________________ 190 The Divine Touch of a Pre-eminent Personality Obeisance to Shrimad Rajchandra Among the regional languages like Bengali, Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati in which spiritual writings have been undertaken by learned Jain scholars and thinkers, if one were to exclude the writings of the very learned Atmaramji whose writings were in Hindi, I have not come across a single book written in the 20th century which can be compared even remotely to the writings of Shrimad Rajchandra in its sheer depth of thought, independence of approach and in its originality. When I think of the depth of the knowledge and learning which Shrimad Rajchandraji has woven into the text of 'Atmasiddhi' scripture, at such a very young age and in a short space of time, my head bows with devotion to him. Not only that but I also sincerely feel that the sacred gift of the 'Atmasiddhi' scripture that he has given to the seekers is far more significant and valuable than all that has been given by a large number of literary writers and thinkers. One has to simply bow down one's head in obeisance not only before the Jain religion but also for the culture of Gujarat for giving birth to such a great personality like Shrimad Rajchandra. - Scholarly Pandit Sukhalalji An eminent thinker and a philosopher (Based on an article in a publication in V.S. 2024 and on a speech delivered at the birth centenary celebrations in 1922 at Ahmedabad)
