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In addition to these editions, the enlightened Acharya Shri Dharmsingh Muni of the Jain community of Sthanakvasi had written a commentary on Samvayanga, clarifying the original meaning of the words, but it is still unpublished.
This edition
In this way, editions of the Samvayanga Sutra are published from time to time. The chief editor of this edition is Shraman Sangh's brilliant young Acharya Shri Madhukar Muni Ji M. Under your able leadership, the Agam-Prakashan-Samiti is engaged in publishing magnificent editions of the Agams. Many Agams have been published in a short period of time. Since the editor and commentator of each Agam are different individuals, the uniformity that should have been in the series of books has not been able to come. It cannot come either, because each person has his own independent writing and editing style. However, the young Acharya Shri has taken up this great task. In the conferences of the Shraman Sangh and the Sthanakvasi Conference, efforts have been made for a long time to have a new publication of Agam-Battissi. I am extremely delighted that the young Acharya Shri, a classmate and affectionate associate of my most revered Sadguru Shri Pushkar Muni Ji M., the Adhyatmayogi of Rajasthan, has taken up this task with a firm resolve to complete it very soon. This is a matter of pride. It is our duty to give him full cooperation and make this work more and more original.
The editor and commentator of Samvayanga is Pandit Shri Hiralalji Shastri. Pandit Hiralalji Shastri was a well-known and respected literary figure of the Digambar Jain tradition. He had edited many Digambar texts and displayed his brilliance. In the twilight of his life, he edited the great Agams Sthananga and Samvayanga of the Svetambar tradition. Sthananga has been published earlier from this series of Agams. Now the Samvayanga Sutra edited by him is being published. Due to old age, he could not work as much as he wanted. And due to some differences in tradition, he could not explain the subject completely. I have tried to fulfill all those topics in my introduction. However, the original meaning-based translation and the brief commentary given wherever necessary are clear indicators of his scholarship.
The editing skills of the pen-wielding Pandit Shobhachandji Bharill, who is a deep scholar of Svetambar Agams, are easily seen here and there. In fact, the laborious work that Bharillji is doing to make the Agams the most beautiful and authentic is a sign of his devotion to the Agams.
While writing the introduction of Samvayanga, many obstacles arose. The biggest obstacle was the sudden demise of the revered Matheshwari Sadhviratna Mahasati Shri Prabhavatiji, a gifted scholar of Agams and philosophy, on January 27, 1982, along with Santhare. A mother's love is unique. The kindness of parents cannot be forgotten. How can one forget the great kindness of the Matheshwari who not only gave me birth but also inspired me to walk on the path of sadhana? However, the living image of duty has this heartfelt blessing: 'Vats! Do a lot of Shrutaseva!' With that strength, I have written these lines of the introduction. I hope this Agam will be very popular and this edition will be very useful for those who love to study.
-Devendramuni Shastri
Jain Sthanak Mokalsar (Raj.) Dated February 26, 1982