Book Title: Mahavira and his Teaching
Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti
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JAINA METAL IMAGES IN THE STATE MUSEUM, LUCKNOW 407
सं. १४७२ फा० वदि १ शु. हबड ज्ञातीय उत्तरेश्वर गोत्रे श्रे. गोवन भा० कामदेइ सुधनपाल जालली नरपालं नामा शदवडमाल कडखेता जालरुहयेया राजा श्री अंबिका श्रेयाशंकरि पितवासलः। 5. Ambika four-handed___ (Acc. No. 46.73; Size 10.8x8 cm.; Sam. 1462 = 1405 A.D.)___Four-handed Ambika similar to No. 3 (Acc. No. 60.49). But here the deity sits on a stem like high seat, and the lion is seen standing.
The record on the back runs as
॥सं० १४६२ व० वैशाष शुदि ५ श्रेष्ठ चरणा। कत (?) श्री अंबिका गो० का० प्र० श्रीपूर्णचंद्रसूरिभिः । 6. Four-handed Ambika
(Acc. No. G.80; Size 8 x 6.5 cm; Sam. 1519 - 1462 A.D.)
Four-armed Ambikā seated on a high seat in fashion similar to above. There is an effigy of the seated Jina in the centre of the back slab. The figure is much worn out.
The inscription on the back can be read as
सं. १५१९ वर्षे माघसुदि ५ शुक्रे उपकेश ज्ञा. मा. जा. . . . .० सहजू पु . . . . . . क . . . . . आ सहित श्री अंबिका पुत्रिका (?) गतितं प्रति ।
The figure came to the museum on 19-11-25 from Varanasi. 7. Four-handed Ambika
(Acc. No. 60.354/8 Size 16.3 x 9.3 cm.; Sam. 1519 = 1462 A.D.)-(Figs. 8-9)
Four-handed Ambikā as above. But this time the pāśa has been held by the upper right and the ankuša by the upper left.
The inscription on the back goes as follows:
संवत् १५१९ वर्षे वैशाख वदि ११ शुक्र श्रीमालज्ञातीय पि(तृ) वेजा मातृ हीमी श्रेयश सुत शीहासाजण गोवल . . . . . . श्रीअंबिका कारापितं ।।
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