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giri Rasa which describes historical importance of Revantigira Tirtha Asagu, another post composed Chandanabala Rasa in thc year 1257 A D
In the end of 13th Century Rajsingh composed Jinadatta Charita Thc work describes the life of a Jaina Shravala Jindatta who was the son of a rich man It contains 553 stanzas The main metre of the work is Chaupai, but mctres like Doha and Vastu Bandha have also been used
In the 14th Century Ambadeva Suri enriched thc Rajasthani literature by writing Samara Rasa, an important work, from literary as well as historical point of view In Samvata 1410 Shalıbhadra Suri composed Pancha Pandva Rasa on the request of Deva Chandra After two years, Upadhyaya Vinava Prabha wrote Gautama Rasa which remained very popular in Rajasthan for several centuries It describes the life of Gautama Ganadhara the main disciple of Lord Mahavira in a very lucid way Delhia, in the year 1314 A D composed Chaubısı Gita It contains 26 verscs, written in the praise of Twenty Four Tirthankaras
In the 15th Century Bagada Pradcsha, mainly thc arca of Dungarpur, Banswara and Pratapgarh states, also became the centre for Rajasthani literature and Digambara Bhattarahas began to write Bhattarala Sakala Kirti and his disciple Brahma Jindasa were the main pocts who enriched thc Rajasthani literature Rama Sita Ras is his biggest work which is a Jaina Ramayana, Yashodhara Rasa, Hanumata Rasa Naga Kumar Rasa, Holi Rasa, Ajitnatha Rasa, Shreniha Rasa, Jambusvamı Rasa, Bhavisyadatta Rasa, Jivandhara Rasa, Paramahansa Rasa, Karkandu Rasa, Dhanya Kumara Rasa are some of his important works Adinatha Purana and Harivansa Purana arc his narrative works Brahma Jinadasa was a very popular Rajasthanı poct His works are available in most of the Grantha Bhandars of Rajasthan The language of his work is most simple and casily understandable Padma Nabha was also a Rajasthani Poct bclonging to Chittor He composed a Bavanı dealing with various topics Bavani was completed in the year 1486 A D The whole Bayani is in Chappaya mctre Some of the verses are of high standard composed in a strong and good literary stylc
Chhihala was a Rajasthanı poct of 16th century His seven small works have so far been scarched out in Rajasthan Bhandars Pancha Saheli Gita, Panthi Gita, Bavanı, Laghuveli are his main works His Pancha Saheli Gita remained most popular Dr Ram Kumar Verma and Dr Shiva Prasad Singh described this work as one of the lucıd works of Rajasthani literature
Thakkursi was another Rajasthani scholar of this century In most of his works he quotes himself as the son of the poct Delha There are 15 works so far found out in various Bhandars out of which Parsvanatha Shakuna Sattavısı, (2) Kripana Chhanda, (3) Panchendriya Veli (4) Nemi Rajmatı Veli, (5) Shila Gita are some of them He completed Panchendriya Veli in the year 1528 A D Voocharaj, another poet of this century, is also regarded as a great Rajasthani poet
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