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says that it took place in A. D. 1578; but as Kalakhāna was the Suba of Patan upto A. D. 1575, it seems the event must have taken place before that date. It is also probable that Rishabhadasa's date may be correct but he may have made mistake in recording the name of the Suba of Patan.
Hiravijayasūri had to face another similar difficulty at Ahmedabad in A. D. 1579-80. Some envious persons complained to Sihabuddin Ahmadkhana or Sihabakhana, Governor of Ahmedabad, that Hiravijayasūri had, by his magic powers, stopped rain. Sihabakhana sent for the sūri and asked him why it did not rain and whether he had anything to do with it. The süri made his position clear. When their conversation was going on, Kunvarji, a well-known Jain, came and explained Sihābakhana the duties of Jain monks. The Suba was pleased to order the release of Hiravijayasūri. When the latter came to the monastery, the Jains celebrated this occasion of Suri's release by giving away money in charity, but their joy was not to last long. A person named Tukadi poisoned the ears of the Kotwala who complained to the Suba and obtained orders from him for the arrest of Hiravijayasūri, who was helped on this occasion, by Raghava and Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
