Puratana Prabandha Sangraha  The Puratana Prabandha Sangraha ("Collection of Old Prabandhas") is a collection of Sanskrit-language legendary biographies and anecdotes written by multiple Jain authors of India. It was edited by the Jain monk Jinvijay from several manuscripts, and published by the Adhisthata Singhi Jain Jnanapith (Calcutta) in 1936. The earliest manuscript in the compilation is dated 1290 VS (1233 CE). It is said to have been written by Jinabhadra, a disciple of Udayaprabha and a monk of Nagendra Gaccha. It was commissioned by a minister named Jayatasimha, who was the son of Vastupala. One of the legends included in the collection is "Prithviraja Prabandha", which describes the life of the 12th century Chahamana king Prithviraja III. The "Prithviraja Prabandha" contains 40 lines of prose in addition to two 6-line verses. Although a "Puratana Prabandha Sangraha" manuscript is dated 1471 CE, its portion containing "Prithviraja Prabandha" was written by another scribe. Therefore, "Prithviraja Prabandha" cannot be dated with certainty. The language of the text features Persian and vernacular elements, which indicates that it was written at a later date. Some portions of the manuscript are damaged, and the meaning of some passes is not clear. The text describes Prithviraj's legend as follows: