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48 : Sramaņa, Vol 65, No. 1, January-March 2014 and Caulukya dynasty. Afterwards, follows the praise of Viradhavala and his ancestors, genealogy of Vastupāla and the praise of the minister and his family members. It narrates his acts of bravery and refers to his pilgrimages, religious buildings built by him with the inspiration of Jaina saint Vijayasenasūri of Nagendra Gaccha. Historically, this furnishes no new information. However, it refers to many facts that might prove very useful corroborative evidence. 4. Vastupāla- Prasasti, composed by Udayaprabhasūri, pupil of Vajrasenasūri of Nagendragaccha, is a praśasti of a monastery built by Vastupāla at Stambhatīrtha in 19 Sanskrit verses and a few lines in prose. It praises Vastupāla and his religious teachers. 5. Vastupāla. Praśasti, (AD 1221) composed by Udayaprabhasūri, pupil of Vajrasenasūri of Nagendragaccha, highlighting devotion of Vastupāla, towards Ķşabhadeva, Neminātha and Giranar, is in 5 Sanskrit verses. It also praises his act of charity, religiousness. Pub. In: Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya Suvarna Mahotsava Grantha, Part 1, Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya, Mumbai. p.326. 6. Vastupāla Praśasti (Sanskrit) (AD 1221) by Narendraprabhasūri, in 104 verses, in praise of Vastupāla. After saluting the first Jina and Mahadeva in a punning verse, the poet extols the king of Caulukya dynasty and then those of the Vaghela dynasty. It also narrates the ancestors of Vastupāla and his personal merits. The major portion of this is devoted to the description of Vastupāla's pilgrimages, after which follows a long list of temples, public places, etc. built and renovated by him at different places. The concluding verses refer to the Acāryas of Nagendragaccha of which Vastupāla was a follower and to the author and his Guru.
7. Vastupāla-Prasasti (AD 1221) by Narendraprabhasūri, in 37 Sanskrit verses in praise of Vastupāla, is entirely devoted to two brothers and king Vīradhavala. It does not refer to any historical event in particular.
