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The book Labdhisar-Kshapanasar contains a lot of mathematics, and mathematics was my main and favorite subject during my student life. Therefore, my attraction towards Karananuyoga related to Jain philosophy gradually increased. As a result, I got the opportunity to study almost all the major books available on Karananuyoga in my life. Similarly, once Shriman Pandit Heeralalji Siddhanta Shastri had come here to compare the manuscript of the Dhaval Granthraj from the Saharanpur Shastra Bhandar. During that time, he also explained the Siddhanta Granth Shri Dhaval for an hour every day. Since I had developed a special interest in self-study, I used to come to the temple from the court, two miles away, for an hour to listen to his lectures. Panditji was also editing the Dhaval Granth at that time, which is why he had come to Saharanpur. When two books of the Dhaval Granth were published, the said Siddhanta Shastriji was invited to Saharanpur Samaj for a lecture on Dasalakshan Parva. He came and inspired me to order both the books for my personal Shastra Bhandar. However, I thought that I would not be able to understand these Granthraj, so they remained in the cupboard of the Shastra Bhandar.
One day, I and my younger brother Nemichandji Vakil thought that we should read these books to see what they contain. As a result of this inquisitive attitude, my brother started studying Dhaval first and second books, but due to the slowness of Kshayopa Sham, he understood very little. Despite this, both brothers were not discouraged and continued to order the upcoming published parts of the Dhaval Granth and studied them, but there was no change in the situation. We kept sending some of the topics that we didn't understand to Shri Pandit Phoolchandji Siddhanta Shastri and Shri Pandit Horalalji Siddhanta Shastri. The said scholars also kindly provided solutions to them. When the fifth book of the Dhaval Granth was published, we ordered it and studied it, and it felt as if the doors of knowledge had opened. Studying this book not only helped me understand its subject matter, but it also clarified the subject matter of the previous books. In this way, the brother duo's continuous hard work not only clarified the subject matter, but also helped us understand the errors in the printed translation due to the carelessness of the scribes and the difficulty of the subject matter.
The above facts are not written for self-praise. The intention behind writing this is that when studying the Jain scriptures, one should not get discouraged if the subject matter is not clear, but should continue to strive. It is also said - "TRY AND TRY AGAIN UNTIL YOU SUCCEED." You should try again and again until you succeed. There is also a story related to this:
Once, a king was defeated in a war and fled the battlefield and hid in a house. In the room where he was sitting, he saw a spider trying to reach the ceiling of the room by a thread, but after climbing a short distance, it fell back to the earth. Not once, twice, or thrice, but a total of 99 times it failed in its purpose, yet it continued to try, and in its final attempt, it succeeded in reaching the ceiling.