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Govāla. At the age of 9 years he lost his father. Hearing' sermons of Vijayasena Sūri he renounced the world along with his younger brother and widowed mother. He and his brother were named Devacandra and Vivekacandra by Pandita Rangacandra. Both lived together, studied at the feet of Bhānucandra Upādhyāya and became his pupils. Devacandra got the title of Pandita in S. Y. 1665 at Delvādā in Kathiāwār and resorted to severe austerities. He died at Sarotarā in S. Y. 1697 Vaisakha Sudi 8th after 5 days of anasana at the age of 53 (vide Devacandra Rāsa composed by his brother Vivekacandra, a summary whereof is given in Jaina Satya Prakāśa Vol. II No. 2 and in J. G. K. III p. 1070).
He composed a Sanskrit commentary on Sobhana's Jina-stuti (Published in Āgamodaya Samiti Series No. 51) and some poems in Gujarāti (vide J. G. K. I p. 579 and III p. 1070). In one of his Gujarāti poems S'atrunjaya-tirtha-paripāti he stated that he after passing the monsoon of S. Y. 1649 at Idar went on a pilgrimage to Satrunjaya on Thursday Māgha Vadi 15 S. Y. 1695 (21-2-1639 A. D.) with his said brother and co-pupil Vivekacandra and their twelve pupils over and above 200 Jaina sādhus of Vijayadeva Sūri's group (See Prācina-tirtha-mālā pp. 38 to 47).
5. Vivekacandra-As stated above, he was the younger. full brother of the above-mentioned Devacandra with whom he took initiation into the monks order, lived and studied together. Both jointly initiated other pupils. Vivekacandra consecrated Pādukās of Vijayasimba Sūri, the well-known deceased pupil of Vijayadeva Suri, on Sunday Fālguna Sudi 3rd S. Y. 1709 corresponding with 20-2-1653 A. D. (Inscription No. 514 Jinavijaya II, wherein the said Vijayadeva. Sūri is described as the holder of the title “Jahāngiri-mahā-tapā' granted by Emperor Jahāngir).
Guņacandra one of the pupils was the copyist of the MS. of the present work. There were other two pupils by name Tejacandra and Jinacandra whose two pupils named Jivanacandra and Dānacandra had three pupils by name 'Dipacandra, Dolatacandra and Pratāpacandra. The said Jivanacandra wrote a MS. copy of a Gujarāti poem-Sripāla Rasa by Jnāna-sagara on Thursday Jyestha Sudi 10th S. Y. 1753 (20-5-1697 A. D.). at Pātan (J.G. K. I p. 59 ) and another Gujarāti poem, Prthvikumāra Rāsa, by the above Devacandra, in 12 folios on Tuesday Caitra Sudi 10th S. Y. 1756 (19–3–1700 A. D.) (J. G. K. III p. 1072); and Dānacandra wrote a copy of a Gujarati poem Sādhuvandana by Punyasāgara on Aso Vadi 11 S. Y. 1742 (J. G. K. III p. 655), a MS. copy of stotras viz. Ajita-S'anti, Bhaktāmara, Santi &c. at Pātan on Kārtika Sudi 11th S. Y. 1762 (Gokulbhāi Nānji's collection) and a MS. copy of Gujarāti Satrunjaya TirthaParipāți of the above Devacandra at Patan in S. Y. 1769 (J. G. K. I p. 581). Dipacandra copied a Gujarāti poem-Ratnakumāra Copāi by Sahajasundara on Friday Jyestha Sudi 2. S. Y. 1778 at Patan (J. G. K. I p. 125) and another poem, Jayasena Kumāra Rāsa, by Amệtasāgara, on Caitra Vadi 14th S. Y. 1782 (J. G. K. III p. 1275) and Dolatacandra copied a Gujarāti poem-Smaller Sripāla Rāsa by Jinabarsa on Thursday Aso Sudi 14th S. Y. 1763 (29-9-1726 A. D.) at Pätan (J. G. K. III p. 1153). Dipchandra's pupil Kalyāṇachandra wrote a copy of Samayasundara's Thāvaccă-suta Copãi on Sunday Caitra Vadi 6 S. Y. 1792 at Mandal (J.G. K. III p. 862).
