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scholars of his time and wrote several works on various subjects. He wrote commentary on Astănga HridayaKavyalankar and Amar Koşa but unfortunately these are not available at prescat in any of the Jaina Bhandārs in Rajasthan. Adhyatma Rahasya' which is considered to be his lost work was discovered in Bhattarkiva Sastra Bhandar Ājmer. This is a very good work in Samskrit dealing with Adhyatma. Similarly Sanskrit commentary on Aradhanāsăra written by him has been discovered in the Sāstia Bhandär of Jobner temple. It is a work of the 13th century written for his pupil Nayancandra. His other works are Sāgara Dharma
mrita, Angara Dharme mrita, Pratistha Pitha, Jinasahasranama Stotra. Cemmentary written by him on Bhopāl Caturvinšatika has also been recently discovered in Sastra Bhandar, Jain temple. Patodi, Jaipur. All the works written by him are very popular.
3. BHATTARAKA SAKAL KIRTI :
Sakal Kirti was one of the most famous Bhajtāraka of his time. He was born in Samvat 1443 (1386 A.D.) at Patan. His name was Pina Singh or Paran Singh. He was married at the age of 14 and look to the life of a Jaina monk in the year 1425 A D.3 when he was 39 years old from Bhattaraka Padmanandi. He established a seat of Bhattāraka at Dungarpur in the 14354 and became the first Bhattāraka He was a great scholar of Samskrit and Hindi and wrote several works
1. हरषी सुणीय सुवाणि पालह, अन्य ऊअरि मुयर ।
चौऊदत्रिताल प्रमारिण पूरइ, दिन पुत्र जनमीउ ।।१४।। सुमवेला अवलोकि जनम, पुत्री ज्योति लखीय । मेलवि सजन सह कोई पुनशंघ नाम ठवीय ।।१५।।
-Sakal Kirti Rasa
2. चउदय व्यासीय संवति कुलदीपक नरपाल संघपति ।
डूगरपुरि दीक्षा महोछव तोणि कीया ए ॥३॥
-Sakal Kirti Rasa
3. श्री सकल कीरति सहगुरि सुकरि दीधी दीक्षा प्राणदभरि ।
जयजयकार सयलि सबराचरूए गणधर ॥४॥ चउदसिवाणविहऊ लटि नरपाल पुरिंगलीपि । कोटि पटाचारिज पद सस्थापिया ए गण ।।५।।
Sakal Kerti Rasa
4. Published from Vira Sevå Mandır, Delhi,
