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located references to some Vedic texts.
We acknowledge our gratitude to our revered Guru, Prof. Dr. V. P. Upadhayaya, formerly Professor of Sanskrit, Gorakhpur University, who variously helped us while editing the text.
It is agonising to note that MM. Pt. Dr. Umesha Mishra, founder secretary, Ganganath Jha Research Institute and a former Director of the Mithila Institute, who gave us all kinds of help, encouragement and suggestions, was snatched away from this mortal world and could not see this volume in print.
We sincerely acknowledge our gratitude to all those scholars whose works have been utilised in the following pages.
Finally, we crave the indulgence of the readers for the shortcomings of the present work, specially the misprints that have crept in despite our attempt to eliminate them. Any suggestion for improvement will be acknowledged with thanks.
।। नमः शास्त्रकृद्भ्यो ग्रन्थप्रणेतृभ्य श्रागमविद्द्भ्यो गुरुभ्यश्च ॥
Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit, University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur. Meşa Sankranti, V. S. 2030.
-Karunesha Shukla
