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räja Ja yasimha and Kumāra pala. He was appointed as the first Governor of Saurästra by Jay asimha. After nine years of service there he ventured the well-known repairs of the Neminātha temple in V. S. 1185 ( = 1129 A.D.) at the expense of the state, for which he was first rebuked by the king, who, however, gave his consent soon after being pleased at the minister's intelligence, boldness and sincerity. During Kumāra. pala's sway he worked as the Governor of Cittoda also. He was killed by Arnorāja's son V yāghraråja. $ The other three personages are already noted by us.
6. NÄMALA-MĀLINI-PRABANDHA
The name Nāmala of one of the queens is not seen elsewhere. PPS (p. 38 ) refers to one Nă maladevi, sister of Kumāra pāla inarried to Pratā pamalla. PK (pp. 86-88 ) likewise refers to Nã mala devi, queen of serpent-king Vāsuki of the city of Krau ñca haraṇa in the nether world ! These, however, have nothing to do with the present story. Similarly The pa niyā H ūņa, his sons Dujan asala and Satru. sala, Kelhaņasim Modha, his daughter Lil ū and Jälh ā k a the washer-man are of doubtful historicity inasmuch as nothing is known about them from any other historical source.
The present editor is not inclined, however, to reject altogether this interesting story as having no bearing on history. No super-human element is employed therein and there is nothing extra-ordinary about it. In fact all such stories, when the exaggerative details are removed, together form the character of the hero.
The Vaidyanatha and the Parsvanatha temples at Dabhoi as also the Pañ căsarā Pārsvanātha temple at Patana are historical places.
The name of Jay a si mha's mother is given here as May a ņ aladevi. We have known her name Miņala devi (v.l. Minalladevi) in the Madanabhrama-prabanhha. Elsewhere she is also called Maya - ņa llă devi. We have already established her historicity in the discussions on the Aladanabhrama-prabandha.
$ Vide PHNIJS, pp. 134, 250, 268, 278, 357, 375-76; GMRI, pp. 271, 279-80, 309, 377.
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