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306 २२ तत्पड़े श्रीजयदेवमूरिः। २३ तत्पट्टे श्रीदेवानंदसरिः ।
20 Tatpatté Śrī Mānatunga Sūri 21 Tatpatté Śri Vira Süri 22 Tatpaţté Sri Jayadeva Sūri 23 Tatpatté Sri Dévānanda Sūri.
The meaning of the Gāthā:-On his seat, Mānatunga Sūri became the 20th Pattadhara Then Sri Virasūrı, on his seat came Jayadeva Sūri, and then Sri Dévānanda Sūri became the 23rd Patta dhara. 8
The meaning of the Vyākhyā:-Mânatunga Sūri came on the seat of Mānadeva Sūri as the 20th Pattadhara He composed the • Bhaktàmara-Stotra' and gave • Pratibodha to the king who was highly astonished by the works of Bāna and Mazūra. He conquered Nāgarāja also by composing “ BhayaHara-Stava" (Nainiūņa). Besides he composed "Bhakti Bhara" and many other Stavanas In Prabhāvaka caritra first is written the life of Mānatuoga Sūri and then is written the biography of Mānadeva Sūri, the student of Dévasúri's Sisya Pradyotana Sūri. But it is evident that in Prabhāvaka caritra the biographies of different Prabhāvakas are not arranged in proper order of precedence.
Vira Sūri became the 21st Pattadhara on the seat of Mänatunga sūri. He did the Pratişthā of Sri Naminātha Bha. gavāna in the city of Nāgapura in Vira Samvat 770, I. e. in v.s. 300. That-is-why, it is said that
Śri Virācārya who was lucky enough to perform the Pratisthā of NamiNatha-the God of the Jainas ( Jineswara ). He flourished after 300 years of Vikrama.
After Vira Sūri, Jayadeva Sūri became the 22nd Pattadhara
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