The editor relates that when Dośī fell ill before the last Dīpāvalī, Vaidya Pañcānana Pt.…

The editor relates that when Dośī fell ill before the last Dīpāvalī, Vaidya Pañcānana Pt. Gangādhar Guṇe Śāstrī came to treat him, and Dośī asked to be cured quickly because at Dīpāvalī, at the time of the concession tickets, he planned a medical conference to launch the Jain medical work Kalyāṇakāraka and discuss the greatness of Jain Ayurveda. The day before he died he asked from his sickbed whether the Kalyāṇakāraka's medicine glossary (auṣadhi koṣa) was ready and whether the book would be ready soon; the editor assured him that all the work was ready and only his recovery was awaited. The editor offers his homage.

Why it is kept for review: History of the edition (the patron's last wish).

““ पंडितजी। कल्याणकारक का अैषधि कोष तैयार हुआ या नहीं ? अब ग्रंथ जल्दी तैयार होगा या नहीं””