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<p>Of these texts, the Mahārājñistava and the Upadesasikhāmaņt

are based on more than one manuscript.
 

I would appeal to scholars, especially those who possess

private manuscript collections or are working in manuscript

libraries, to co-operate in this undertaking and send manuscripts

or press-copies of short works for publication in the future

numbers of the Malayamāruta.
 

May the fresh vivifying breath of the Malayamāruta bring to

light and life the countless creations of the Sanskrit Muse

slumbering in the corners of the manuscript libraries and contribute

to the fuller appreciation and enjoyment of her endless expressions

of beauty and profundity.
 

Sivaratri
 

V. RAGHAVAN
 
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