Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts Asiatic Society Vol 13 Part 03

SR No.: 020283
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Asiatic Society
Publication Year: 1987
Total Pages: 138
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Catalogue
File Size: 7 MB

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कर्णाटप्राय देशेश मल्लिभूपालभक्तितः ।
सिद्धान्तं पाठितो येन मुनिचन्द्रं नमामि तम् ||७||
योऽभ्यर्च्यमर्थवृद्धाथं मह्यं सूरिपदं ददौ । भट्टारकशिरोरत्नं प्रभेन्दुः स नमस्यते || ८ ||
त्रैविद्यविद्याविख्यातविशाल कीर्तिसूरिणा । सहायोऽस्याः कृतौ [येन] चाधीता च प्रथमं मुदा ॥ ६ ॥
सूरश्रीधर्मचन्द्रास्याभयचन्द्रगणो शिना [ : ] | वणिलालादिभव्यानां कृते कर्णाटवृत्तितः ॥ १० ॥ रचिता चित्रकूटे श्रीपार्श्वनाथालयेऽमुना । साधुसाङ्गासहसाभ्यां प्रार्थितेन मुमुक्षुणा ।।११।।
गोम्मटसारवृत्तिर्हि नन्द्याद्भव्यैः प्रवर्तिता । शोधयन्त्वागमात् किञ्चिद्विरुद्धं चेत् बहुश्रुता ||१२||
निर्ग्रन्थाचार्यवर्येण तैविद्यचक्रवर्तिना ।
संशोध्याभय चन्द्रेणाले खि प्रथम पुस्तकम् ।। १३॥
The text was composed by Nemicandra under the auspices of Camuṇḍaraya who rose to eminence under the patronage of Ranarangamalla, the chief minister of Malladeva of Ganga dynasty whose early home is known to be western Mysore. The king Camuṇḍa was a staunch supporter of the Jaina faith. He built palacial temples for Jaina monks. His preceptor was Ajitasena and his family was well spoken of by Simhanandi who is said to have aided in the 7th century the founders of the Ganga dynasty of Gangabāḍi or Mysore in acquiring their dominions. (see Epigraphia Carnatikā, Vol. IV p. 7). It is at the instance of Cāmundarāya that the work Gomaṭṭasāra (Gommaṭasāra) or Pancasamgraha was composed in Prakrit. There is also a vernacular version of the work entitled Virāmārtaṇḍa, attributed to Gommaţarāya.
There seems to have been a Karṇāți commentary of the work and the present one is wholly based on that. The commentary was written at the temple of Pārsvanatha in Citrakūta by Sūri Siddhanta Cakravarti. He names his guru Jñānabhūṣaṇa and his teacher as Siddhanta Municandra. He also gives the name of the Pandita Prabhācandra who fixed on him the title Süri. Visalakirti helped him in the composition of the commentary which was written for the benefit of Dharmacandra Varniläla and others at the request of sādhusanga and Ahasu. Abhayacandra himself copied the first manuscript.