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The prasasti of the work reads :ज्ञातः श्रीगुरु सोमसुन्दरगणी श्रीमत्तपागच्छप म्तत्पादाम्बुज षट्पदो विजयते श्री नंदरनो गणी । तच्छिप्योऽस्ति च रत्नमन्दिरगणी भेजे प्रबंधोभ्दुतस्तेनासौ मुनिभूमिभूतेशशिभृत् संवत्सरे निर्मितः ।।
Chandrakirtti wrote Sarasvata-dipika, a commentary on the work of Anubhūti-si arūpacharya, Brahman author. The first manuscript of the work was made by the author's disciple Harshakirtti on Thursday, the 8th ot Srāvana Sukla Sarvat 1723.
The spiritual gencalogy of Chandrakiriti is as follows:
Kuftiga gana, Nagpuriya gachchha Deva Suri (Samat 1174)
Padma prabha Suri
Chandraprabha Suri
Gurasanudra (?) Jayasekhara Suri
Vajrascna Suri
Hematilaka Suri
Ratnasekhara Suri
Purnachandra Sūri
Hemahamsa Sari
Ratna agara Suri
Hemasamudra Súri
Hemaratna Sari
Somaratna
Rajaratna (of Jesawala family )
Chandrakirtti (the author ).
