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Măgh masa in V. S. 1677 at Manoharapura in Cutch, His fat. her's name was Siva-ganı of Goságotra. His mother was Bhanumati. He had his Diksā iz VS 1686. He was named Vira Vijayaji and had his Pannyāsa Pada in V.S 1701. Ācārya Mahāraja Sriman Déva Sûrijt had given him Sūri pada at Gandhāra Bunder in V. S. 1710, and he was made a Bhaffâraka at Una in Saurāstra in V. S 1713. He was named Acarya Vijaya Prabha Sari The travelling of Sådhus in Shirohi district was stopped for two years, but the news of the freedom of such vihára ( moving about ), were received on the day of his Bhattarata Pada.
We have seen that Ācārya Prabha Sari received Sûri Pada at Gandhāra Bunder in V. S 1710 at the hands of Ācārya Mahärāja Srimân Déya Suriji, and that he was made his future successor,
Soo after his Suri Pada, Ācārya Prabha Sûri accompanied Ācārya Mahārāja Sri Déva Sûriji, to Surat and having stayed there during the four months of the rainy season, both of them went to Rāja Nagara ( Ahmedabad ) and lived there for the rainy season Shâ Sura Ratan Surasa Dhanji celebrated the Vandanaka Mahotsava of Acârya Vijaya Prabha Sûri and spent a large sum of money. The newly created Ācārya was seated on a high platform and Ācārya Mahârâja Sri Déva Sūriji and the entire Sañgha of Ahmedābād did respectful salutation to him.
In company with Ācārya Mahăraja Sri Déva Suriji, he went to Saurästra in V. S. 1713 and lived there for ten years rende. ring much service to the Guru Mahărâja, In V S. 1715, V. S. 1717, and in V. S. 1720 there was famine in Saurastra and Gujerat, and Ācārya Maharaja did much to relieve the miseries of the sulfering humanity during those critical days
Acărya Prabha Sûri, then, came to Gujerat in V. S. 1722 and lived there for three rainy seasons. In V. S 1726 he went
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