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authoress has elaborately dealt with its various aspects, in chapter 5, containing 66 pages. The points she has considered are the incidental cause of this composition; Śrimad's purpose or aim behind composing it; its influence on Śrīmad's worthy disciples; its publications; its various editions, commentaries and translations in different languages as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi etc.; its style; its critical summary; the brief outline of different systems of Indian philosophy such as the Carvaka, the Buddhist, the Nyaya, the Sankhya, the Mîmāmsā and the Jaina; Atmasiddhi's originality etc.. She has taken a scholarly reveiw of the available literature on Atmasiddhi and she evaluates its merit by discussing its various characteristics.
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In chapter VI Dr. Sarayuben has conducted a thorough study of Śrīmad's superb poem Apurva Avasara by devoting 62 pages. This poem like Ātmasiddhi occupies unique place in Śrīmad's literature. It contains only 21 stanzas; but, so far its poetic excellence and spiritual meaning are concerned, it reminds us of Iśāvāsyopaniṣad. The authoress has studied the work profoundly and explained it word by word, line by line, profusely quoting other commentaries on the same work by Muni Jayavijaya, Muni Santabala,
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