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Conclusion
himself has contended that one can write a commentary of 100 ślokas on each śloka of his spiritual and mystic poem 'Ātmasiddhi'. This is applicable to his entire writings. With extraordinary intelligence, grasping power,' memory and insight, what he wrote even at the age of 16, has become classic. Persons like Mahatma Gandhi have been much influenced by his writings, because he (Srīmad) wrote only what he believed and practised in life and wrote nothing for the sake of writing:
We have tried utmost to understand his philosophy and spirituality. We have also tried to interpret them in the light of his original works as well as secondary studies of other scholars on them. His Ārmasiddhi' like the Bhagvadgītā has proved to be a peak of spiritual Mount Everest which becomes a dream of every adventurous aspirant 10 climb upon, and know the reality and realize the self.
One can bite off the ultimate reality as much as one can afford to do. Bhagavān Ram krishna in his gospel is said to have expressed that the ultimate reality or self is just like a mountain of sugar and saints are like small ants, while prophets are like bigger ants. One may lasic a crystal of sugar but none can consume the
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