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## Introduction
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At the end of each chapter, Acharya Pujyapada himself has given a concluding verse. In it, he has mentioned its name as Sarvarthasiddhi and accepted it as a commentary. In praise of it, he writes at the end of the commentary...
"Those who desire the happiness of heaven and liberation, let them constantly hold in their minds this Tattvartha-vritti, known as Sarvarthasiddhi, which is the essence of the excellent nectar of the Jainendra Shastra, and which has been established by virtuous men."
He further writes:
"Those who know the essence of the truth, who listen to this Tattvartha-vritti with devotion to Dharma, and who read it, have as if taken the nectar of the supreme happiness of Siddhi in their hands. What is there to be said about the happiness of the Chakravartis and the Indras?"
The purpose of giving it the name 'Sarvarthasiddhi' is that by contemplating it, one attains the fulfillment of all kinds of meanings, or the fulfillment of the supreme happiness of liberation, which is the best of all meanings. This statement is not an exaggeration, because the doctrine of the Tattvartha-sutra, which is explained in it, is the means of achieving the liberation, which is the primary goal of all human endeavors.
The Indian tradition has given birth to many philosophies. But at the root of all of them, the attainment of the goal of liberation has been the primary objective. Maharshi Jaimini begins the Purva Mimamsa Darshan with the sutra:
"Om, Athato Dharma-jijnasa ||1||"
And after that, he describes the nature of Dharma and considers its means. The same is the case with Vyasa Maharshi. He began the Sharirika Mimamsa Darshan with the sutra:
"Athato Brahma-jijnasa ||1||"
Now look at the sutras of the Nyaya Darshan. Its founder, Gautama Maharshi, writes that the knowledge of the true nature of Pramana, Prameya, Sanshaya, Prayojana, Drishtaanta, Siddhanta, Avayava, Tarka, Nirnaya, Vada, Jalapa, Vitanda, Hetvabhasa, Chala, Jati, and Nigraha-sthana leads to the attainment of liberation. ||1|| The sutra is as follows:
"Pramana-prameya-sanshaya-prayojana-drishtaanta-siddhanta-avayava-tarka-nirnaya-vada-jalpa-vitanda-hetuabhasa-chala-jati-nigraha-sthanaanaam tattva-jnaanaat nishreyasa-adhigaman ||1||"
The founder of the Vaisheshika Darshan, Maharshi Kanada, also has this vision in front of him. He writes at the beginning:
"Athato Dharma-vyakhyasyam ||1||"
The situation of Kapila Rishi is not much different. He also considered the ultimate goal of human endeavor as the main one. He begins the Sankhya Darshan with these words:
"Ath trividha-khaatyanta-nivattri-atyant-purushartha ||1||"
The beginning of the Yoga Darshan is even more captivating. Maharshi Patanjali says: "Now we will teach Yoga. ||1|| Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind. ||2|| When the fluctuations of the mind cease, the seer abides in his own nature. ||3||" Look at his sutras on this subject:
"Ab yoganushasanam ||1|| Yogashchittavrittinirudhah ||2|| Tava drashta svrupe'vasthanam ||3||"
After all this, when our gaze falls on the Tattvartha-sutra, the sutra text of Jain Darshan, we see the same truth there. Beginning it, Acharya Gadadhar writes:
"1. Iti Sarvarthasiddhi-sanjnakayaam Tattvartha-vattau prathama-adhyaayah samaaptah."