The Householder's Dharma (Ratnakaranda-Sravakachara)

strange miracle led to the conversion of the king and a large number of his subjects, and is vouched for by many indications of an historical nature, being also mentioned in one of the inscriptions at Sravana Belgola.

As regards the works composed by the acharya spiritual teacher, he is known to be the author of the following books in addition to the Ratnakaranda Sravakachara:

(1) the Gandhahastimahabhasya, a monumental commentary, comprising no less than 84,000 slokas verses, on the Tattvartha Sutra,
(2) the Yuktyanusasana,
(3) the Jinasatakalankara,
(4) the Vijayadhavala tika, and
(5) the Tattvanusasana.

Of these, the Gandhahastimahabhasya, with the exception of its Manglacharana opening auspicious prayer, is not known to be extant now. The Manglacharana, known as the Devagama stotra or the Apta Mimamsa, itself contains 140 slokas verses and has been the subject of several commentaries, the most famous being—
(i) the Astasati, containing 800 slokas verses, by Akalanka Bhatta,
(ii) the Astasahasari by Swami master/title for a monk Vidyananda, and
(iii) the Devagamavritti by Sri Vasunanda Siddhanta Chakravarti.

June 17th, 1917.