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Swadhyay was stopped. Chamundarayan asked why Swadhyay was stopped. Nemichandracharya said that the right to study Agam scriptures is not for householders. Then how can we householders know this? In response to this question of Chamundarayan, Nemichandracharya composed Gommatasar. I understand the essence of the story to be that ordinary people cannot grasp the profound discussions of Shatvandaagam, so Nemichandracharya made an effort to simplify those profound discussions, and the name of the effort became 'Gommatasar'.
Gommatasar is divided into two parts - Jeevakand and Karmakand. Jeevakand describes the principles related to Mahakarmapraabhrut, Jeevasthan, Kshudrabandh, Bandhswamitva, Vedanakhand and Varganakhand, and Karmakand describes Mahabandh. In addition to Mahabandh, Karmakand also includes many topics from Shatkhandagam's Prakritisamutkirtan and Jeevattaanchulika etc. Jeevakand describes the worldly beings through twenty-Prarooppappas, and Karmakand presents the description of the states of binding, arising and being of karmas. Jeevakand contains various gathas from Dhavala, and they are compiled so beautifully that they have become a part of the text.
The eleventh-century scholar Acharya Nemichandra Siddhantachkravarti also created three other texts besides the aforementioned Jeevakand and Karmakand - Labdhisar, Kshapanasar and Triloksar. It is a matter of joy that all five texts have been published with Hindi translations and are being used for Swadhyay by those interested in the truth. A new edition of Triloksar has been edited and translated by Pujya Shri 105 Vishuddhamati Mataji and published from Shantivirnagar with many annotations. New editions of Jeevakand and Karmakand have been edited and translated by Siddhantacharya Pt. Kailashchandraji and published from Bharatiyajnanapith with the commentary by Keshavvarni. Labdhisar-Kshapanasar has been published from Rayachandra Granthamala and Jain Siddhanta Prakashini Sanstha Kolkata.
The present edition of Karmakand is being published with many annotations under the editorship of Shri Ratanchandraji Mukhtar Saharanpur, a distinguished expert in Karananuyog. The editor has clarified the subject by comparing the topics from Dhavala, Jay-Dhavala and Mahabandh etc. The commentary of the text was written by Acharya Kalpshri Shruta Sagarji Maharaj Sanghasth 105 Aryika Shri Adimati Mataji.
It can be said with certainty from the topics presented in Karmakand that this is an important text that describes the essence of karma literature in detail. Until one knows the karmic natures, their binding and their causes, one cannot find a way to eliminate them.