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The Saptaatika chapter is unhindered. Scholars should study, contemplate and reflect on such texts without any worry. Therefore, Acharya Malayagiri has given the following two meanings of the 'Siddhpaeihi' Siddhapad in the form of a verse:
Those texts whose all verses follow the meaning of the omniscient, which are established, whose inherent meaning depth cannot be distorted in any way, or doubt does not arise, those texts are called Siddhapad. Or, in the Jinaagama, the terms Jeevasthan, Gunasyan, and Rupa are famous, therefore, the verse 'Siddhapad' is given to make known the Jeevasthans and Gunasthans.
According to the first meaning, the word 'Siddhagad' is a hindrance to Karma-prakriti and other Prabhuta, because the subject of this Saptaatika chapter is based on those texts, which the author has compiled in a concise manner. To clarify this, the fourth verse of the verse indicates 'Neesandan Dittivaayass' which is like a drop of the great ocean of Dristivaad. The reason for mentioning it as a drop of the great ocean of Dristivaad is that the Dristivaad, which is the twelfth Anga, has five divisions: Parikrama, Sutra, Prathamanuyog, Purvagat, and Chulika. Of these, Purvagat has fourteen divisions, including Utpada-purva. The second Purva is called Agrayaaniy, and it has fourteen main Adhikars, which are called Vastu...
1. Siddha - established, impossible to move, that is the meaning. Therefore, those texts in which the verses are Siddha, they are Siddhapad.
- Saptaatika Prakaran Tika, page 136
2. Swasamaya Siddhani - famous, which are Jeevasthan-Gunasyan-rupa, those are Siddhapad. Those are the subject matter, relying on them, that is the meaning.
- Saptaatika Prakaran Tika, page 136