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It was not created, or it was not available to Pandit Ashadharji. Otherwise, he would have definitely mentioned it in his commentary on Sagardharmamrita, at least he would have given space to the logic of the worship of the Shasana Devatas in this commentary, which has been mentioned above. But far from giving it space in support of the said worship, he has instead prohibited the worship of the Shasana Devatas for the first pratima Shravak and has clearly written that even when he is overwhelmed by calamities, he never worships them, but keeps his eyes only on the feet of the Panchparameshthis, as follows:
"Parameshthipadaikadhee: Parameshthipadaishu ahandaadipanchagurucharaneshueka dheerantadrishtiyasya. Aapadakulitoapi darshanikastanivrityartha shasandevatadeen kadachidapi na bhajate." _In this regard, we only want to say that not mentioning the logic of the worship of the Shasana Devatas is not a regulatory or necessary consequence of the fact that this commentary was not available to Ashadharji at that time, because even after it became available later, he did not mention that logic in the commentary on Sagardharmamrita; rather, while explaining the following verse, he has categorized the Shasana Devatas as Kudevas and declared them to be Avandaniya (unworthy of worship) at the doors of the Shravaks:
Shravakenapi pitarau guru rajaapyasanyataha.
Kulinginah kudevascha na vandyaha sopi sanyataih || Tika-.........Kulinginastapaasadayah parshvasthadayasch. Kudeva rudraadayah shasandevataadayasch. ......
In such a situation, it is thought that Ashadharji considered the said logic to be completely useless and insignificant and against his own opinion, and therefore did not quote it in any of his commentaries. But still, the fact that this commentary is not mentioned at all in the commentary on Sagardharmamrita - at least as a way of showing a difference of opinion - does not even show that Prabhachandra, unlike other Acharyas, has mentioned 11 pratimaas as 11 medas of the Sallekhanaanuchhata Dhavak in this commentary - it definitely raises some doubts. And therefore, it is not surprising that this commentary may not have been created before VS 1296. Or, if it was created and became available, it is also possible that| SR No. | 010669 |
| Book Title | Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jugalkishor Mukhtar |
| Publisher | Manikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1982 |
| Total Pages | 456 |
| Language | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 7 MB |