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(3) Pradyumna Carita of Som Kirti was written by Acarya Devendra Bhüşana for his own study and his pupils Daya Candra, Vardhamana Vimaldāsa, Daulat Rama, Risabha Dāsa, Gulab Canda, Bhagwandasa, Vira Dasa, Moti and Jagjiwan etc. in the year 1667 A.D. The manuscript is available in the Amer Sastra Bhandar at
present.
(4) Pandit Siromani Keŝodsãa got written from Shri Kayastha Puranmala for his study, the manuscript of Bhaktamar Stotra Vritti' in the year 1579 A.D.
(5) Padma Purāņa of Raidhu was presented to one Jindo's wife by Sah Agarmalla for her study. The manuscript was written by Pandit Keso in the year 1599 A.D. at Rohtak. The manuscript is at present in the Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
(6) Srāvakācāra of Laxmi Candra was copied by Naina Sagar for the study of Kesari Singh at the Sastra Bhandar of Jaina temple Pățodi Jaipur,
(7) Yasodhara Carita of Brahma Jinadasa was copied at Udaipur by Pandit Rūpacanda for his own study in the year 1769 A.D.
(8) Savaya Dhammadohā Panjika was written for the study of Pandit Laxman in the year 1498. He was the pupil of Bhattaraka Malli Bhüşană.
(9) Bharat Bahubali Carta in Hindi was written in Saka Samvat 1614 for the study of Sanghavi Bhojani.
In this way there are so many manuscripts which were written for the Sadhus and their disciples. This system of presentation of the manuscripts to the monks and the students continued for a long time and thousands of the manuscripts
1 Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur Prasasti Sangrah p. 44
2 Amer Săstra Bhandar, Jaipur.
3. Bhattarkiya Sampradaya p. 197.
4. Ibid.
p. 286.
