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भीमद् विजयराजेनरि-स्मारक-य Sanskrit, Gujarati, and Rājasthani from different collections in Gujarāt and Rājasthān, The Simbāsana - Batrisi of Siddhisūri was one of them, Its manuscript was available from the Jaina Bhaņdar at Linch, a village near Mehsaņā ( North Gujarat ), through the courtsey of Muni Sri Punyavijayaji. As mentioned at the end, the work was composed in V. S. 1616 ( 1560 A. D. ) at Bārejā near Ahmedabad by Siddhisūri, who was pupil of Jaysågara süri, the pupil of Devaguptsūri of the Bivandanika Gachha of Svētāmbara Jaina sect. The manuscript contains 38 folios and was copied down in V. S. 1788 ( 1732 A. D.)
As suggested by the title, the work narrates thirtytwo stories of the adventures of Vikrama, as described by the idols on his throne, and the stomos are told in Gujarati poetry The sixteenth story tells that onco Vikrama decided to celebrate the festival of spring and the whole city was decorated at his order. Than a separate poom of 29 stanzas describing the joys of spring in the traditional style of the Phágu is inserted. There is not the least doubt that the poem is intended to be a separate Phāgu. Probably it was written by the author earlier, and later on inserted in the running story at the appropriate place. Every stanza of the poem, except one or two, begins with the word i tho characteristic tag which is common with many other Phāgus intended for singing in public. In the beginning the poet has described the beautiful damsels Ujjayini, the city ruled by Vikrama and then the decorations and festivities in the city. Then comes description of the joys of garden mentioning various trees and creepors blossoming in the spring, which is a regular feature of all Phagu-poem, long or short. The stanza 28 refers to playing of Phägu or Phāga ( For The) and stanza 29 mentions the playing and dancing during the season of spring.
Thus, this is a short Phágu not devoid of poetic merit, which can be compared with many other specimens of this form, for which the curious reader is requested to refer to the Prachin Phāgu-sangraha. Though the available manuscript of Siddhisūri is rather late, being copied down 172 years after the date of composition, and as such the language shows many traits of comparatively lator times, the poem is published here, because it will be a good supplement to the anthology of Phägus mentioned above.
The following is the text of the Phagu by Siddhisūri
