The Tantric Secret Seed Syllables of the Seven Hundred Verses to Durga

Saraswati (Manav Kalyan Ashram, Kankhal) for their scholarly grace, without which it would not have been possible to obtain the blessings of Acharya Bhagavatpada.

I am grateful to the owner of Anand Tent House, Sri Suresh Anand. This is because he became the medium through which the flow of the Goddess's grace ('Tantra Durga Saptashati') reached me.

Goddess Durga has been constantly inspiring and encouraging me through Dr. Madhusudan Sharma. To destroy the insect of doubt that was repeatedly gnawing at my heart regarding the authenticity of the book, the Goddess caused Pt. Girish Chandra to arrive at my home through Dr. Sharma. Without the constant active inspiration of Dr. Madhusudan Sharma, the publication of the book would not have been possible. I am heartily grateful to Dr. Sharma.

At this place, I also express my gratitude to Sri Ishwar Datt ji, through whom contact with Pt. Girish Chandra was made through the traditional lineage of 'one lamp lit from another'. I am also grateful for the cooperation of Dr. T. R. Singh.

I am grateful to Neeraj Ruhela of 'Big Bite Computers' and his wife Smt. Brijmohni, who, despite many pressures, are deserving of the credit for bringing the book into a pure form by typing 'Tantra Durga Saptashati'.

Expressing gratitude to my better half, Meera, for the small tremor of Goddess Mahagauri's wave of bliss (without which this person would have remained 'half-broken') would be merely a formality. In fact, a lot of the credit for the editing of this book goes to Meera; I have only been an instrument.