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poets and literates also of several centuries. This book is of much use to the mendicants, historians and research scholars. This was not enough. He discussed about "Nitivakyamrut" and "Aradhana", which were rarely available in addition to several books which, had not yet been published. He has included different thoughts of different thinkers, his own thinking on key-subjects, information about places of pilgrimage, historical reference to several characters, making of words from old languages, information about several generations, rulers, saints, intellectuals and so on. He did editorial work of Jain Mitra and Jain Hitaishi so well and with so much skill of his learnedness that both these periodicals became much famous for the quality of their subjects.
He Remembers Pragna Chakshu Sukhlalji: Shri Premiji had been in deep contacts with Pandit Sukhlalji for more than 30 years. They had intimate relation when Pandit Sukhlalji was in Agra, he always recited the following prayer written by Shri Premiji with his friends and students:
Prayer Oh kind Lord give us such talent that we will think of the good of the whole world and make more and more efforts to help others. I must understand as to how others will be happy and I must try to make them happy. I shall suffer all miseries that come to me but will not be able to see others suffering any pains. Let truth be my duty, truth be my activities, truth be my goal, Premi will pass his whole life in search of truth.
Pandit Sukhlalji liked this prayer very much. Sukhlalji was very much affected by the writings of Premiji in Jain Hitaishi. Premiji was a Jain Pandit and yet he was fundamentally secular. Pandit Sukhlalji was extremely pleased to know this. Shri Premiji came to the residence of Shri Jin Vijayaji at Poona in 1918 AD, and Pandit Sukhlalji was also seated there. They welcomed Premiji by reciting a stanza of his above prayer. Thus, inherent love came out in words Sukhlalji was deeply appreciative of Premiji's works and they were bound by hearty attachment for life. Whenever Pandit Sukhlalji came to Mumbai, he would not miss to see Premiji and also stay with him. Pandit Sukhlalji had cultivated family like relations with Smt. Ramaben, -wife of Premiji, Hemchandra-his son and Smt. Champa-wife of Hemchandra. They used to go for a walk for hours together in the hilly areas of Ghatkopar and Mulund. As Premiji had real "Sanmati Tark" of Pandit Sukhlalji, he was deeply respecting him for his deep learning and Premiji requested Pandit Sukhlalji to do similar editing of two other great books on Nyaya. Pandit Sukhlalji came in contact with Jugalkishore Mukhtar, Babu Surajbhanu Vakil, Pandit Darbarilalji "Satya Bhakta" and several other great men with the medium of Shri Premiji. With this, there was advanced discussion on literature, scriptures, history, philosophy, and research among these highly learned personalities. Pandit Sukhlalji was deeply influenced by the simplicity, fearlessness and secular nature of Premiji. Premiji had liberal and unprejudiced views on all subjects, his personal life was simple and truthful, he was always dedicated to his work, and he was always sympathetic to others. Premiji had said his three foremost desires to Pandit Sukhlalji. These were:
To bring up the level of Jain learned personalities and establish their greatness in all corners of society. Jain holy places, particularly of Digambar Jains be renovated, preserved and identified and to take up the work of publication of Digambar Jain literature at the earliest.
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