Acknowledgement

DhanyavādaḤ

All that I have known has been sculpted by my limited experience — a prasāda nevertheless, of Mahādeva Himself.

Reverent prostrations to my Saṃskṛta Guru, Vidushi Pushpalatha K, and my Veda Guru, Veda Brahma Shri Sampige Srinivas Murthy, who illuminated the language and literature not as grammar but as living consciousness.

To my sister Deepika, ever the cheering light; your faith steadied me when mine faltered. And to my dearest parents, Nalinakshi and Ravi — you are the twin lotuses from which this small ray of devotion arise

 My deepest gratitude to Vivekannada Study Circle-IISc for allowing me to explore and trial test some of these philosophical articles, whose quiet yet intense reception and discussions, became the force behind this immense undertaking. To CleverFox Publishing and Imprint, for presenting my books with aesthetic grace and care, I extend my thanks.

I also thank my dearest friend-philosophers  Darshana Kamte, Rohit Kumar A S, Nikhesh Kumar Murali for polishing my understanding. I thank Debdyuti Bhadra for discussions on Devi, Hirshitha Rajee for her continuing moral support. Special thanks to all well-wishers and readers, as equally  also to the critics and scrutinizers of this blog. If ChatGPT, Google, Google Images(to the artists wherever and to whomever it is due) ,  Microsoft, Windows were ever listening to me, thanks to you all too!

May Bhagavān Sadāśiva guide us all from darkness into Light.
 Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya.