor
3. Edited by the Author in the Anekant (Delhi) April, 1969. 4. Joharapur kar Jain-Shilalekh Sangraha Vol, V. (Delhi 1973) pp. 63-64. 5. Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy year 1956-57 p. 58
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