Moksha Marg Prakashak

Author(s): Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust

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He received ordinary education in the spiritual Tera Panthi Style of Jaipur, but his deep scholarship was mainly due to hard work and genius. He was a great intellectual having sharpness of understanding and a studious nature. He was well-versed in Prakrit, Sanskrit, , Hindi and Kannad languages.
About his scholarship Pandit Raimalji wrote in his letter of invitation for the Indra-dhwaj Vidhana (Ritual), in the year 1764, "It is very difficult to find a man of his intellect these days. All the doubts about religious matters are removed after meeting him”.
About his knowledge and studies, he himself writes in Moksha Marg Prakashah, “I have studied Samayasara Panchastikaya, Pravachanasara, Niyamsara, Gomattasara, Labdhisara, Triloksara, Tattvarthasutra, with commentaries; Kshapanasara. Purushartha Siddhyupaya, Asthapahud, Atmanushasana and many other scriptures describing the conduct of monks and householders, and Puranas containing stories of great personalities according to my own understanding and knowledge”.
In his short lifespan, he wrote, in all, twelve books, big and small which is about a lac verses in measure and about five thousand pages.
Some of these are commentaries of popular sacred books while others are independent works of his own. These are found both in prose and poetry. They are as follows:
1. Rahasyapurna Chitthi (Spiritual letter) 2. Gomattasara Jivakanda-Hindi commentary 3. Gomattasara Karmakand-Hindi commentary 4. Arthasandrashthi-Adhikar. 5. Labdhisara-Hindi commentary 6. Kshapanasara-Kindi commentary 7. Gomattasara puja 8. Triloksara-Hindi commentary 9. Samosharana Rachna Varnan 10. Moksha Marg Prakashak (Incomplete) 11. Atmanushasan-Hindi commentary 12. Purusharthasiddhyupaya-Hindi commentary (incomplete).