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## Sarvarthasiddhi
If one observes closely, it becomes evident that the **Mokshapraabhrut** was the guiding light for its creation, and almost all its content has been accepted. The first verse of the **Praabhrut** is:
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**Gaanamayan appaanam uvalayam jena jhadiyakkamena. Chauna va paravavyam namo namo tassa devassa. || 1 ||**
Now, in its light, look at the first auspicious verse of the **Samadhitantra**:
**Yenatmayatmaeva paratvenamva chaparam. Akshyaanantayoshaya tasme siddhaatmane namah. || 1 ||**
Now, take another verse from the **Mokshapraabhrut**:
**Jam maya disave ruupam tam na jaanadhi sambhaha jago vissade na sam samha jampemi kena ham. ||**
The same subject is expressed in the **Samadhitantra** in exactly the same words:
**Yanmaya drishyathe ruupam
Tan na jaanathi sarvatha. Jaanan drishyathe ruupam tatah kena braviamy aham. || 18 ||**
Not only this, but it is clear from observation that during the writing of the **Samadhitantra**, **Acharya Kundakunda's** **Samayapraabhrut** was also present before **Acharya Pujyapada**. **Acharya Kundakunda**, while explaining that internal transformations are essential and external signs alone are not sufficient for the path of liberation, said in the **Samayapraabhrut**:
**Paadilanganni va miliganni va bahupyawaraani. Vitum vadanti moodha sigaminam mokyam aggo ti. || 408 ||**
**Ma u hodi momo lingam jam dehanimmama ariha. Lingam muddatu dansonanaacharitaani seyanthi. || 409 ||**
The same fact is expressed by **Acharya Pujyapada** in the **Samadhitantra** in these words:
**Ling vehaashritam drishtam vah evam aatmano bhavah. Na muchyathe bhavatasmaalay ye lingakrutaagrahaah. ||**
**Jati vehaathita drishta deha eva aatmano bhavah. Na muchyanthe bhavatasmasase ye jatikrtaagrahaah. ||**
There is no doubt that this path of liberation is like a guiding light for those seekers who are eager to engage in their self-work. It explains in simple and heart-touching poetry how the soul, through the three distinctions of external self, internal self, and supreme self, attains the supreme self by abandoning the external self and becoming the internal self.
**Istopadesh** has a total of 51 verses. The subject matter is self-awareness, and the name of the text, **Istopadesh**, is mentioned by **Acharya Pujyapada** himself in its final verse.
While creating this work, **Acharya Pujyapada** had only one vision: to help the worldly soul recognize its true nature and, instead of considering the body, senses, and their actions as its own, to strive to be mindful of its self-work. While studying the **Samayapraabhrut**, we witness this sentiment on every step, and therefore we can say that it was created by assimilating the subject matter of the **Samayapraabhrut** and other works. For comparison, see...