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wanted people to face future boldly and with equanimity, because it was nothing but a fruition of one's own past acts. One of his great admirers and lovers was Sobhagbhai, who was onė of the good aspirants and for whom Śrīmad had great respect. He requested Śrīmad to forecast his future but Śrīmad, not only refused but also advised him to bear karmaphala with equanimity and also told him that he (śrīmad) had no desire left in him whatsoever to use such extra-sensory powers as he was keen to achieve higher spiritual goals. 2. Śrimad's Studies
His extra-ordinary memory, intelligence and grasping and retention power proved to be great assets and boons for his studies of various faiths and subjects. The number of books which he has deeply studied and has referred to, in his writings, itself, is about 125. These include books belonging to different faiths and systems of Indian philosophy and spirituality. These books are written in different languages like Ardhamāgadhi, Śauraseni, Apabhraniša, Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati etc.. The list of books he studied includes not only books of Jain religion like Acārāriga, Uttarādhyayana, Thāṇariga, Siyagad ariga, Tattvārthasītra, Gömmațasāra,
