Jain Legend Vol 4

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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Commentary Pra navy kara a Commentary Vip ka S tra
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A ahillapur a Pa a a city
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Commentary Aupap tika Up mga
Apart from the abovementioned 10 V ttis on 9 Amgas and 1 up mga, he also wrote Praj pan, Ttya Pada Samgraha , Pamcaka V tti, Jayatihuya a Stotra, Pamcanirgramth and a ha Karmagrantha Saptatik bh ya.
The nine V ttis written by Abhayadeva S ri throw ample light on the perplexing meaning of the Amgas and clearly explain the meaning of S tras and words. They are neither elaborate nor brief
Authors of Prabh vaka Caritra and Kharatara gaccha Gurv val projected different versions regarding the replication of these V ttis. According to Prabh vaka Caritra by Prabh candra S ri on completion of writing the V ttis and after being amended by great rutadharas, the votaries started making the copies of those V ttis.
Later, 84 intelligent votaries in Pa a a, T mralipti, pall and Dhavallaka Nagara made a large number of copies of these V ttis and dedicated these to Abhayadeva S ri.
Out of these V ttis of 9 Amgas, Abhayadeva S ri wrote in the citations of 4 V ttis that he wrote the V ttis in Pa a a. In Kharatara gaccha V had Gurv val also it is mentioned that the author of Nav mg V ttis wrote his V ttis staying in Karadiha complex in Pa a a. As against this, Prabh candra Sri in his Prabh vaka Caritra wrote that the author of Nav mg (nine limbs) V ttis wrote his works in Palyapadrapura.
Two verses of V ttis are presented below so as to draw the attention of scholars of Jain world towards unparalleled greatness of Abhayadeva Sri.
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