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to have been written by Śânti Sûri. Some accept that it was this Santi Sūri who composed-Moti Sânti.' ( Brihad Sânti)
37 Śree Déva Sūri
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Sarvadéva Sūri (the second)
Déva Süri succeeded to the seat of Śri Sarvadéva Sûri. He had preached to the King Karna Singh of Hâlāra, and the King had bestowed the title of 'Rûpaśree' to him. On account of the teachings of this Guru, a Jain named Gopa got nine Jaina temples built. He travelled in a wide zone. Going to Mârvâda and preaching to Paurü people he converted them into Porvâḍa Jains.
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More information about Sarvadéva Sûri is not available He had bestowed the tittle of Sūri to eight pupils including Yashobhadra and Nemic'andra.
Śree Yashobhadra Sûri as well as Sree Namic'andra Sūri srcceed to the seat of Sree Sarvadéva suri as the 39th Pattadhara, Munic'anura Sûri as the 40th. Pattadhara, and Ajitdeva Suri as the forty first Pattadhara.
Two spiritual brothers (the pupils of the same master) named, Yashobhadra Sûri and Nemic'andra Süri succeeded to the seat of Śri Sarvadéva Sūri as the 39th Pattadhara. In V. S. 1135 and according to some in V. S. 1139 Śree Abhayadeva Sūri left this world. He was Navānga vruttikār. Śree Jinavallabha Sūri, the pupil of Jineswar Surt residing in the c'aitya of Kurc'apur Gaccha expounded his theory of six kalyanak-prarūpană in citra kuta (the modern Chitoḍ)
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Muni Chandra Sûri succeeded to the seat of Yashobhadra as well as Nemicandra Sûri as 40th patṭadhara. He had left all the 'Vigayas' and he used to live upon only Kânjî ( a kind of light milk food given during illness). He has written commentary on
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