Natak Samaysaar is a प्रसिद्ध Jain philosophical and spiritual poem in Braj Bhasha. It presents the inner journey of the soul and explains how the जीव can move from मिथ्यात्व (wrong belief) toward सम्यक् दर्शन, सम्यक् ज्ञान, and सम्यक् चारित्र. It is written in a dramatic, poetic style, so “Natak” means “play/drama,” and “Samaysaar” means the essence of the soul / true nature of the self.

Author: Banarasidas (also written as Banarsi Das), a well-known Jain lay poet and thinker.

In short:

• Natak Samaysaar = a Jain spiritual poem on the soul’s true nature
• Author = Banarasidas