Adi Sankaras Vision of Reality (A Discovery of Truths Hitherto Unknown)

Pages: 350

Back of the Book
The present work of Sri Panoli bears evidence to an exhaustive study of the topics such as

Chaturvarnya, smritis, etc. This work which holds in itself the essence of the entire

Sankara-bhashya and other texts written by the Acharya is the touchstone of Bharatiya-darsana.

The book of which the aim is to portray Sri Sankara in reality, casting aside all the

superstitions that have gathered around him through centuries, begins with forty precious

saying of the Acharya.

Publishers Note to First Edition
It is with much expectation that we bring out the book, Adi Sankaras Vision of Reality,

authored by Vidyavachaspati V. Panoli. Earlier we had published his work, Upanishads in

Sankaras Own Words (4 vols) which found unprecedented response from the reading public, and

from our experience we say, no other book on philosophy published by us had run out with such

speed as did the above volumes.

As far as the present work of Sri. V. Panoli is concerned, we have unfailing confidence that

it will be acclaimed and accepted with all enthusiasm by the readers at large, for it is the

product of the study and research of five decades. Moreover, it stands distinct from the other

books for the reason that its only objective is to reveal Sri Sankara, casting aside all

superstitious imaginations with which the people generally look at him. When we published

recently Sri Panolis work entitled Sreesankara darsanam (Malayalam), no less eminent a

scholar than Panditaratnam K.P. Narayana Pisharoti wrote that for all those who want to know

Sri Sankara Acharya in all reality this book would be a precious treasure. Now, no further

evidence is ne