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2] SANMATI-TARKA
[ 1. 2 Second verse makes the declaration of composing the work Sanmati-Tarka and states its object in doing so .
समयपरमत्थवित्थरविहाडजणपज्जुवासणसयन्नो। आगममलारहियो जह होइ तमत्थमुन्नेसु॥२॥
I shall deal with such a matter as, when stated, will inspire or stimulate even an idle fellow, with a mind as duli as that of a bull in comprehending the meaning of scriptures, to wait upon Savants or learned men who clearly illuminate real things referred to in the sacred books.
The author while stating his object in writing the present work says that there are people who do not take any interest in the study of scriptures and are therefore not attracted to them. But the present work has been written with the express intention of creating an interest in the minds of such persons who would approach the Savants (called Śrutad haras in Jainism) and try to understand the import of the speech of Śrutad haras who have mastered all kinds of knowledge and who illumine the mysteries of sacred lore. 2
Third verse indicates the main subjectmatter of this work :
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