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Pillar erected in memory of Ācārya Mahārāja Śriman Hira Vijaya Særisvaraji outside the city of Patņa and made a gift of one hundred acre land for its maintenance. The place still exists and it is known as Dádāvādi.
It is said that Dévacanda of Khambhat and Somachand of Gogo, had become gods in Deva-loka after death. Coming to their respective family-members they had instructed them to render service to Acârya Mahārāja Šri Déva-Sûri owing to his highly exemplary virtuous character. Both the families became happy. Kamo Parmara of Ahmedabad and Thanamala of Merată had become very happy on receiving the väsa-kşépa of the Guru Mahārāja.
*An Ordinance from Maha Rāņa Jagatsinhji. Attracted by the widely spreading fame of Ācarya Maharaja Sri Deva Sūriji and the high esteem of Emperor Jahangira for his admirable virtues, Mahärâna Jagatsinhji of Mévada invited the Sarajı to Udéyapura and requested him to preach religious sermons. Ācārya Mahārāja Sri went to Udeyapura and lived there during the Catu-r-misa (four months of the rainy season). Maharana Jagatsinhji was greatly pleased with the Ācārya's preaching. It
The following is the Hindi rendering of an Ordinance issued by the Government of Mahā Rāņā Jagatsinhji of Mévada
उदयपुर के महाराणा जगतसिंहजी ने आचार्य विजयदेवसूरिके उपदेश से प्रतिवर्ष पोष शुदी १० को वरकाणा (गोडवाड) तीर्थपर होनेवाले मेछेमें आगन्तुक यात्रीयों पर से टेक्ष लेना रोक दिया था, और सदैव के लिये इस आशाको एक सिला पर खोदवा कर मन्दिर के दरवाजे के
आगे लगवा दिया था जो अमीतक मोजुद है। राणा जगतसिंह के मषान झाला कल्याणसिंह के निमंत्रण पर उक्त आचार्यने उदयपुर में चातुमांस दिया। चातुर्मास समाप्त होने के वक्त एक रात दलादक महरूमें
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