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In the end there remains for me the pleasant duty of acknowledging the help that I received in the preparation of this work. In the first place I must express my deep sense of gratitude to my revered Guru Professor Dr. Harivallabh C. Bhayani, to work under whom is a rare privilege. I consider myself to be exceptionally fortunate in having enjoyed this. Had it not been for his invaluable guidance, critical direction, resourceful help, indefatigable zeal and constant encouragement this work would never have been completed. I sincerely believe that all the credit for this attempt goes to my honoured Professor Dr. Bhayani, while I humbly accept all the blame for the deficiencies therein.
I must also express my gratitude to our late revered Guruji Prof. H. D. Velankar for his valuable suggestions and advice and paternal interest and Dr. N. I. Pandya, the Librarian of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay, for his kind help in making readily available all the books I needed. I am thankful to my referee Prof. Dr. Hiralal Jain for his critical appreciation of my work. I am grateful to Prof. M. A, Krishnaswamy for sponsoring this work and presenting it to the consideration of Bangalore University.
I AM THANKFUL TO THE AUTHORITIES OF BANGALORE
ERSITY FOR RECOGNISING THE NEED FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS WORK AND FOR HAVING MADE A GENEROUS GRANT OF RS. 2,500/- by way of subvention towords its publication.
I also express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Dalsukhbhai Malvania and the L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, who came forward generously to meet all the remaining cost of publication and thus enabled me to put this work before the scholars.
I am much indebted to all the authors whose works I have consulted, referred to or quoted from, mention of which will be found in the Bibliography.
. I would be failing in my duty if I do not give expression to my feeling of obligation to the Bharatiya Vidya Bhayan which provided me all the facilities for carrying on this research work.
Bangalore
Ratna Nagesh Shriyan
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