________________ 164 ACARYA VIJAYAVALLABHASURI COMMEMORATION VOLUME in the Revantagirirasu of Vijayasenasuri which describes Saurastra, will indicate the extent to which the language has evolved. गामागरपुरवणगहण सरिसरवरि सुपएसु / देवभूमि दिसि पच्छिमह मणहरु सोरठदेसु // जिणु तहिं मंडलमंडणउ मरगयमउडमहंतु / निम्मलसामलसिहरभरे रेहइ गिरि रेवंतु // (Gamagarapuravanagahana sarisaravari supaesu/ Devabhumi disi pacchimaha manaharu sorathadesu// Jinu tahim mandalamandanau maragayamaudamahantu, Nimmalasamalasiharabhare rehai giri Revantu// "Attractive with its towns and villages, imposing because of its forests, and charming on account of its rivers and lakes, is the beautiful Soratha desa, the abode of gods, situated in the western direction. "There stands out the charming Revanta mountain, the ornament of the world : its dark summits forming a majestic emerald green crown." With the dawn of the next century (14th century) Gujarati emerges into the limelight as a fully developed mature language with immense possibilities. Several works are composed in this period, some of which reveal a rare poetic beauty. Of these works the anonymous Vasanta Vilasa, the Thulibhadda Phagu of Jinapadmasuri, the Neminatha Phagu of Maladhari Rajasekharasuri, are most outstanding. The following description of spring found in Vasanta Vilasa is singularly beautiful both in its style and in its conception : कामुकजनमनजीवनु ती वनु नगर सुरंग / " राजु करइ अवभंगिहि रंगिहिं राउ अनंगु // अलिजन वसई अनंत रे वसंतु तिहां परधान / तरुअर बासनिकेतन केतन किशलसंतान // (Kala bhuncha teliya bhoi, gade linga calavyaum/ Raju karai avabhangimhi rangihim rau anangu// Alijana vasaim ananta re vasantu tiham paradhana/ Taruara vasaniketana ketana kisalasantana/) "That forest, the life of the hearts of lovers, is (like) a charming city; (there) rules in full splendour the King Ananga (the God of Love). "Innumerable bees dwell there; spring is there the minister; the trees are the dwelling places, and the mass of tender sprouts the banners." Another remarkable work composed towards the close of this century is the Ranamalla Chanda of Sridhara Vyasa, written in a style which is Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
