1849.] discovered on a Spur of the Satpoorah Range. 951 



whose fame is represented by the temple of Indrajit Jain,* whose fame 

 has reached the points of the highest mountains on earth, whose fame 

 is the greatest on the face of the earth, whose fame has in consequence 

 of the great crowd of people on the surface of the earth gone to the 

 sun to be crowned with success. 



Dated Friday, the 14 th Bhadrapad vud, Sam vat 1223. 



Translation of the inscription on a piece of stone on the southern side 



of the temple. 



I make my obeisance to him who has subdued his passions. 



May Ramachandra Muni, who has had the beautiful temple of Sura- 

 patijitf built. 



Who has brought all the science to light, whose fame travels all 

 over the earth, who has renounced all evil passions, whose mind is 

 developed by knowledge, who is revered by persons making Tapas- 

 charya, who is possessed of all the virtues, who is a descendant of the 

 family of Shri Devananda Muni, the receptacle of religious knowledge, 

 and Tapascharya, the abode of the qualities possessed by Yatis ; the 

 treasure of good sayings, the leader of all the assemblages of Sidhas, 

 and who was the pupil of Lokanandamuni, the lion for destroying the 

 elephant, consisting of the sins prevailing in the Kali Yug, and whose 

 feet were kissed by the crown of Vain, the Lord of the earth, — be 

 crowned with success. 



Samvat 1223. 



Translation of the inscription on the gate of the temple. 



On the auspicious day of the 1st Mrigashirsha vadi, Samvat 1516, 

 and during the reign of Mahmood, of the Soorsheida family, when 

 the ShrikashthaJ Singh, was prepared to proceed to Muttra and 

 Pushkar, Shri Ratnakirti, who has crossed the ocean of com- 

 mitting to memory the principles of the Jain religion. Who makes 

 mental devotion. Who is the leader of the circle of Sidhas, and who 

 is the pupil of Shri Kamalakirti Dev, who was the chief of the 

 speakers on the subject of the great dispute, who was the grandfather 

 of Rayavadi, who was the leader of the circle of learned men, who 



* Shukrajit in the inscription. f Indrajit. 



+ A particular assemblage of pilgrims. 



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