Rajgeeta English Translation and Comentry on Atmasiddhi Shastra

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Mission

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translation remains true to the original text. To be sure, I presented my translation to Dr. Räkeshbhäi Zaveri of Mumbai (Bombay) and I feel gratified that he has appreciated the same.
Some sanctity is attached to the number 18 in Indian tradition. There are 18 Parva in Mahäbhärat, 18 armies were involved in that war, the war lasted for 18 days, Geetä has 18 Adhyäys (chapters), there are 18 Puräns and 18 Abhisheks are performed on the occasion of Pratishthä. Atmasiddhi Shästra also can be divided into 18 parts comprising, the background, characteristics of the sectarian, those of the truth seekers, Statement of Six Fundamentals, 6 types of pupil's questions, 6 replies thereto, the pupil's self-realization and the conclusion. In this book I have dealt with these 18 parts in 18 chapters. On the analogy of 18 Adhyäys of Geetä, these 18 chapters of Ätmasiddhi Shästra can be termed as Adhyatma Geetä.
In Vedic tradition, Upanishads are the source of high spiritual wealth. Upanishad literally means the spiritual science that can be learnt by sitting at the feet of a preceptor and that exactly applies to Atmasiddhi. If one wants to grasp the inner significance of Atmasiddhi Shästra, it needs to be studied as such. It can therefore be termed as an Upanishad. Since it mainly deals with the soul, it can be called Atma Upanishad or Atmopanishad. Many nonJains have adopted it as such and have been reciting the same regularly.
The presentation in the book has been made in the following order. Every stanza of the original text is first given in Gujarati script followed by English transliteration. Thereafter my translation is given, followed by the explanatory notes and discussion. At the end, there are
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