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Upadesalandalıuritts, he gives the following account of his spiritual descent:
(1) Pradyumnasūri of Chandragatohha (2) Chandraprabhusūri (3) Dhanešparagūri. (4) Dere. ndrasūri (5) Bhadreśvarasűri (6) Abhayaderasūri (7) Haribhadrasūri and (8) Balachandrasūri-our author.
He is known to have composed the Karunavajrayudha, a drama in five acts, commentaries on Āsada's Vovehamanjars and Upadesalandali and the Vasantavilāsa The last work contains Faluable information about the history of Gujarata and the exploits of Vastupala It was written after the death of Vastupala and was mainly meant for Jaitrasimha, Vastupala's son, whom the author wanted to console. Our author as on good terms with Udayasūri, an Aoharya of Dera. sūrigatchba, who gave him the Sarasvatamantra, In the Vasantavilāsa, Balachandragūri calls him. self "Vāgdevipratipannasunu" or the adopted son of the goddess of learning.
Jayasimhasūri, pupil of Virasūri, F&S 8B Acharya in the temple of Munisuvrataswami of Broach. At his suggestion, Vastupala and Tejah
() Desai, Loc. Cit, p. 383; Hiralal Hangarsj, loc. cit, p. 58
