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named Sangrāma-Soni who had a great love for Jainism were at a loss to understand as to which sect was correct and deserved to be served At night a goddess appeared before them and said to them, “ You must serve the followers of Dévèndra Sūri because that 'Gac'cha' will attain progress.'
Dévéndra Suri travelled generally in Málva and he had done very useful work in that part of the country Samarsingh the ruler of Mevada and his mother Jayatallādevi were greatly impressed by Dévéndra Suri and they were his great devotees. It was due to the advoice of the Guru that Jayatallá the mother of Samarsingh had got a temple of Sâmalia-Parswanath built in the fort of Chitoda. Besides, being encouraged and advised by the Suriji, Samarasingh had prohibited the slaughter of animals in his kingdom The following extract will be enough to prove how much the ruler of Mevāda was influenced by him. The royal-farmān (order) reads as -
(Besides admitting the wonderful influence of DévéndraSuri the farmān refers to the fact that the people would abstain from taking wine and would strictly follow the rules of justice and religion)
Because of the death of this great teacher, a Jain named Bhima had left off for a period of twelve years taking food pre
॥ स्वस्तीश्री एकलिंगजी परसादातु महाराजाधिराज महाराणाजी कुंभाजी आदेसातु मेदपाटरा उमराव थावोदार कामदार समस्त महाजन पंचाकस्य अभं आपणे अठे श्रीपूज तपगच्छ का तो देवेन्द्रसरिजी का पंथका तया पुणम्यागच्छे का हेमाचारजजीको परमोद्द है । धर्मज्ञान बतायो सो अठे आणाको पंथको होवेगा आणीने मानागा पुजागा। परथग (प्रथम) तो आगेसु ही आपणे गढकोटमें नींवदे जद पहोला श्री रिषभदेवजीरा देवराकी नींव दैवाडे है. पुजा करे है अषे अजु ही मानेगा । सिसोदा पगका होवेगा ने सरेपान (सुरपान) पीवेगा नहि और धरम मुरजाद में जीव राखणो या मुरजादा लोयगा जणीने महासत्रा (महासतियों) की आण है, ओर फेल करेगा जणीने तलाक है।
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