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## Introduction to the Text | 215
It emerges that it is an independent and principal text of Samantabhadra. The final Karika of Devagam (Aapta-Mimamsa) also appears to confirm this sentiment and it is as follows:
"**iti yamasmimamsa vihita hitamicchataam. samyagmithyopadesarthavisheshpratipattaye**"
Vasu-nandi Acharya, in his commentary, has called this Karika "**Shastra-artha-upasamhāra-karika**", and at the end of its commentary, he has mentioned it with epithets like "**kritakrityaḥ nirvyūḍhatattvapratijñaḥ**" etc. Vidyananda Acharya, in the Ashta-sahasri, has indicated the completion of the work started - the completion of the work started - by this Karika, and has called Devagam "**svotparicched shastra**" - that is, it has been stated that the division of ten chapters found in this scripture is done by Swami Samantabhadra himself. Akalankadeva has also made the same statement. And from all this statement,
1. "**For those who desire their own good, this 'Aapta-Mimamsa' has been said for the understanding of the special meaning of the right and wrong teachings.**"
2. "**The Karika that concludes the subject of the scripture or indicates its end.**"
3. "**These two epithets indicate the completion of the text started by Samantabhadra.**"
4. "**iti devagamakhye svotparicched shastre (svenoktaḥ paricchedā daśa yasminstat svotparicchedamiti grāhyam tatra) vihiteyamaapta-mimamsa sarvajñavishesh-parīkṣā......**" Ashta-sahasri.
5. "**iti svotparicchedvihiteyamaapta-mimamsa sarvajñavisheshparīkṣā.**" - Ashta-shati.