. Temple on Koyal hill is accredited to Jagadu. After death of his father, Jagadu inherited business and became undertook responsibility of his family. He married Yashomati and also got his brothers married. Several legends attribute his wealth to magical events. In one legend, he was given a magical object by a shepherd which made him rich and so his philanthropic activities expanded. As Jagadu had no child, his wife advised him to pray to gods. The god of ocean had granted him boon that though he will not have children, his ships will always reach ports safely. Another legend explains that one of his assistant Jayantsimha of Upakesha lineage had acquired a stone during his stay for trading at
Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. A Shaivaite Yogi told Jagadu to split open it and so he found jewels when he split it. He was involved in some political conflicts too and saved his town. Pithadeva, probably the
Soomra chief of
Para invaded Kutch and destroyed the town wall of Bhadreshwar. Jagadu started rebuilding the walls so he was warned by messenger from Pithadeva. The messenger had told, "When two horns grow on the head of an ass, then thou will erect here a town wall!" He refused to stop rebuilding and visited Lavanaprasada, the
Vaghela general at
Anhilwad Patan under
Bhima II of
Chaulukya dynasty. He asked for help and he received an army from him and Pithadeva had to retreat to Para. Jagadu completed building the town wall and sent Pithadeva an obscene statue of his mother and an ass with golden horns. This also won him approval of Samma Jam, a
Samma chief of
Sindh and opponent of Pithadeva. Samma Jam sent gifts to Jagadu. He built wells, gardens, tanks, rest houses and a hospital. He had spent his fund to build some Hindu temples also and restored a Shaivaite temple. He had also built a
masiti (a mosque) for Shimali or Khimli (identified as
Ismailis) in Bhadreshwar for Muslim traders. He is accredited for building a Hindu temple of goddess Harshad or
Harsiddhi on Koyal hills near old port town of
Miyani near
Porbandar. His statue is also placed on the right side of the goddess in the temple. The legend associated with temple goes like this: The temple of goddess was on the hill overlooking the creek. It was believed that if the eyesight of goddess fell on the ship, it would be burnt or wrecked in the sea. The fleet of ships of Jagadu wrecked due to it but he was saved. Jagadu went to the temple and observed fast for three days to please the goddess. She appeared and Jagadu persuaded her to descend the hill so her eyes do not fall on ships. She agreed to acceded to his request if he would sacrifice a buffalo each step leading down the hill. Jagadu was perplexed as being follower of
Jainism, he believed in non-violence. To keep his words, Jagadu brought buffaloes and sacrificed but the number fell short and the goddess was still few steps away from the new temple site. So he decided to sacrifice himself and his family. The goddess pleased for his devotion his family was brought back to life. She also granted boon that his line would not be extinguished. A Jain monk Deva Suri, apprised Jagadu of a famine, which will strike after a few years and instructed him to store grains for such an event and spend his wealth for benefit of people. Jagadu stored large amount of grains. After two years of famine, the royal granaries were exhausted and the prices of grains rose to one dramma for thirteen grains of gram. Jagadu was summoned to court by Visaladeva and asked about his 'seven hundred well filled granaries'. Jagadu told that he had stored the grains for the poor and declared that if the people of starvation, it would his sin. He gave 8000
mutakas (measure) of grains to Visaladeva. He also supplied 12000
mutakas grains to Hammira, the ruler of Sindh; 18000 to king Madanavarmana of
Avanti; 21000 to the Garjanesha Mojadina of Delhi; 32000 to Pratapasimha of
Kashi and 12000 to king Skandhila. He also helped people by providing grains for three years from 1256 to 1258 CE (
Vikram Samvat 1313 ==Legacy==