Mahavira Jain Vidyalay Suvarna Mahotsav Granth Part 1

Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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414 : SHRI MAHAVIRA JAINA VIDYALAYA GOLDEN JUBILEE VOLUME
Krişna-Veli undated manuscript from the collection of Muni Sri Punyavijayaji (No. 1/24). Size of the manuscript : 25.7 x 11 cm.
Total folios : 36 The text is in old Gujarati with a commentary. The text wa composed in V. S. 1637 (= 1580 A. D.). Age of manuscript c. 1650 A. D. No colophon. Folia 28 A : Kșişņa playing the flute.
Standing on one leg in his typical posture is shown the four-handed Krişna playing the flute under shady trees, their growth forming as it were an arch in the background. The blue Kșişņa is wearing a yellow lower garment, and a white dupațţă and a crown decorated with peacock feathers. A gopi is standing on each side. Red background.
The provenance of the manuscript is North Gujarat but it is probably of South-Western Marwar origin. The language of the commentary (tabā) is old Gujarati. Size : 11 x 9.3 cm.
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GROUP V Ardrakumāra-rāsa from the collection of Muni Sri Punyavijayaji (No. 1/18). Size : 25.3 x 10.3 cm.
Stray leaves. Only stray leaves of the manuscript have survived. The authorship of the text is not known. The manuscript seems to belong to the latter half of the 17th century, probably of Gujarat or South-Western Marwar origin.
The story relates to Ardrakumāra, prince from Farther India, who came to India to meet his friend Abhayakumāra, a prince of king Śrenīka of Magadha who is well-known from Jaina canonical and later literature. Folio 2 A: Monk Ardrakumāra preaching to a Jaina layman and woman.
The scene is laid in sylvan surrounding. To the left is seated the monk Ardrakumāra preaching to a man and a woman. Red and black background. Size : 12.3 x 9.5 cm. Folio 11 B: Another incident from the life of Muni Ardrakumăra.
The scene represents two incidents. Ardrakumāra is standing in the centre under a conventional tree. Red background. Behind