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The work of Ācārya Yativṛṣabha, the Tiloyapaṇṇatti, is well-known. It discusses in detail the creation of the three worlds, their expanse, heaven and hell, regions, rivers, mountains, and specific details related to Tīrthankaras, etc. Studying the Tiloyapaṇṇatti reveals that its author compiled all the teachings available on the subject in his time. The Tiloyapaṇṇatti is primarily composed in verses, and the dimensions and expanse of regions, etc., are also shown in diagrams at various places. It comprises eight thousand verses. In the eleventh century, the renowned theoretician Ācārya Namicandra extracted its essence and composed a work called Trilokasāra in one thousand verses, which has been published with its Sanskrit and Hindi commentaries.
The introduction sheds light on what a Cūrṇi is, explaining that it is an analytical description of the seed-like teachings of Śramaṇa Bhagavān Mahāvīra. It is also called Vṛtti. Among all the Cūrṇis, the Kasayapāhuḍacūrṇi of Yativṛṣabha is a mature work. It is not a commentary or explanation but a descriptive work, hence it is known as Vṛttisūtra or Cūrṇisūtra. The specific details provided based on the Vṛttisūtra are called Vārtika. The explanation given for each verse of the Vṛttisūtra is called Ṭīkā. The explanation of the meaning of the Vṛttisūtra by only explaining the difficult words is called Pajikā. The description of the original sūtra and its Vṛtti is called Paddhati. From the Śrutāvatāra of Ācārya Indranandi, we know that Ācārya Yativṛṣabha composed a Cūrṇisūtra of six thousand verses on the Kasayapāhuḍ, Uccāraṇācārya composed a Uccāraṇavṛtti of twelve thousand verses, Śāmakunda Ācārya composed a Paddhati of forty-eight thousand verses, Tumbulūra Ācārya composed a Cūḍāmaṇi of eighty-four thousand verses, and Ācārya Vīrasena Jinasena composed a Jayadhavalā Ṭīkā of sixty thousand verses. Thus, we see that the Kasayapāhuḍ has received the most commentaries and Ṭīkās among all the available Jain literature. If we consider the size of all these Ṭīkās and look at the Kasayapāhuḍ, which has only 233 verses, it turns out to be more than two lakh verses in size.
This book is being published with its extensive Jayadhavalā Ṭīkā and its translation, and it will take many more years for it to be fully published. After India gained independence, the increasing demand for ancient Prakrit and Apabhraṃśa literature in the last two-three years has made it seem appropriate to immediately publish the complete Cūrṇisūtras of the Kasayapāhuḍ with their Hindi translation.
Śrī P. Hīrālālji Śāstrī has been engaged in the translation, editing, research, and scrutiny of these doctrinal works for about twenty-five years. After years of hard work, he has rescued the Cūrṇisūtras of the Kasayapāhuḍ, compiled them, and prepared their Hindi translation. Seeing the important Cūrṇisūtras of Ācārya Yativṛṣabha on this ancient work, the Kasayapāhuḍ, and realizing their significance, the Śrī Vīrasasana-Saṅgha, Calcutta, deemed it appropriate to publish it. Accordingly, the Kasayapāhuḍ is presented to the readers with its Cūrṇisūtra and Hindi translation. Readers will experience the effort that P. Hīrālālji has put into its translation and editing. I will only say here that he has been extremely careful in proofreading, and that is why no proofreading errors are visible anywhere.