The Nyaya Sutra starts the plea,

For valid means of knowing, free.

It speaks of sixteen topics grand,

To truly grasp and understand.

Proof and comparison we find,

Are tools to clarify the mind.

Perception shows the world we see,

While inference aids certainty.

Doubt and purpose frame the start,

To guide inquiry in the heart.

The goal is liberation's gain,

To break the cycle of the pain.

By ending false ideas deep,

The soul awakens from its sleep.

Thus, logic offers wisdom's door,

To know the truth, and nothing more.