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by this incident, but was consoled by Guruji himself. He was also told the history how they were favoured by the Goddess 'Cakréswari; and so he got peace at last.
Jävada Shāh did this deed (of protecting Satrunjaya ) after Vikram Samvat 103.
सिरिवज्जसेणमूरी १४ चाउदसमो, चंदमरि पंचदशो १५ । सामंतमहसूरि सालसमो १६ रणवासाई ॥ ६ ॥ Siri Vajjaśena Suri 14 Cāuddasamo, Canda Sūri pancadaso 15 Samanta bhadda Sūri solasamo 16 ranyavāsarai-16) Śr: Vajraséna Suri was the fourteenth, Canda Sūri was
the fifteenth Samanta-bhadra Sūri was the sixteenth Vanavasi,
तत्पट्टे श्री वज्रसेनः । तत्पट्टे श्री चंदसरिः।
तत्पट्टे श्री सामंतभद्रसूरिः । Tatpatté Śrī Vajraséna. Tatpatté Śrî Candra Sūri Tatpatté Śrī Sāmanta-bhadra Sūri The meaning of the Vyākhyā :
On the seat of Śrī Vajra Swāmi came after him ) Sri Vajraséna Sūri (as) the 14th Pattadhara. During the days of famine once, when he heard that lśvarī, the wife of a merchant named Jinadatta, had mixed poison in Lakşapāka (food prepared after spending one lac of rupees) prepared at their city he went there with the permission of Vajra Swami, told the people that on the next day the famine would be over and took properactions to remove the evil effects of the poison. And then, gave Dikşā to the family members. Their names were Nāgendra, Candra, Nivịtti and Vidyādhara. From all these four persons began four different Tacchas known by their own names. Śrī Vajrasena lived for 9 years at home; passed 116 years cäritra Paryāya and three years as
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