Book Title: Laghuprabandhsangrah
Author(s): Jayant P Thaker
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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________________ Jain Education International 4! This magnanimity is eulogized by , means of the following verse: दरिद्रान् सृजतो धातुः कृतार्थान् कुर्वतस्तव । न जानीमो जगदेव 2117217H 5 Minister plans to utilize the over generosity of Jagaddeva. A spectacle was commenced wherein the king danced and the minister played upon a tabor. When Jagaddeva was pleased and gave a gift to the minister, they chose the boon that he should fetch them the chief horse of Ham mira, the king of Gajana, and the chief elephant of Gajapati Gaudes vara. He fulfilled this desire and succeeded in making a truce between Hammira and king Siddha rája Ja ya sim ha. 3 of sleep, he was engaged in the practice of wielding his sword. Daily this cruel king used to kill one cook and as such he was attended upon by as many as 360 cooks in a year. Consequently he bore the title of Kopakālānala or 'destructive fire incarnate when in wrath'. P (p. 115:) Some verses are given in (p. 85:) In this prabandha menpraise of Ja gad de va's generos- tion is made of Jagaddeva's ity. Verse no. 254 runs thus: bestowing generous gifts upon the reciters of eulogistic verses. Out of दरिद्रान् सृजतो धातु : these four verses, the second (no. कृतार्थान् कुर्वतस्तव । 272) runs thus: जगदेव ! न जानीमः दरिद्रान् सृजतो धातुः कस्य हस्तो विरंस्यति । कृतार्थान् कुर्वतस्तव । जगदेव ! न जानीमः कः श्रमेण विरंस्यति ॥ For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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