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Jaina Literature and Philosophy
Age - Samvat 1906.
Author — Sañghadāsa Gani. He has composed 29 Lambhakas of which 19 and 20 are lost. His namesake has composed a bhāsa (bhāsya) on Kappa ( Brhatkalpa ).
Subject Life of Vasudeva, father of Lord Kṛṣṇa. His wanderings so to say transmigrations are described here in 100 Lumbhakas. Vidvadvallabha muni Punyavijayaji had written an article.
Alsdorf believes that this work is a rendering of Brhatkatha of Guṇādhya. He has discussed its language. Jinadasa Gani has utilized Vasudevahindi in his Curni on Avassaya. It is reproduced in Jñānāñjali. There some details about this work are given. A detailed information of six prakaranas is to be met with in 'जैन साहित्य का बृहद् इतिहास ' ( Vol. VI. pp. 141-143.
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Prof. V. M. Kulkarni has observed in his article published in`JOI ( Vol. 2, pt. 2) that the story of Rāma given here differs from Paumacariya. Sita is here mentioned as a daughter of Mandodari.
॥ ॐ ॥ नमो वसुदवयाए नमो वितरागाय
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जय नवनलिणिकुवलयावियसियसयवत्तपत्तलदलत्थो । उसभो गइदमय गलसुललियगइविक्कमो भयवं १ etc.
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भो नयरं पत्ता य अंसच्चनाप्ता घरं न चाए तं घणु आरुहे भो अणाहिठी करण आरुहियं भारुहियं आगंतूण यममसमी वेएति । तायमया सम्वद्दामा धरेण धणुं विलइयंति ।
मया मणियं पुत्त सुठु कयं ते धणुं सजोवयं करेंतेण ।
एवं पुम्बविवच्छियं जो एयं धणु सजीयं करेइ ।
तस्स इमा दारिया दायच्छति ॥ छ ॥ वसुदेवाहंडी पढम खंड सम्मतं ॥ समाप्तः ॥ ग्रंथाग्रंथ ११००० संख्या समाप्तः ॥
शुभं भवतु ॥ कल्याणमस्तु ॥ श्रीरस्तु श्रीमदम्मतांभोज भानुमान् भूरिभक्तिभाक् । गुरौ गुणिनि सयानी दानी धनेश्वरः । १ ।
