INTRODUCTION It may be stated at the outset that our author Sri Amara- candra Sūri, pupil of Sri Jinadatta Sūri, was well known for his erudition, so scholars buth oriontaland occidental could not help referring to him in their works His popularity cven amongst the non-Jamus, particulary the Hindus, is due to his beautiful and lucid mahukanya Bulabā ata, which represents the Vedic point of view, in spite of the fact that the author was not only a Jaipa but also a Jaina sadhu." In support of it's popularity it my be added that this work was translated into Greek The present work Padmānauda mahutinya, too, as well-known to scholars, for, it has been reſcared to by the lato Professor Peter Peterson in luis first Report of 1983 on P 58, and verses from this interesting poem have been quoted extensively 10 kus work by Sra Blavaprabha Sur, the author and the com- mentator of Jama lharmavarastots a who flourished in the latter bulf of the 18th ceptury Under these circumstances, it is necessary to point out tlic sources of information pertaining to our author and luis literary activities Sukrtasankirtana of Sri Arisiinia 'Bilabl Trata of Sri Amaraçandra Sur (1) 1 Thus bespeaks his spirit of toleration ayd absence of bigatser 2 Bo Jatroduction 41 3 See the following pages of my edalion o Furtadharisasarasiatra horoin he other orL9 170 also laude 1 (II 176, XIV 298) 38 (XII 2B7), 47 (III 286) 69(VI07), GG (19V 32), 70 (XI 55), 98 (IT 164), 105 (XVIII 112, 114) 10s (VIII, 173 179), 105 (XVIII 110), 118 (XVI 230, 231, 393, 235). 119 (XVII 903, 340 310) 120 (XVII 361-365, 302-394) 4 T F poem in 11 santos, onsisting of 655 lokan In all, the last 1or 5 verbeg of each canto are written by our Author (Acoucanodea Sur), Wheren je glueiltea Vastupala, the famous minder of Vuradhatals of the Vaghela dynasty and Lis boo Vigalodove Tor a full aC000 ot of this poem, cho reader 19 referred to Itzetan arituary (Yol XXX PP 477–195) 7 work u published in 3 [ Jana Atinapada Babte $r109 9 No 51, in A D 2017. 5 2018 Fork was composed by our author during the raigs of fug Ttsaladera (A.D. 1945-1961) and 19 publlobed in the l'ordt voly fv. VI
