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Detailed Summary of the Contents
A N Upadhye
Book I
Salutations of Souls Supreme (Paramatman) that have become eternally stainless and constituted of knowledge after burning the spots of Karman with the fire of meditation.
Then salutations are offered to hosts of Siddhas (i.e., the liberated souls) who are the embodiments of bliss and unparalleled knowledge, who have consumed the fuel of Karmas with the fire of great meditation, who dwell in Nirvana never falling back into the ocean of transmigration though supremely weighty with Knowledge, and who being selfestablished clearly visualize everything here both the physical and superphysical existence. The devotional obeisance to great Jinas who are the embodiments of omniscience, omnivision and omnibliss and by whom all the objects of knowledge are enlightened. Lastly salutations to three classes of Saints, viz., Preceptors (Acharya), Teachers (Upadhyaya) and Monks (Sadhu), who, being absorbed in great meditation, realize the vision of Paramatman. (1-7)
After saluting the five divinities Bhatta Prabhakara, with a pure mind, addresses Yogindu: “Sir, since infinite time we are
