Bhavana Sataka

Author(s): A S Gopani, Dharmshila Mahasati, Girishkumar P Shah Pandit
Publisher: Labhubhai P Mehta

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particular reference came to be carefully noticed by the worthy and the ideal monk as also the learned pupil of Acaryas'ri Roopachandraji Maharaja, the venerable pupil's name being Bhasakara Muni. He at once made up his mind, encouraged by the Acarya, to save the manuscript from being lost. He issued instructions to the office to trace the manuscript and as usual started the search in right earnest in pursuance of the virtual order of the spiritual head a mere word from whom, thanks to the unshakcable faith of the Jains in their religious leaders, preachers and prophets, is sufficient to set the whole machinery into action. As a result, the manuscript came to the notice but in a very tattered and shattered condition as nearly three decades and more of the monsoons had worked a terrific havoc on the files. Anyhow, its discovery inspired Munis’ri Bhasakara Muni to order three typed copies to be made, one for himself, one for me and one for the office.
Seeing the typed copy that was sent to me, my eyes became wet due to tears of joy. It was my mental child which has, as always, a claim to greater affection than one has for a physical child, especially more as I had no second of it with me according to my habit of not preparing second copy of any of my writing so far and as I had lost all hope of its survival.
But there was no publisher or no donor available who would be prepared to spend a huge sum, as the volume was
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