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Hindi section of this book includes two important articles of the celebrated author namely "Jaina Sahitya aura Mahākāla Mandira" and "Adhunika Jaina Samāja kī Sāmājika Paristhiti". The latter is the Hindi version of her English article "Social Atmosphere of Present Jainism", which I have already commented upon. In the former article, in the beginning, Dr. Krause has supplied various literary evidences proving the existence of Mahākāla temple at Ujjain. No doubt she has made exhaustive survey of Jaina literature in support of her view starting from 'Kahävali' of Bhadresvara (1205 A.D.) to Upadeśaprāsāda of Vijayalakṣmī Sūri ( 1778 A.D.). She has also quoted Avantisukumāla episode, cited in some early canonical and non-canonical works of the Svetambaras and Digambaras in support of the existence of Kālakādīśvara or Kuḍangesvara or Kutumbeśvara with Mahākālavana which later on said to be changed as Mahākāla Mandira. It may be a matter of dispute whether a Jaina temple was changed into Mahākāla Mandira or the Śivalinga, after the recitation of Siddhasena Divākara's eulogy in its praise, itself got changed into the Jaina image or whether Vikramāditya became a Jaina or not, but literary, archaeological and epigraphical evidences refers to in her work establishe's her as a serious scholar, ever worked on this subject.
Gujarati section includes some important articles authored by Dr. C. Krause namely, Śrī Hemavimala Sūri kṛta Tera Kathiyānī Sajjhāya, Bhānumeru kṛta Candanabālā Sajjhāya, Kainka Śankheśvara Sahitya, Śrī Phalavardhi Pārśvanātha Stuti along with some reviews. These articles shows her efficiency of Gujarati language and deep insight as well as interest into hymnical literature. Indeed it was her laudable effort.
Last book section includes her two famous work "Ancient Jaina Hymns" and "Nāsaketari Kathā". In Ancient Jaina Hymns she has edited some very important hymns noted amongst are 'Munisuvrata Stavana', 'Śrī Devakulādinātha Stavana', 'Śrī Varakāṇa-Pārsvanatha-Stotram', 'Śrī Sīmandhara Svāmi Stavana',
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