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Swami Samantabhadra. They are very important. You write that 'Those who have dried up the rivers of all good conduct for the examiners, and whose words are beautiful because they are imbued with flawless policy (Syadvadanyaya) and are indicative of the group of truths, are the leaders of the ascetics, the pioneers of the Syadvad path, the great and the radiant (sun) Shri Samantabhadra Swami, who bestow knowledge and wealth of joy on beings free from the impurities of the mind.' This shows the great importance of Swami Samantabhadra and his words.
Gunanvitā nirmalavṛttamauktikā narottamaiḥ kaṇṭhavibhūṣaṇīkṛtā. Na hārayasṭiḥ parameva durlabhā samantabhadrādibhāvā ca bhāratī ||6||
-Chandraprabhacharita. In this verse, the great poet Shri Virananda Acharya, comparing Samantabhadra's Bharati (speech) to the garland of pearls (hārayasṭi) which is woven with threads of virtues, adorned with pure round pearls and has become the ornament of the necks of excellent men, indicates that Samantabhadra's speech is imbued with many virtues, adorned with pure round pearls and has become the ornament of the necks of great Acharyas and scholars. At the same time, he also tells that obtaining that garland is not as difficult as obtaining Samantabhadra's Bharati - understanding it and making it your own. And from this, it clearly emerges that the benefit of Samantabhadra's words is obtained only through great fortune and hard work.
1 Vṛttānta, Charita, Āchāra, Vidhāna or Chanda.