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was "Id" day of the year. Karmacandra escorted him to the Court. The Emperor had a private audience with him, in which he expressed his delight at the prompt way in which the Sūri had responded to his invitation. He requested him to be present at his Court whenever religious debates and discussions were going on. He further said that all his desires were fulfilled and he wanted the Suri's blessings to the effect that his heart might always remain filled with compassion, and that his son also might be of an equally compassionate nature. At his request the Sūri passed the monsoon at Lahore. Seeing that the Emperor respected him highly, the people called him "Bade Guru" (Great teacher). One day the Sūri heard that the temples near Dwarka were demolished by Navaranga Khan. He thereupon requested the Emperor to protect al the Jaina temples. Akbar issued a firman proclaiming the Grant of Satrunjaya and other Jaina holy places to Karmacandra Mantri. A firman to the same effect, bearing the imperial seal, was sent to Ajam Khan (Ilhai 36, i.e. 1592 A.D., S.Y. 1649 Hindi).
Before starting on his expedition to Kāśmir, the Emperor called the Acarya and had his "dharma-labha" (religious blessings). At that time he issued a firman prohibiting slaughter of animals for further 7 days from Asad Sud 9th to 15th. It was dispatched to all his 11 Subahs (Governors). At the request of Akbar, Mānasimha, a favourite disciple of Acarya, with Dungara (Harśaviśāla) and others of his pupils accompanied him to Kāśmir, so that he might have religious talks whenever he so desired. It was at the instance of Manasimha, that Akbar prohibited fishing in all the lakes of Kāśmir. After the death of the ruler of Kaśmir, it was resubjugated. Akbar returned to Lahore (29th December 1592; S.Y. 1649 Pausa Sudi 6th Friday).
Akbar then conferred the title "Yuga-Pradhana" (Supreme in the Age) on Jinacandra Suri, and the title "Acārya" on Manasimha, whose name was changed to Jinasimha Sūri. The occasion was celebrated with great eclat on Fagan Sud. S.Y. 1649, Friday 23rd February, 1593, by Karmacandra, who was encouraged and supported by the Emperor himself. Fishing and animal-slaughter were prohibited in Combay for one year, and in Lahore animal-slaughter was prohibited for the day of the festival. (From "Karmacandra Vamsa Prabandha a Sanskrit poem by Jayasoma Upadhyaya at Lahore in S.Y. 1650, Vijaya-daśami (Tuesday 9th October 1593 A.D.) and Sanskrit thereon and Gujarāti Karmacandra V. Prabandha by his pupil Gunavinaya both composed in S.Y. 1656 and 1655).
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