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Jivandhar Carita are his famous works. The manuscripts of his works are available in several Grantha Bhandārs of Rajasthan. The main centres where he wrote his works were Dungarpur and Sagwara. He completed Pandava Purana in Sagwara in the year 1551 A.D. A compelete account of him has been given in Pandava Purana. remained Bhaṭṭāraka from the year 1516 to 1556 A.D.
He
10 BHATTARAKA SOMASEN:
He was also a Rajasthani scholar and lived in Bairath, an old town of Rajasthan. He wrote Padma Purana in the year 1602 A.D. in Samskrit. Somasen was the pupil of Acārya Gunabhadra. His work is very popular and available in various Brandārs of Rajasthan. This is a short form of Jaina Rāmāyaṇa.
11. JAGANNATHA :
He was the pupil of Bhattaraka Narendra Kirti who lived in Todäräisingh known by the name of Taksak Garh'. Jagannath was a Jaina Khandelwal by caste and was son of Sresthi Pom Raja. Six works written by him have been discovered so far which are Swetambar Parajaya, Caturvinsari, Sandhan Svopadam Tika, Sukh Nidhan, Sukhena Carita, Siva Sandhan Nama. He was a scholar of 17th-18th century. His brother Vadi-Raja was also a good scholar of Samskrit He wrote Samskrit commetary on Vägbhatṭālankär called Kavi Candrikâ in Samwat 1729 1. e. 1672 A D. Gyan Locana Stotra was also composed by him and is preserved in the Săstra Bhandar of Patodi Temple. All the works are unpublished so far.
HINDI WRITERS
1. PADMA NABH
Padmanabh was a poet of the 15th century and belonged to the Cittor state. Sanghapati Dungar requested him to compose a Bavani dealing with various
1 Bhattaraka Sampradaya Page 147.
22 वत्से नेत्रपडश्वसोम १७६२ निहिते ज्येष्ठे च मासेनघे । शुभ्र पक्ष इति त्रयोदशदिने श्रीतक्षकास्ये पुरे । मिस्वामिगृहे व्यलीलिखदिदं देवागमालंकृते । पुस्त पूज्यनरेन्द्रकी र्तिसुगुरो' श्री जगन्नाथवटु ।।
-Anekanta year 10 p. 73
