Sambodhi 1972 Vol 01

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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UP Shah
In the verse 4, the author says that in the year 1422 of Vikrama era. in the beginning of the month of Caitra, he composed this corpus (ndhi) of name, (1e this Pirasinimamila) at the desire of king Haribhramha in The city of Madurga, which was the residence of both Śri (Prosperity) and Vidyt (Learning)
Thus iccording to our author Idar was a seni of learoing and a progperous cits in VS 1422 (= AD 1365) when this work was composed The authors claim does not appear to be wholly unwarranted, since he himself had composed several works
We do not know anything about the history of king Haribrahma (Har. ubhanji) or Haribhrama However, it would be interesting to note here that onc Rimadeva Vyāsa, who composed three Chaya-attakas (namely Subhadr īparinaya, Rām tbhyud sya and Pandavabhyudiya), was patronised by king Haribhrania and his grandson king Ranamalla Rama havi refers to Hanbhrama as his patron in his Subhadraparınaya, but to "Raamalla the grandson of Haribhrana' as his patron in the Pandayabhyudaye A manus cript of Pūnday abhyudaya is preserved in the India ofrce Library (no 2353). from wbich, Shri Kbiste has quoted relevant passages in the introduction to his edition of Subhadraparmaya
In Subhadraparinayı, the author clearly says that his patron was Rāatr audha-cudāmanı, 10 & scion of the Rīthod family
We know that King Ranamalla, a ruler of the Rathod family of Idar was a valiant kin; who is the hero of lbs famous old Gujarati poem "Ran amal -Chanda' composed by one Sridhara, and who (Ranımalla) lived around AD 1390 - AD 1400 Muslin bistorians have referred to the Sucesylv. altack on Idar and the fights with the king or kings of Idar, especially Ranamalla who refused to pay tributes voluntarily Rana malla 18 certainly a bistorical figure But authentlo genealogy of bus predecessors 19 not yet known
pp 415, 432) gives the following
The Rasamila (3rd ed, Guj ed genealogy of the RTibods of Idar
Rava Sonangaji
Ehemalajı
Dhavalamalaji
Lonakaranaji
Kbarchataji
Rava Rajamala