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BHĀNUCANDRA CARITRA
Two Mevrās with the imperial firmān calling Bhānucandra came to Ahmedābād and handed over the firwān to Makarabkhān the Viceroy of Gujarāt. The Subā saw Vijayatilaka Sūri and learnt from him that Bhānucandra was at Sirohios. Bhānucandra was called by the Sūri and Dharmavijaya Upādhyāya was sent in his place at Sirobi. When Bhānucandra came to Ahmedābād, he was honoured by the Suri and the Subā. Coming to know of the Emperor's call, he forth with started and arrived at Māndu.
Jahāngir was much pleased at seeing Bhānucandra and requested him to impart religious instructions to his son Sahariyār as he used to do to his illustrious father (Akbar). He further said that he had great affection-regard for him and asked him to say what he could do for him. Bhānucandra submitted that His Majesty was well aware that Hiravijaya Sūri on invitation had paid frequent visits to his father, Emperor Akbar, who had invested the Sūri with the title of Jagadguru; his successor Vijayasena Sūri bestowed through misplaced affection the title of Acārya upon Vijayadeva Sūri who at the time acted in contravention of the resolutions passed by those predecessors of his against the Sāgara group-monks and made common cause with them; consequently he and many other sādhus left his fold and appointed another Acārya; and the Emperor would be pleased to see that the said Vijayadeva Sūri and his colleagues would not do anything derogatory to those pūrvācāryas. Thereupon Jahāngir gave him to understand that he would do what he wanted him to do. Bhānucandra stayed there and began to instruct Prince Sahariyār. The Emperor gave written directions to the officers at Ahmedābād, Surat and Baroda that Sāgara group be stopped from troubling the other group.
At the time during the monsoon, there arose a great quarrel between the followers of Sāgara and Vijaya-two Tapā groups at Burhānpur. Darśanavijaya came from Burhanpur and the matter was brought to the notice of Bhānucandra who asked Siddhicandra to approach the Emperor to bring the offenders to book. The Emperor passed necessary orders to his son Khuram Sultan" (who was then in the supreme command of the army at Burhānpur). Peace was restored on the offenders tendering apology.
Sudi 3rd S. Y. 1673) and arrived at Mandu on Monday 3rd March 1617 A. D. (Falguns Sudi 7th 1673 S. Y.-Debiprasad J. N. p. 253) thus taking 1 months and 2 days (Tuzuk-i.
Jahāngiri p. 363). 95 At Sirohi Bhānucandra composed a Sanskrit commentary on Vasantarāja's S'akuna-S'ästra
as appears from its first few verses in the reign of Akşayarāja. (This Akşayarāja must be 2nd Akherāja son of Mahārāja Rājasimha who was killed by Prithviraja in S. Y. 1674 (1617 A. D.). When he sat on the throne in S. Y. 1674, he was 21 years old. He ruled till S. Y. 1720 when he was imprisoned by his son Udayabhāņa and died in S. Y. 1730.
-Vide History of Sirohi in Hindi by R. B. Gaurisankara Ozä. 96 The Prince (Khurram ) marched towards the end of October 1516 (2nd Aśvinu S. Y. 1673)
to the Deccan via Ajmer and reached Burhanpur on March 6, 1617 A.D., Thursday 10th Fälguna S'udi 1673 S. Y.) accompanied by the most valiant Imperial generals to bring the Deccan war to a successful conclusion. Jahangir with his party reached Mandu on that very day (Tuz, Jah. says on Monday the 23rd which according to Debiprasad corresponds with Făgan Sudi 7th S. Y. 1673). Adil Shah acepted the terms of Khurram
