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No untruthful subject was found in those texts. I was saddened and found an example of how people distort those texts in ways they don't want. Well, whatever it may be, their distortions have made my faith in the Jain Agamas even stronger. Pandit Dhannalalji Kashliwal, the Khandelkulbhushan, is also responsible for my increased interest. By his grace, I have received much enlightenment on this subject, therefore I dedicate this work to his lotus hands.
Introduction of the author. The author of this text, Pattacharya Somasen Maharaj, was the head of the Pushkar Gachchha under the Mula Sangh. His guru's name was Gunabhadra Suri. He has not given any introduction about which place he adorned with his birth and where he was the head of the throne. Only that he completed this text in VS 1667. Therefore, the time of Somasen Suri should be considered as the 17th century of Vikram. Apart from this, we are unable to give his special introduction.
Knowledge and conduct of the author. .. The study of the text reveals that the author was a good scholar of Jain scriptures. He appears to be a good scholar of Mantra Shastra, Jyotish Shastra, Vaidyak Shastra, Nimitta Shastra and Shakun Shastra. He also had extraordinary speed in his conduct, he looked at those who practiced conduct with a high vision. The verses at the end of many chapters of this text are witnesses to this subject. He was also a unique ascetic. He has greatly inspired the practice of restraint in various places. Although he was a Bhattarak, he was not like the Bhattaraks of today, he was a good scholar and an ascetic. Those who get irritated just by hearing the name Bhattarak are making a big mistake.
Religious faith of the author. .. There are many subjects whose tradition has been lost, today, due to the lack of study of the texts, they have started to appear to people as if they are not part of Jainism. Therefore, people immediately say that this does not seem to be Jainism. This is what the author has taken from other religions, etc. On this subject, we have only this to say that they are still ignorant of the vast Jain literature. There are such things in the Jain literature written by the sages that they have neither heard nor seen. They also say about the Mahapurana, which contains the statement of the sacraments, that Jinsen Swami has taken this subject of sacraments from the Brahmin sect. When such imaginations have arisen even about those revered sages, then it is easy to imagine such things about Somasen. He will only accept those things from other religions which he is interested in and wants to make Jains followers of other religions. But we see that Somasen Suri had no interest in other religions, nor did he want to make Jains followers of other religions. He even advises them to remain silent from those who follow other religions. In such a situation, how can they teach Jains the teachings of other religions? As, .