Monk and Monarch

Author(s): Vidyavijay
Publisher: Deepchand Banthia

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CHAPTER ELEVENTH
TRAVELS.
Suriji passed the monsoon of V. S. 1642 ( A. D. 1586 ) in Abhiramabad. During his stay there he had to go to Fatehpur for getting Akbar's order about Raykalyan's tyrrany. From Abhiramabad he had gone to Mathura and Gwalior and thence to Agra. From Agra he went to Medta, from where he went to Nagor. There Sanghvi Jaymal and Mehta Mehajal paid their respects to Suriji. The Sangha of Jesalmer also came to pay their respects there. They worshipped Suriji with golden coins. After the monsoon of V. S. 1643 Suriji went to Pipad. There a Brahmin named Tala spent much money in honouring Suriji. Thence he came to Sirohi, where Vijaysensuri met him. Vijaysensuri returned to Gujarat, and Suriji remained at Sirohi for some time. He passed the monsoon of V. S. 1644 there. Then he went to Patan, from where he went to Khambhat, where he passed the monsoon of V. S. 1646. In that year he conferred the title of 'Panyas' on Dhanvijiay, Jayvijay, Ramvijay, Bhanvijay, Kirtivijay, and Labdhivijay. Then in V. S. 1647 he went to Ahamadabad. He passed the year 1648 also in Ahamadabad. From there he went to Radhanpur. There he received Akbars' letter requesting him to send Vijaysensuri. Then he went to Patan.
At Patan he once had a dream, in which he found himself sitting on an elephant and scaling a mountain and thousands of people bowing down to him. Suriji told this dream to Somavijay, who interpreted it and said, "It means you will have a pilgrimage of Siddhachal."
Soon after this Suriji declared his intention to go to Siddhachal for pilgrimage. Then followed long and elaborate preparations