________________ ( 8 ) which is only the last stage of a thing that is born; with Brahman-knowledge ajnana ceases to exist. Absence of ajnana is mukti and not its destruction-- tattvamasyasadi-vakyo'tha samyagdarsanamatratah | Avidyasahakaryena na'sid asti bhavisyati Il In the end I must say that I have only words of admiration for the scholarship of the Editor of the present volume, Panditaraja Sri S. Subrahmanya Sastri, who is acknowledged in academic circles as Sarva-tantra-svatantra in present times. His versatility in Nyaya, Mimamsa and Advaita Vedanta is without parallel and this University is much pleased that a scholar of his stature could be associated with it as one of its Cudamani Professors. 24th September, 1982 Gaurinath Sastri
