Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
The subjects are extensively elaborated on, which has been condensed and minimized by the commentator, giving preference to the philosophical topics. - Vidyananda, residing in Southern Hindustan, observed that there remained much to respond to the attacks on Jain philosophy by many past and contemporary non-Jain scholars, particularly the critiques of Jain philosophy made by the Mimamsaka Kumarika and others. He realized that it was impossible to avoid responding to them in any manner, and thus he composed the "Kavartika." We see that he has achieved that objective. The critique of Mimamsa philosophy in the Tattvarthaprakashavartika is stronger than in any other commentary on the Tattvartha. In the Tattvarthaprakashavartika, there are no discussions that veer off from "Sarvarthasiddhi" and the main subjects discussed in the verses; instead, in many places, the discussion on "Sarvarthasiddhi" and "Rajavartika" increases in the "Shlokavartika." The discussion of certain matters in that "Kartik" is quite unique. There is a vastness to philosophical study in "Rajavartika," while in "Shlokavartika," that vastness is accompanied by the element of subtlety. Among the many significant works within the entire Jain literature, two texts are also "Rajavartika" and "Shlokavartika." There does not appear to be any text in the available Svetambara literature on Tattvartha that can be compared to "Rajavartika" or "Shlokavartika." The philosophical depth that is visible in the Bhashya is evident in the comparison of the "Sarvarthasiddhi" and the "Rajavartika."