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The **Panchaastikaya Praabhrut** explains 15 **Hetukas**. **Hetuka** is also called **Phal** (fruit) because it is the cause of the fruit, hence it is called **Phal** by implication. This **Phal** is of two types: **Pratyaksha Phal** (direct fruit) and **Paroksha Phal** (indirect fruit). **Pratyaksha Phal** is also of two types: **Saakshaat** (direct) and **Parampara** (tradition). **Saakshaat Pratyaksha Phal** is the destruction of ignorance and the birth of **Samyaggyaan** (right knowledge) from this scripture, and the destruction of countless **Karma** (actions) in the form of **Gun श्रेणी** (series of qualities), etc. **Parampara-Pratyaksha-Phal** is the worship and praise of the teacher by the disciple, and the acquisition of disciples. **Bhaavarth** (meaning): Many people benefit from reading it. This is how **Pratyaksha Phal** is explained in brief. Now, **Paroksha Phal** is explained. This is also of two types: **Saansaarik Aishvarya Sukh** (worldly prosperity and happiness) and **Moksha-Sukh** (liberation happiness). Now, **Aishvarya Sukh** is explained. **Rajaadhiraaj**, **Maharaaja**, **Ardhamandaleek**, **Mandaleek**, **Mahamaandaleek**, **Ardhachkravarti**, **Chakravarti**, **Indra**, **Ganathar Dev**, **Teerthankar Paramdev** - these 18 categories are the leaders of the army, crown-wearers. The overlord of five hundred crown-wearers is **Adhiraaja**, and from there, the owners of twice the number of troops, up to **Sakal Chakravarti**, this is **Aishvarya Sukh**. Now, **Moksha** or **Param Kalyanmay Sukh** (supreme blissful happiness) is explained. It is the attainment of the **Arhant** and **Siddh** state. The nature of **Arhant** is explained: Those who have destroyed the four **Ghatiya Karmas** (destructive actions) and attained the thirty-four **Atishya** (supernatural powers), eight **Praatihaarya** (miracles), and five **Kalyanak** (auspicious events) are **Arhant**. They are auspicious for me. ||20|| The nature of **Siddh** is explained: Those who are free from the bondage, arising, and existence of **Mool** (root) and **Uttar** (later) **Karma** (actions), who possess eight qualities, and who have transcended the world, are the auspicious **Siddh Bhagwan** (liberated beings). ||21|| This is how **Aishvarya** and **Moksha Sukh** are explained in brief. The implication is that whoever reads this **Panchaastikaya Praabhrut** etc. scripture, which is spoken by the **Veetaraag Sarvgyaan** (omniscient, free from attachment), with faith, and contemplates it repeatedly, attains this kind of happiness. Now, **Parimaan** (quantity) is explained. It is of two types: **Granth Parimaan** (textual quantity) and **Arth Parimaan** (meaning quantity). **Granth Parimaan** is the number of verses or stanzas in the text, which should be known as much as possible. **Arth Parimaan** is infinite. This is how **Parimaan** is explained in brief. Now, **Naam** (name) is explained. **Naam** is of two types: **Anvarth** (literal) and **Ichchhit** (desired). If the meaning of the text is the same as its name, it is **Anvarth**. For example, **Tapa** (heat) is **Tapan** (heat) or **Surya** (sun). Similarly, the scripture in which the five **Astikaya** are explained is **Panchaastikaya**, or the scripture that contains a collection of **Dravya** (substance) is **Dravya Sangrah**, etc. **Ichchhit Naam** is like calling the one who carries the load of wood **Ishwar** (God), etc. Now, the **Karta** (author) of the text is explained. **Karta** is of three types: **Mool Tantra Karta** (original author), **Uttar Tantra Karta** (later author), and **Utteroottar Tantra Karta** (successive author). Among these, the **Mool Tantra Karta** is the last **Teerthankar** of this time, the eighteenth...