Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c21.89

c21.89

His great work is called the *Chaturvarga Chintâmaṇi*, which is divided into four parts, viz, (1) *Vratakhaṇḍa*, containing an exposition of the religious fasts and observances; (2) *Dânakhaṇḍa*, in which the several gifts to which great religious importance is attached are explained; (3) *Tîrthakhaṇḍa*, which treats of pilgrimages to holy places; and (4) *Mokshakhaṇḍa*, in which the way to final deliverance is set forth. There is a fifth Khaṇḍa or part which is called *Pariśeshakhaṇḍa* or appendix, which contains voluminous treatises on (1) the deities that should be worshipped, (2) on *Śrâddhas* or offerings to the manes, (3) on the determination of the proper times and seasons for the performance of religious rites, and (4) on *Prâyaśchitta* or atonement All these works are replete with a great deal of information and innumerable quotations They are held in great estimation, and future writers on the same subjects draw largely from them A commentary called *Âyurvedarasâyana* on a medical treatise by Vâgbhaṭa and another on Bopadeva's *Muktâphala*, a work expounding Vaishṇava doctrines, are also attributed to him