In Jain literary world, it is assumed that Ācāryaśrī Hemacandra Sūri had written texts equal to the amount of thirty five million (35,000,000) verses. But the present available works and the number of verses are given below:
NAME OF THE BOOK | NO. OF VERSES | |
1 | Siddha hema laghu Vṛtti | 6000 |
2 | Siddha hema vṛhad Vṛtti | 18000 |
3 | Siddha hema vṛhannyāsa | 84000 |
4 | Siddha hema Prākṛta Vṛtti | 2200 |
5 | Liṃgānuśāsana | 3684 |
6 | Uṇādigaṇa vivaraṇa | 3250 |
7 | Dhātu pārāyaṇavivaraṇa | 5600 |
8 | Abhidhāna Cintāmaṇi | 10000 |
9 | Abhidhāna Cintāmaṇi pariśiṣṭa | 204 |
10 | Anekārtha koṣa | 1828 |
11 | Nighaṃṭu koṣa | 369 |
12 | Deśī nāma mālā | 3500 |
13 | Kāvyānuśāsana | 6800 |
14 | Chandonuśāsana | 3000 |
15 | Sanskrit dvyāśraya | 2828 |
16 | Prākṛtadvyāśraya | 1500 |
17 | Pramāṇa mīmāṃsā (incomplete) | 2500 |
18 | Vedāṃkuśa | 1000 |
19 | Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣa caritra mahākāvya, 10 parvas | 32000 |
20 | Pariśiṣṭa parva | 3500 |
21 | Yogaśāstra | 12750 |
22 | Vītarāga stotra | 188 |
23 | Anya yoga vyavaccheda dwātriṃśikā (poetry) | 32 |
24 | Ayoga vyavaccheda dwātriṃśikā poetry | 32 |
25 | Mahādeva stotra | 44 |
With these works on different subjects one can assess how great and versatile author he was. In the 63 years of his tenure as ācārya, he incessantly worshipping Goddess Saraswatī left a deep impression in the hearts of the people regarding Jain doctrine and augmented the glory of Jina order.
Ultimately, perceiving his approaching death, the great yogī convened a meeting with his disciples, King Kumārapāla and Chiefs of congregation and preached them to continue serving Jina order. Contemplating his mistakes, he took the vow of Saṃthārā with Saṃlekhanā. He sought forgiveness from the all beings of the world and expressing his feeling of amity towards all, he engrossed in introspection. Ultimately at the age of 84, in Vikram 1229 he left for heavenly abode in Samādhi.