Jain Journal 1999 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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NAGARAJAIAH : VIKRAMADITYA VI AND JAINISM
19 watered by the milk ocean-was the tree of Caţtaladevi's fame. She, after laving the feet of Kamalabhadra panditadeva, disciple of Śrīvijayapanditadeva, appointing those of their congregation the chiefs, made, once again several grants of villages for the perpetual maintenance of Panca-kūta Jinamandira, which exists to this day in good condition. 25
6.9 A rare incident of historical significance also occurred in the same period. Nanni-Sāntara alias Govindaradeva or Goggiga was a close associate of Vikramāditya, when the latter was governing the Gangavādi-96,00 with his residence at Banavāsi, and the other main places being Balligāve, Bandalike and Pombuccapura, in his younger days as a mahāmandalesvara; (vide para number 3.6. in this paper). After being crowned as the emperor also. Vikramaditya, continued to cherish the friendship of Govindaradeva. Coming to meet him halfway, and giving him half the seat on his metal throne, the emperor (cakravartty Vikramāditya, placed the valiant Nanni-Säntara by his side. This is one of the unique occasions of an emperor honouring a sub-ordinate on equal terms. With the liberal support of the emperor to the rulers of Santaļige-nād, Jainism reached its zenith during this
period. 26
7.1. When the great general and minister, the dançanāyaka Barmma-Devarasa protecting and enjoying the Banavase-Twelve Thousand, the Sāntaļige-Thousand and the 18 agraharas was in the royal city Basligāve :
Jinanāthasvāmi his god, his own guru Gunabhadra-bratindra, his mother Jakkabbe, Soma his father, his younger brother Mechi, Bhāgabbe his wife, his father-in-law Kalideva, was Singa an ordinary man? He was a great benefactor, in union with dharmma. Singa alias Pratikantha Singayya, having commenced a discourse relating stories of works of merit, made petition to his ruler, saying- obtain from Ballavarasa a village (bāda) and give it to the Permmādı-basadi'. Where upon the dandanāyaka Barmmadeva, having represented the whole of the circumstances to his own lord, Tribhuvanamalladeva, (in C.E. 1077), for the services of the god of the Cālukya Ganga-Permmādi Jinālaya, which he had made in the royal city of Balligāve, when he was a prince (Kumāra-kāla), for the worship and anointing for the offerings, and food of rşis as well as for repairs of the basadi and new works, with pouring of water and all the ceremonies, he gave the village of Manevane in the Jiddulge-Seventy of the Banavase-Twelve Thousand
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25. ibid, Nr. 36. 1077. Hombuja. 26. ibid., Nr. 40. 1077. Hombuja, and ibid... Nr. 35, 1077.