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Thereafter, in the month of Falgun of V.S. 2471, when Acharya Shri arrived in Baramati, the rules of the said institution were formulated and registered according to law. Under the supervision of officials and experienced scholars, the three principle texts were engraved on copper plates. The size of the engraved copper plates is 8x13 inches. The number of copper plates for the three principle texts is 2664, weighing approximately 50 man. Along with this, five hundred copies of each of the three texts were also printed, which will be used by officials, scholars, and self-study loving readers for a long time. Such a great work has not been done in the Jain community, nor in any other Indian or foreign society.
The above three principle texts have been published with Hindi translation from various institutions, and the present text, Shatkhandagam, is presented before the readers in its original form along with Hindi translation, the introduction of which has already introduced these text-kings, so it would be redundant to mention it here.
In V.S. 2480, Acharya Shri's Chaturmas was held in Phaltan. At this time, Acharya Shri presented a creative plan for Agam preservation and knowledge donation before the society. As a result, a new building was constructed from the remaining funds collected during Acharya Shri's Diamond Jubilee celebration at the temple of Shri 1008 Chandra Prabh, for the protection of the copper-engraved text-kings, in which this entire Shruti treasure is kept very securely.
As soon as Acharya Shri embraced Sallekhana, a great change became visible in his teachings. Until now, Acharya Shri mostly preached for the welfare of householders, for the sake of Jinbimb, Jinagar, and worship etc. pious deeds. But now you have experienced that without scriptural study, religious faith will not be firm, and without the accessibility of scriptures, self-study will not be possible, therefore, there should be accessibility of Agams in the Jin temples of every village. If the scriptures, which are the means of self-study, are in translation, then the people will benefit greatly. Therefore, scriptures should be available to self-study lovers without any cost. Inspired by Acharya Shri's above pronouncements, the Di. Jain Samaj of Phaltan established the Shruti Bhandar and Granth Prakashan Samiti, certified by the previously established P.P. Cha. Cha. Shri 108 A. Shanti Sagar Di. Jain Jinvani Jirnoddharak Sanstha. All the brothers of Phaltan enthusiastically cooperated in the construction and development of this institution. The objectives for which this institution was established are as follows:
(1) Ancient and renovated Shri Dhavala etc. text-kings should be kept safe by this institution, and the work of their protection should be continuously done by the residents of Phaltan under their responsibility.