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The commentaries available on Prajñapana at present, the first is the Pradeshvyākhyā by Ācārya Haribhadra. Haribhadra is an ancient commentator of Jain scriptures. He has written important commentaries on Prāvaśyaka, Daśavakālika, Jīvābhigma, Nandī, Anuyogadvāra, Piṇḍaniyukti prati. In the commentary on Prajñapana, the glory of Jain preaching has been sung first. After that, the auspiciousness has been analyzed and it has also been informed that the special explanation of auspiciousness has been done in the Prāvaśyaka commentary. While discussing the Bhavya-Prabhavya, the Ācārya has also quoted the verse indicating the nature of Abhavya by Vādimukhya. The second commentary on Prajñapana is by Ācārya Abhaydeva, the commentator of Navāngī. But this commentary is not on the entire Prajñapana, it is only on the third part of Prajñapana - the Alpabahutva of Jīvas. The Ācārya has shed light on this part through 133 gāthās. The Ācārya himself has given it the name 'Sangraha'. This explanation is also known as Dharmaratnasangrahaṇī and Prajñapanodvāra. On this Sangrahaṇī, Kulamaṇḍanagaṇī created an Avani in Samvat 1441. Avani on Prajñapana Tṛtīya Pada Sangrahaṇī has been published by Prānmānanda Jain Sabha Bhavnagar. But the name of the author of that Avani is not known. This Avani is somewhat more detailed than the Avani written by Kulamaṇḍanagaṇī. It is the opinion of Puṇyavijaya Jī Mahārāj that this Avani was created by some knowledgeable person to make the Avani written by Kulamaṇḍana more clear. The detailed commentary on Prajñapana is by Malayagiri. Ācārya Malayagiri was a well-known commentator. In his commentaries, the vastness of the subject, the simplicity of the language, and the maturity of the style are seen together. He has written commentaries on twenty-six texts, out of which twenty texts are available, six texts are unavailable. Malayagiri did not write independent texts, but only commentaries, but his commentaries are full of profound scholarship. He first explains the meaning of the words of the original sūtra, gives a clear indication of the meaning, and then discusses it in detail. He also touches upon relevant topics related to the subject. To make the subject authentic, he also quotes from ancient texts. Prajñapanāvṛtti is his important vṛtti. This vṛtti is four times more detailed than the Pradeshvyākhyā of Ācārya Haribhadra. This vṛtti is very useful for understanding the deep secrets of Prajñapana. At the beginning of the vṛtti, the Ācārya has given four auspicious verses. The first verse praises Bhagavān Mahāvīra. The second salutes the Jina preaching. The third verse salutes the Guru and the fourth verse promises to write a commentary on Prajñapana.