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pped his royal grant of maintenance Vāmadeva began to maintain him self by begging, and often came near Upāśraya and stood there. Once when the princes were learning the science of 'Yoga'. this Vámarsi sincerely praised the science in a unique way so that he could have again an interview with the Guru, who requesting the King managed to secure for Vāmadeva double in come of maintenance.
Once Kümărapăla asked Hémac'andräc'ărya about his for mer birth. Hémac'andrāc'ārya himself was not in a position to tell about this so he invoked the Goddess of Learning, asked her about this and then conveyed this matter to the King Besides he told him what created such an enmity with Siddharaja Jaya. singh. The King corroborated the statement of the Guru by making an inquiry into his former life Everything was found to be quite correct. The wonder of the King knew no bounds, and convening a big assembly he conferred upon the Guru the title of Kalikāla-sarvajna-a title full of great honour.
There was none in this iron age whose knowledge was as great as that of Hémac'andrac'arya after the knowledge of the former life was cut off, and hence the title so conferred was quite appropriate. The western scholars call him "The ocean of knowledge.”
In V. S. 1229 Guru Hémac'andrāc'ārya left this words in the world of literature his place is as bright and important as that of the gem Kohinür. The authors of 'Prabandhas' (stories) do not present any detailed information regarding the death of the Quru but there is a popular report that his death time was sorrowful. There was a kind of gem called "Kaustubha' in the brain of the Guru and a "Yogi' (a sage) was very eager to have it. It was not easy to do so, hence be bribed one of the pupils (most probably Bālac'andra) When Bālac'andra was returning with the begged food, he mixed it with poison The Curu atonce know the whole thing after taking the food, but the effect of the
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