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Maharaja Śriman Vijaya Séna Sûriji on the second day of the bright half of Māhā Mâsa of V S. 1654. Karmcanda was named Kanaka Vijaya. In V S. 1670 he was given Pannyâsa Pada and in V. S. 1673 he was given Upadhyāya Pada by Ācārya Maharaja Śri Vijaya Séna Sūriji at Patana He was given Súri Pada ( status of an Ācārya) at Idara on the second day of the bright half of Māhā Mâsa of V. S 1681
In V S 1684 a great festival was observed and both the Acaryas moved about together. Acärya Vijaya Simha Sūri possessed great oratorial powers and his speech was sweet. The entire populace was attracted towards him. The Mahā-Rāga Jagat Simhji of Méwäd had become his special devotee. We know that Maha-Rāņā Jagat Simhi had prohibited the collection of customs-revenue of the large congregation of people held every year at Varakāņā by the preaching of Acàrya Mahärāja Śri Déva Suriji during his stay at Vindhya Nagara for the four months of the rainy season, and that he had made a proclamation regarding the prohibition of injury to lower animals in co nnection with four items during his stay at Udeyapura during the four months of the rainy season.
Now in V. S. 1699 Mahă Răņā Jagat Sirih'i of Méwad invited Ãcārya Mahārāja Sri Déva Sūriji to Udéyapura, kept him there during the four months of the rainy season, and at the end of the rainy season, the Mahā Rāņa prohibited the killing of animals on the fourteenth day of the fortnight, every month. Besides this, the Maha Rāņā worshipped the image of Sri Rışabha Déva Bhagavāna in the temple at Udeyapūra By the preaching of the Guru Mahāraja, the Mahā Rāņā Jagat Simhji of Me wâd prohibited the killing of fishes and other aquatic animals in the sea near Zinzuwädâ in Saurastra.
Upadhyāya Kirti Vijayaji and Acārya Vijaya Simha Sūriji were brothers, and therefore, there was great affection between
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