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## Introduction to the Text | 213
The number is 84,000, and the 'Devagam' stotra is its mangalacharan. This text has been searched for years. The renowned philanthropist Seth Manikchand Hirachandji J.P. of Bombay had offered a reward of five hundred rupees in cash for merely showing it. We too, captivated by the 'Devagam', had resolved at that time that if this text were to be found, we would spend the rest of our lives studying, contemplating, and promoting it. But till today, no trace of this text has been found in any repository. Once, there was news in the newspapers that this text was present in the library of a famous city (Vienna) in Austria. And there was even a plan to send one or two scholars there to get a copy of the text, and some contributions were also collected for this purpose. But later it was found that the news was false - there was a mistake in its origin - and therefore the hope that had blossomed in the hearts of the people yearning to see it was again turned into despair.
We do not stop searching for the existence of this text in Jain literature - we are not deterred or become disheartened or weak - it is called 'Gandhasti'. Due to this quality, some special scholars have also been adorned with this title. Samantabhadra could not be countered, this has been explained in detail in the 'Gunadhiparyaya' earlier; from this, 'Gandhasti' must have been the title or epithet of Samantabhadra, and from this, his Mahabhashya is called Gandhasti Mahabhashya. Or, because of being equal to Gandhasti, it is called Gandhasti Mahabhashya, and from this, it should be understood that it is the best commentary - other commentaries appear pale, lacking in glory, and weak in comparison to it.