of the disciple of Shrimad, Sobhagyabhai requested him to put up the subject matter of the letter in a poetry form, as it would be difficult to memorise the letter. Hence at this suggestion, Shrimad composed the 142 verse poetry in Gujarati called Atma-siddhi. According to the legend, when Sobhagyabha requested Shrimad, it was already night time. Hence, when Shrimad composed and wrote down the verses—all 142 verses within 90 minutes—his another disciple Ambalal stood with a lantern in hand while Shrimad was writing. He then instructed Ambalal to make out four copies of the manuscript and give one copy each to his disciples; Sobhagyabhai, Ambalal himself, Lalluji Maharaj and Zaveri Maneklal Ghelabhai. He instructed Lalluji to study and reflect upon the Atmasiddhi in solitude. Influence By propounding the six fundamental truths or steps, Shrimad basically summarized what ancient Jain philosophers had been saying in various texts. Shrimad had studied various Jain scriptures and many great books written by Jain Acharyas. The background to his philosophy of six steps lies in one particular verse in a book called Adhyatma-saar by 17th century Jain philosopher-monk Yasovijaya which says: Which means: “(To believe that) There is no soul, it is not eternal, it is not the author, it is not the sufferer, there is no liberation and there is no path to achieve the salvation are the six steps of faithlessness". The first century Acarya Kundakunda had also mentioned about the soul in a slightly different manner but he had said “- Soul does good or bad actions and enjoys (or suffers from) the fruits of them". Shrimad has also said this same thing in his 3rd and 4th statements. Another great Jain monk Nemichandra says in his Dravyasamgraha: Contents and overview Atma Siddhi is a philosophical poetry of 142 verses that explains the fundamental philosophical truths about the soul and its liberation. Srimad first discusses the correct and the false religious approach. He then goes on to discuss the characteristics of the false believer and the true seeker of self. Then, he propounds the six fundamental truths of the soul and in the second part clarifies each fundamental truth. The discussion on the nature of the fundamental truth is in the form of a disciple's doubt and clarification given by the enlightened teacher. In the last part, the disciple is enlightened and shows his devotion to his guru. The last chapter