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Thus nand and Vimala S ri announced 36 rules and wandering in many places led a campaign against other gacchas like Lok , Kharatara, Kadav mata, B j mata gacchas etc. with a view to stabilize, aggrandise and popularise Tap gaccha. And later for 14 long years he observed severe penance with 'Bele' vow (fasting of two days with only one meal per day, 2 days strict fasting and fourth day afternoon one meal, so on)
With this strict and severe penitentiary austerities and meditation, extensive religious tours, preaching sermons at every place, he evolved Tap gaccha into a popular gaccha. According to Tap gaccha Pa val there were 1800 monks under nanda Vimala Sri wandering in different directions spreading the doctrine of Tap gaccha.
Pa val of Tap gaccha further mentions that H ra Vijaya S ri, the 58th Pontiff was also a great influential propagator.
Camp , a staunch lay devotee of H ravijaya S ri, undertook a severe vow of fasting for six months and successfully performed penance in Fatehpur Sikhri. On the eve of the triumphant accomplishment of her severe austerity, the laity of gaccha took out a grand procession playing musical instruments etc. On seeing from his palace the imposing procession, Emperor Akbar enquired his attendants about it. When he was informed about the six months fasting by a lady, he with utmost reverence invited Camp dev to the palace and enquired how she could accomplish such an arduous task. She humbly said that the credit goes to her reverend preceptor H ravijaya S ri, because of whose gracious blessings she was able to do it. Akbar was seized with a strong desire to behold the Guru's Dar ana. Immediately he sent a royal order to the administrator of Gujarat, it bakh na and a letter of appeal to H ravijaya S ri expressing the desire for his Dar ana.
The moment he read the decree of Akbar, it bakh na started shivering out of fright. He misbehaved many a times with H ravijaya S ri. So he pleaded H ravijaya S ri for forgiveness again and again. Completing his tour in Gujarat, c rya H ravijaya S ri reached Fatehapura S kar . Akbar received him in his court with profound devotion and veneration. He was pleased with crya's preaching. He was so impressed that he freed all the confined birds that were kept for his feast. On the advice of c rya he
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