Kalyanakaraka (the treatise)

Ugraditya says he set out this science drawn from the Pranavada, with the doshas, the severe diseases they cause and their remedies, after learning it by the grace of Shrinandi Acharya, who knew the whole canon; the commentary concludes that Shrinandi was Ugraditya's guru.

Samantabhadra is said to have expounded all eight limbs at length in a great work, and Ugraditya presents them in brief in the Kalyanakaraka according to his ability.

The author says he composed the work at lovely Ramagiri in the Kalinga country (Vengi-Trikalinga in the verse), a hill with fine slopes, trees, creepers, caves and temples.

The colophons name the twentieth chapter Shastrasangraha-tantrayukti, in the treatment section (chikitsadhikara) of the Kalyanakaraka composed by Ugradityacharya, and the commentary as the Bhavarthadipika written by Vardhaman Parshvanath Shastri, who bears the title Vidyavachaspati.

The author names as his supreme guru the great muni famed as Shrinandi, whose feet were adorned by the garland on the crown of King Vishnuraja (that is, the king bowed to him), who knew the whole canon and was a praiseworthy, renowned lord of munis; the author says he was uplifted by him.

By his guru's command the author made this work, drawn from the Jain doctrine and famed in the world as Kalyanakaraka, to accomplish the giving of many kinds of medicine and to fulfil the austerity of showing affection toward good physicians.

This uttaratantra is described as most excellent, full of detailed accounts of many subjects and free of all faults; it was first taught by the omniscient Jinendra and, on that basis, has now been composed by the learned great teacher Ugradityacharya, lord of munis.

The work is said to be made of 2583 great verses (mahavritta) in various metres taught by Jinendra, composed meaningfully after considering pramana, naya and nikshepa, and the author wishes that it, giving happiness to all beings, remain unshaken as long as the sun, moon and stars last.

The Sanskrit colophon calls this chapter the kalpadhikara for accomplishing the many variants of kalpas, the fifth chapter of the uttaratantra of the Kalyanakaraka composed by Ugradityacharya and the twenty-fifth pariccheda from the beginning; the Hindi colophon names it the uttaratantra called kalpasiddhadhikara within the chikitsadhikara.

He says he wrote it not for fame, amusement, pride in his poetry or to win people's affection, but remembering it as the great Jain doctrine that destroys all karma.

The work is likened to a drop drawn from the ocean of scripture that issued from the Jina's mouth, whose waves are all substances and principles and whose two shores are the means for this world and the next; being the one benefactor of the world, it is named Kalyanakaraka.

The work named Kalyanakaraka is described as adorned with figures of speech, made of fine words and pleasant to hear, composed at the request of those who know their true aim (self-knowers), producing life-breath, life span, vitality, virility and strength in living beings and a cause of health; it is said to come from the treasure of the great scripture taught by the ganadharas and great seers, to withstand examination and to have been set forth by Jinendra, so that the wise who obtain it and act by it soon gain happiness.

The work is likened to a drop drawn from the great ocean of scripture that came from the mouth of Jinendra, whose waves are all substances, principles and categories and whose two shining shores are the means for this world and the next; the commentary says that, being the one benefactor of the world, it is therefore named Kalyanakaraka.