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(Meditating upon Your two feet, which are the greatest, which are manifest and firm in the lotus of my heart, which direct me and are my refuge, I prostrate before them and offer unto them this work that belongs to them.)

Acharyal paying obeisance to Paramacharyal H.H. Jagadguru

Sri Chandrasekhara Bharathi Mahaswamigal

H.H. Jagadguru Sri Bharathi Theertha Mahaswamigal

paying obeisance to Acharyal

श्री श्री जगद्गुरु शङ्कराचार्य महासंस्थानम्, दक्षिणाम्नाय श्री शारदापीठम्, शृङ्गेरी शृङ्गगिरिः २९.१२.१९९८. प्रातःस्मरणीयाः अस्मद्गुरुवरेण्याः जगद्गुरु श्रीमदभिनवविद्यातीर्थ महास्वामिनः बाल्य एव स्वीकृतपारमहंस्याः योगानुष्ठाननिष्ठा आसन् । निर्विकल्पसमाधिसुखमप्यनुभूय असाधारणीं योगसिद्धिमवाप्नवन् । सम्प्रदायपरिपालननिरतास्सन्तः आश्रमधर्मान् पीठाधीशधर्मांश्च निर्वर्तयन्तोऽपि योगसाधनं अविच्छिन्नतया विदधति स्म । तदीया साधनरीतिः तैः अवाप्ता अनुभूतयश्च सर्वेषामपि विस्मयावहाः । ताः लोकानवगमयितुं श्रीमान् ब्रह्मचारी उमेशः प्रकृतं प्रबन्धं व्यरचयदिति नितरां मोदामहे । गुरुचरणानाम्नसीमकृपापात्रमयं लेखकः अत्रत्यान् विषयान् तेषामेव मुखारविन्दात् समधिगतवानिति ग्रन्थोऽयं वास्तवांशबोधक इति निश्चप्रचम् । साधकलोकाः ग्रन्थमिमं सश्रद्धं अधीत्य साधनपथे अग्रतः सरन्तु इत्याशास्महे । इति नारायणस्मरणम् भारती तीर्थः

Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya

Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamnaya

Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Sringeri

29.12.1998

Our Pre-eminent Guru, who ought to be thought of at the start of every day, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal took paramahaṁsa-saṁnyāsa at a young age itself and was steadfast in the practice of yoga. Having experienced even the bliss of nirvikalpa-samādhi, He attained extraordinary perfection in yoga. Dedicated to the protection of tradition, He discharged the duties of the saṁnyāsa-āśrama and the duties of a pīṭhādhipati (pontiff); notwithstanding this, He uninterruptedly engaged in the practice of yoga. His mode of practice and the experiences attained by Him all bring on amazement in everyone. We are extremely happy that the brahmacārin Sri Umesh has authored this work to enable people to know about them. This author, the recipient of the limitless grace of the revered Guru, has correctly acquired the matters here directly from His lotus-mouth; it is, therefore, certain that this book reveals what are facts. We bless that those striving for liberation study this book with faith and advance in the spiritual path.

With the recollection of Nārāyaṇa

(s/d) Bharathi Theertha