Shivaji and His Times c20.s4.2

c20.s4.2

On the other hand, a hereditary writer-servant of Shivaji's family like Dattaji or Malhar Ram Rao, is a better authority for the date of Shivaji's birth, as the tithi (lunar day) of his birth was annually celebrated at his Court and was entered in the memorandum kept by the secretariat officers.