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She arrived. Seeing this, the king thought to himself, "A small creature, after failing 99 times, still made an effort (while I am hiding here, like a frightened deer, doing nothing for my poor people) and I, like a cowardly deer, am hiding here, doing nothing for my people." He got up and, reorganizing his army, fought and won. The point is that due to the lack of knowledge, one should not be averse to the study of great scriptures, but should be diligent, because study weakens the power of the section of the veil-removing karma, which increases the destruction of knowledge.
This was also the view of P.P.A.K. Shri 108 Shruta Sagarji Maharaj. Although you were born into the Oswal family, followers of the Svetambara religion, your inclination was towards the Digambara religion. As a result, you practiced knowledge worship while remaining in the household, and also practiced rigorous self-realization. At the age of 49, P.P. Padamparag Bagbanakali 108 Acharya Shri Shantisagarji Maharaj's first disciple and successor, P.P. Charitra Chudamani 108 Acharya Shri Veersagarji Maharaj, took the minor initiation from Todaraysingh (Rajasthan) and after 3 years, took the monk initiation from the same Acharya Shri in Jaipur Khania. True to your name, you are constantly engaged in Shruta worship. Knowing this, in 1959, in the month of Bhadrapad, I went to Ajmer with Seth Badriprasadji Sarawagi Patnawalas to see P.P. Acharya Shri 108 Shivsagarji Maharaj and his congregation. There, sitting in the presence of P.P. Shruta Sagarji Maharaj, I was very happy to see your dedication to knowledge worship. In those days, you were studying the Dhvalagranth. Although you do not know school mathematics well, you have easily solved the difficult mathematics in the Triloksar Granth based on Mahajani mathematics.
Since 1963, I have been constantly in your presence. In 1969, when I went to Pratapgarh (Raj.) for the Chaturmas to see the Acharya Sangh, I also saw Aryika 105 Gyanamatiji of Acharya Shri Shivsagarji Maharaj's congregation, and inspired by her, Aryika 105 Jinamatiji and Adimatiji, who were initiated by Acharya Shri Shivsagarji. I was also very happy to see the three Aryikas, because they were also very interested in Karana Anuyog and were studying Triloksar and Lokvibhaag in those days. I also started participating in it daily. Now, the three Aryikas are living separately. Shri Gyanamati Mataji is often staying with the other two Aryikas near Hastinapur. Shri Jinamati Mataji is in the congregation of Acharya Shri Dharmasagarji Maharaj, and Shri Adimatiji is in the congregation of A.K. Shri Shruta Sagarji Maharaj. In 1973, during the Chaturmas in Najafgarh (Delhi), inspired by Gyanamati Mataji, Adimatiji wrote a commentary on Gommatsar Karmakand, incorporating the references from the Dhundhari Bhasha commentary by Pandit Pravar Todarmalji and the Marathi commentary. The reading of it began in the presence of A.K. Shri with the help of Muni Shri Vardhaman Sagarji, and after about 300 verses were read, Maharaj Shri gave me the commentary, saying...