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धर्मदास को
जाति लुहाड्यो जोय ।
नाम कल्याण सु जानिये, कवि को मामो सोय ।।
पूत लघु,
ताकै पढ़िये कारने, कियो ग्रन्थ यह जोध ।
नाम समकित कोमुदी, दायक केवल वोध || इहै समकित कौमुदी, जो नर पढ़ें सुभाय ।
सो सुर नर सुख पाय के हनो करमि मिव जाय ||
चौपाई
दीस |
सवत् सत्रासं चोबीस फागन बुदि तेरस शुभ शुक्रवार सो पूरन मई, इहै कथा समकित गुन उई ।।
His works were quite popular therefore manuscript copies of several of them are available in various Bhandars of Jaipur. All the works are unpublished so far
14. KISANA SINGHA .
He was born in Rampura, a village in Sawaimadhopur District but later on he settled at Sanganer which was the centre of literary activity in the 17th and 18th century. His father's name was Kalyana who was famous by the title of Sangahi Kisana Singha was the elder son and Anand Singha was the younger one of his father. He wrote more than 20 works in Hindi poetry out of which Punyasrava Katha Kosa is very much popular the description of the poet given in the Bhadrabahu Carita is as follows
खडेलीवालं वैम विसाल नागरचालं देससिय ।
रामापुरवासं देवनिवास धर्मप्रकास प्रकटकिय मगही कल्याण सब गुणजाण, गोत्र पाटणी मुजसलियं ।
पूजो जिनरायं श्रुत गुरूपाय नमें मकति निज दानदिय ।
तसु सुत दुव एव गुरूमुखदेव लहुरी प्राणंदसिंघ सुरौ ।
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सुखदेव सुनंदन जिन पद वंदन, थान मान किसनेस सुगौ ।
The names of his other works are Bāvanī (1706 A.D), Rātri Bhojan Katha (1716 A.D), Ekāvalivratkatha, Guru Bhakti Gita, Cetan Lori, Caubisa Dandaka, Jina Bhakti Gita, Namokara Rasa, Nirvana Kanda Bhaşa, Labdhi Vidhana Katha etc. Hindi Padas written by him are also available in the various Gutakās preserved in the Grantha Bhanḍārs.