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Ram Vallabh Somani made several disciples in this area. The Jain temple of Rāṇakpur was consecrated by Soma Sundara Suri of the Tapā-gaccha. During the Mewar's battles with the Mughals, the temples of the Godawār including Rāṇakpur were badly molested by the Mughal army. Their renovation was later on undertaken after Mewar's settlement with Jehangir in 1615 A.D. Vijayadeva Suri took profound interest in getting the Jain temples renovated. According to epigraphical sources, the Jain temples of Nadol, Nādlai, Rāṇakpur, Medtā, Jālore etc. were renovated5 under his instructions. Mahāraņā Jagat Singh I of Mewār, also paid due homage to him. During his journey of Mewār Jhāla Kalyāṇa, one of the important chiefs was also sent by the Mahārāņā to receive him. Thus, grant in remission of the custom-duty during annual fair at Barakāņā shows that the Acāryās of the Tapāgaccha had their influence on the rulers of Mewar.
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The second inscription contains 23 lines. Its text is fully in the Mewāri dialect. It mentions that during the occassion of the annual fair, several persons used to spend night even in the temple. On noticing some impurous activities, the Panca-Mahajans decided not to allow anybody to spend night in the temple. On their move the Mahārāņā Jagat Singh II promulgated an order to this effect also. When this inscription was engraved the Village Barākāņā was in Jagir of Rathor Hața Singh's son Bahadur Singh. In this way this inscription is quite intresting. The details of the impurities are not given but it seems that these might be of some serious nature.
NOTE 1 Jain Tirth-Sarva-Sangrah (AhmeJabad 1953) Vol. I pt. II pp. 226 - 227.
1A. Ibid. 2. राणा श्री जगतसिंहजीकेन श्री बरकाणे पोषदशम्या समागतानां लोकानां शुल्कमोचनं
तदाघाटरोपपूर्व ताम्रपत्रेणोत्कीर्य श्री गुरूणां पुरः प्राभृतीकृतं...... The Tapāganapati - Guna - Padhati by Guna Vijaya-published in the Patrāvale - Samucchaya edited by Darshan-Vijay) pp. 8.5, Similar fact is also mentioned by Upādhyāya Megha-Vijay
[तन्माहत्म्यश्रवणेन तुष्टो राणा श्री जगत्सिंहजी नामा श्री बरकाणा पार्श्वनाथ यात्रार्था
sarai atkraj 19237120 JER ATT # ibid pp 93-94] 3 Jina Vijay (Prācin-Jain Lekha-Sangraha Vol. JI (Bhāyngar 1921) Inscriptions No.
336, 217, 213, 108-109. After 15th century A.D. very few inscriptions pertaining to this gaccha are noticed. Mahārāṇā Kumbha by the Author (Jodhpur 1968) chapter VI. History of Mewar by the Author (1976 Jaipur) pp. 260-61 Jina-Vijay - op cit inscriptioas No,337, 341, 354, 359, 366, 367. For renovation of the Riņakrur, see History of Mewar by the Author pp. 260-267.
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