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Par Shanti Anant Sudhämay Je, Pranamun Pad Te Var Te Jay Te.
I desire contact of a saint, the abode of infinite happiness and think of it day and night. It is the source of supreme bliss and infinitely ambrosial; I bow and wish it victorious.
Chapter 26
Shrimad's Memorials
A plan for setting up Param Shrut Prabhävak Mandal (Organization for spreading the Supreme Essence) was laid by Shrimad himself in 1900 after the end of a terrible famine. A sort of famine was also prevailing that time in the area of religious life and spiritual philosophy. In order to put an end to that, Shrimad had displayed his valor in leading an exemplary spiritual life and had been instrumental in ennobling the lives of many deserving souls with ambrosial lively instructions. Putting the organization on its own legs he had left it and all the connections of that life in 1901, when his age-span came to the end. For the organization it was like a child losing the father during the first year of its existence. But it continued to prosper like a desire-yielding tree by virtue of the nourishment provided by those, who adored Shrimad as well as by other spiritually oriented people. Thereby it could publish several unpublished works, which can be helpful and be resorted to by the spiritual aspirants of Shwetämbar, Digambar and other denominations. Under the secretariship of Rewäshankar Jagjivandas the organization has given rise to the study of the erstwhile unavailable superb publications and has also provided inspiration in setting up similar other institutions.
Ambälälbhäi had collected the matter for Shrimad Rajchandra', which was initially published by the said organization. He had called for the letters addressed by Shrimad to many liberationseekers and putting them in a book form, he had arranged for suitably correcting the same by Shrimad himself. That matter was reviewed and researched by Shrimad's younger brother Mansukhbhäi, Mansukhlal Kiratchand Mehta and other well-versed people. A second edition of the book was accordingly published by that very organization. That is useful for remaining in contact with Shrimd's thinking for a long time. It is like a shower of spiritual rainfall and serves as a superb memorial.
Ambälälbhäi used to procure the useful books for liberation-seekers and lend the same to the appropriate persons as directed by Shrimad. If someone liked a book, he could keep it and send its cost; otherwise he would return the book. A sort of small-scale library, which provided useful books, had thus come into being. It was known as 'Subodh Päthshälä (School for Right Instructions). The liberation-seekers of Khambhät and roundabout places used to come there for study as well as devotion and to take advantage of the wholesome contact. That institution is still functioning with the same objective and serves as a library as well as an abode of devotion and right contact.
Shrimad had been to Vadvä near Khambhät at several times for the sake of retreat. That being a superb lonely place for wholesome contact, Popatlal Mahokamdäs and other admirers of Shrimad set up there a temple and a nice dwelling place for providing the right contact and for maintaining it as a place of memorable pilgrimage. That institution is known as Nijänand Mandap (Home of Self-Delight) and serves as a lovely place for right contact.
Popatlalbhäi of Ahmedabad had come in contact with Shrimad later on, but had got imbibed with real faith and devotion. After Shrimad's passing away he used to stay in contact with Laghuräjswämi and others at the places like Nadiad, Khambhät etc. Meanwhile Ratnaräjswämi, born in a Brahmin family of Kutch but initiated as a Sthänakwäsi (Non-idolater sect) monk, was contacting Shwetambar, Digambar and Vaishnav monks as well as other learned people in search of truth. As he heard the admiration about Shrimad, he came from Märwäd in order to see him, but was disappointed to learn about the latter's passing away. While looking for the persons, who had been in contact with Shrimad, he came in contact with Laghuräjswämi and Popatlalbhäi. The prudent monk was gratified with the contacts of those devotees and gained peace at heart by studying the writings of Shrimad. He stayed in contact with Laghuräjswämi for a long time. Then
