Book Title: Laghu Prabandh Sangraha
Author(s): Jayant P Thaker
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir II2 a coutemporary of the victorious king, or, to be more accurate, lis senior contemporary. N. KOMARTRĀNĀ-PRABANDHA The story of Kumaririn å ka, king of the city of Kidimaikodi, on the face of it, does not seem to have any bearing on history. There is a reference therein to a lake called Phitsax (lit. : 'broken') stated to be situated near Cånd as a mà (mod. Cåņas mã in North Gujarat a). which was constructed by a wealthy trader of that place, whose defiance of trust resulted in the breaking forth of the lake and the water flowing away from it. A lake near the village named Rūpapura, two miles away from Cānas mã, is still called Bandheluist (lit. : bound') which is contrary to the name given here. One would be inclined, therefore, to believe tbat the Pharelūze or broken lake was repaired or reconstructed afterwards and as such it was called Båndkelnm ur bound us contrasted to the tanks which do not possess any built border or steps for going down into them. The reference here to the lake Sakasalinga and the foreigner's hermitage (dešāntarakult) does not appear to have any significance from the historical point of view. 9. ŚRIMĀTA-PRABANDHAT This prabandha commences with the story of king Lakhana sena of Lakhan i vati and bis minister Umå patisridhar a. This story also occurs elsewbere, of coorse with differences, as already noted in the chapter on Relation With Other Prabandha-Works. This Lakha pasena is identified with king Lakşma şasena of the Sena dynasty of Bengal, who, though assigned different dates by ditferent scholars, appears to have reigned from 1179–1206 A.D. As a powerful contemporary of Jayacandra of Varanasi (1970-1194 A.D.), he seems to have distinguished † A similar story is found in the Kaumāyika khanda of the MaheśvaraRhanda of the Skandapurana: Kaumarikå, however, has the face of a goat and not that of a monkey which Srimātā is stated here to be possessing. Readers interested may refer to Dr. R. N. Mehta's Kaumiriki-khandaA stady'. JMSU, XIV. 1, PP. 39-48. For Private And Personal Use Only

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