svaya.nkA hI doSh, mithyAtvAdikA ja.DpanA usI prakAr chetanapanA, puNya aur pAp dono.nkA ba.ndhasvarUpapanA, mokShamArgame.n charaNAnuyog kA sthAn — ityAdi anek viShay is shAstrame.n prarUpaN kiye hai.n. bhavya jIvo.nko yathArtha mokShamArga batalAnekA in sabakA uddesh hai. is shAstrakI mahattA dekhakar antar ullAs A jAnese shrImad jayasen AchArya kahate hai.n ki ‘jayava.nt varto ve padmana.ndi AchArya arthAt kundakunda AchArya ki jinho.nne mahAtattvase bhare huye prAbhR^itarUpI parvatako buddhirUpI sir par uThAkar bhavya jIvo.nko samarpit kiyA hai. vastutaH is kAlame.n yah shAstra mumukShu bhavya jIvo.nkA param AdhAr hai. aise duHSham kAlame.n bhI aisA adbhut ananya-sharaNabhUt shAstra — tIrtha.nkaradevake mukhame.nse nikalA huA amR^it — vidyamAn hai yah ham sabakA mahA sadbhAgya hai. nishchay-vyavahArakI sa.ndhipUrvak yathArtha mokShamArgakI aisI sa.nkalanAbaddha prarUpaNA dUsare koI bhI granthame.n nahI.n hai. paramapUjya sadgurudev(shrI kAnajIsvAmI)ke shabdo.nme.n kahA jAye to — ‘yah samayasAr shAstra Agamo.nkA bhI Agam hai; lAkho.n shAstro.nkA sAr isame.n hai; jainashAsanakA yah stambha hai; sAdhakakI yah kAmaghenu hai, kalpavR^ikSha hai. chaudah pUrvakA rahasya isame.n samAyA huvA hai. isakI haraek gAthA ChaTThe-sAtave.n guNasthAname.n jhUlate hue mahAmunike Atma-anubhavame.nse nikalI huI hai. is shAstrake kartA bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev mahAvidehakShetrame.n sarvaj~na vItarAg shrI sImangharabhagavAnake samavasaraName.n gaye the aur vahA.N ve ATh din rahe the yah bAt yathAtathya hai, akSharashaH satya hai, pramANasiddha hai, isame.n leshamAtra bhI sha.nkAke liye sthAn nahI.n hai. un param upakArI AchAryabhagavAn dvArA rachit is samayasArame.n tIrtha.n~N.hkaradevakI nirakSharI OMkAradhvanime.nse nikalA huA hI upadesh hai’.

is shAstrame.n bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakI prAkR^it gAthAo.n par AtmakhyAti nAmakI sa.nskR^it TIkA likhanevAle (lagabhag vikramakI dasavI.n shatAbdIme.n hue) shrImAn amR^itachandrAchAryadev hai.n. jisaprakAr is shAstrake mUl kartA alaukik puruSh hai.n usIprakAr isake TIkAkAr bhI mahAsamartha AchArya hai.n. AtmakhyAti jaisI TIkA abhI tak dUsare koI jain granthakI nahI.n likhI gaI hai. unho.nne pa.nchAstikAyasa.ngrah tathA pravachanasArakI bhI TIkA likhI hai aur tattvArthasAr, puruShArthasiddhayupAy Adi svatantra grantha bhI likhe hai.n. unakI ek is AtmakhyAti TIkA pa.DhnevAleko hI unakI adhyAtmarasikatA, AtmAnubhav, prakhar vidvattA, vastusvarUpako nyAyase siddha karanekI unakI asAdhAraN shakti aur uttam kAvyashaktikA pUrA j~nAn ho jAyegA. ati sa.nkShepame.n ga.nbhIr rahasyo.nko bharadenekI unakI anokhI shakti vidvAno.nko Ashcharyachakit karatI hai. unakI yah daivI TIkA shrutakevalIke vachano.nke samAn hai. jisaprakAr mUlashAstrakartAne samasta nijavaibhavase is shAstrakI rachanA kI hai usIprakAr TIkAkArane bhI atyanta utsAhapUrvak sarva nijavaibhavase yah TIkA rachI hai, aisA is TIkAke pa.DhnevAlo.nko svabhAvataH hI nishchay huye binA nahI.n rah sakatA. shAsanamAnya bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevane is kalikAlame.n jagadguru tIrtha.nkaradevake jaisA kAm kiyA hai aur shrI amR^itachandrAchAryadevane, mAno.n ki ve kundakundabhagavAnke hR^idayame.n pravesh kar gaye ho.n us prakArase unake