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Importance of The Jaina Grantha Bhandare.
पृथ्वीराज महीपालः क्रमात् षोडशवत्सर । एकविंशदिनास्तत्र मासेकर्घाटका त्रय ॥७॥
In the same way, the manuscript of Pati Šāhikā Beorā narrates the reasons
of downfall of Prathavi Rāja as follows
तब राजा पृथ्वीराज सजोगता परगी । जीह राजा कैसा कुल मौला १६ सूरी का १०० हुआ त्याके भरोसे परणी ल्यायो । लडाई सावता करी । परणी राजा जैचद पूगली पूग्यो नहीं। संजोगता सरूप हुई । तहि के बसी राजा हुवो। सौ म्हैला ही का रहो । महीना पदरा बारा ने नीसर्यो नही ।
We find references not only to the rulers of Delhi but also to rulers of states, Governors of provinces and districts and big Jagirdārs. Information about the rulers of various Rājput states of Jaipur, Bikāner Udaipur, Bündi, Kotāh, Bharatpur and others can be collected. The references show that some of the Rajpūt rulers and administrators were great patrons of literature and art and under their rule, several manuscripts were copied. They encouraged scholars and patronized them.
Apart from the independent historical works, there are several works in which the authors make casual or incidental references which sometimes also prove helpful.
Banārsidasa, a famous poet of 17th century makes brief but correct references to Akbar and Jahangira and Sahjahan in his "Ardha Kathanak" a life history of the poet himself :
सत् सौलह वासठा,
आयो कातिक पावस नठा । छत्रपति अकबर साहि जनाल,
नगर भागरे कीनो काल ।। २४६ ।।
भाई खबर जौनपुर माह,
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प्रजा अनाथ मई बिनु नाह ।
पुरजन लोग भए भयभीत,
हिरदे व्याकुलता मुख पीत ।। २४७ ||
In the Satmala Varpan a Hindi work of 1764 A. D. the poet Srutasagar gives an enlogic description of Bharatpur and its founder Surajmal.
देस काore विरजि में, वदनस्यंष राजान ।
ताकै पुत्र है मलो, सूरिजमल गुरधाम ।।
