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This text describes ornaments, buildings, clothes, villages, cities, and other things. It also mentions various names of festivals, celebrations, dances, vehicles, and so on. It lists names of arts, war, diseases, etc. It also includes a beautiful and literary description of gardens, wells, ponds, banana groves, beauty parlors, and the limbs of men and women. It is rich in ancient cultural material. This text is very important for studying the various aspects of ancient Indian social life.
The commentary literature of *Jivaabhigam* is currently available in this form. No commentary or annotation has been written on *Jivaabhigam*. However, a *churni* is available as the first commentary on it, but it is unpublished. Therefore, it cannot be said clearly whether that *churni* belongs to Jinadas Ganimahattar or Sanghadas Ganimahattar. A *vritti* by Acharya Malayagiri is available in Sanskrit on *Jivaabhigam*. This *vritti* is in the form of an explanation of the verses of *Jivaabhigam*.
The presented *vritti* is in the form of an explanation of the verses of *Jivaabhigam*. This *vritti* mentions the names of many texts and authors, such as *Dharmasangrahani-toka*, *Prajnapanati-ka*, *Prajnapana-mul-tika*, *Tattvarth-mul-tika*, *Siddhpraabhrut*, *Visheshnavati*, *Jivaabhigam-mul-tika*, *Panchasangrah*, *Karma-prakriti-sangrahani*, *Kshetra-samas-tika*, *Jambu-dvip-prajnapti-toka*, *Karma-prakriti-sangrahani-churni*, *Vasudeva-charit*, *Jivaabhigamani*, *Chandra-prajnapti-tika*, *Surya-prajnapti-tika*, *Deshi-nama-mala*, *Surya-prajnapti-niyukti*, *Pancha-vastuk*, *Tattvarth-tika* by Acharya Haribhadra, *Tattvarth-bhashya*, *Visheshavashak-bhashya-svopagna-vritti*, *Panchasangrah-tika*.
Many verses from these texts have been used in the *tika*. At the beginning of the *vritti*, while shedding light on the purpose of auspiciousness, the relationship between *tantu*, *por*, and *pat* has been discussed in the verses of *Bhage*, and the nature of human settlements like *mandalik*, *mahamandalik*, *gram*, *nigam*, *khet*, *karbat*, *madamb*, *pattan*, *dronamukha*, *prakar*, *praadham*, *sambadh*, *rajadhani*, etc. has been contemplated. While contemplating the differences between the knowers in the *vritti*, it has been stated that the *Siddhpraabhrut* mentions many knowers. It has shed light on the hellish abodes in great detail and has indicated the observations of *Kshetra-samas-tika* and *Jambu-dvip-prajnapti-tika*. While contemplating the cold and hot pains of hellish beings, it has described the six seasons: *pravat*, *varsha-ratri*, *sharad*, *hemant*, *vasant*, and *grishma*. The first *sharad* has been stated to be the month of *kartik*. While contemplating the chariots of the celestial gods, it has directed the curious to see *Chandra-prajnapti*, *Surya-prajnapti*, and *Sangrahani-tika*. It also describes the eleven ornaments and gives a beautiful description of the 32 types of dramatic methods mentioned in *Rajaprashni*.
The Acharya has used the word 'vivaran' for this *vritti*, and the size of this *vivaran* is 1600 verses. [35]