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PREFACE
I. Prefatory: Every member of the Jaina community knows by now the work and services of Seth Devcand Lalbhai Jaina Pustakoddhara Fund and those of Śri Agamodaya Samiti. The Fund has published during its short life not less than eighty-seven, and the Samiti not less than sixty-one books pertaining to Jaina religion-doctrines, lives, dogmas, scriptures and books on allied subjects. The present work sees the light of the day three years after publication of the eighty-seventh number of Seth Devcand Lalbhāi Fund Series; I mean Bharatesvara-Bahubali-Vṛtti, Part II. The gap of time-three years-is indeed tremendous; but the delay was inevitable. On the contrary I congratulate myself, a man involved in many worldly worries, for being able to publish this number even after such a long period. If this work is out so late, several others are now in the press. I may mention some of them: Adhyatma-Kalpa-Druma with two commentaries (No. 89); Gautamiya-Mahākāvya with commentary (No. 90); Abhidhana-Kosa; some satakas, etc.
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